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Government Code and Cypher School: Signals Intelligence Passed to the Prime Minister, Messages and Correspondence

27 Sep 1943

A file of signals intelligence reports, messages, and correspondence issued by the Government Code and Cypher School and sent by the head ('C') of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. This file includes the following reports on South-east Europe: on the situation in the Trieste area, as of September 26; a situation report on the fighting in Yugoslavia, for September 25, noting that Italians are joining the guerillas; that Allied Liberator bombers attacked an airfield in the Athens area, on September 22; of the situation on the Aegean Islands, on September 26; and of action against Italian troops on the Aegean Islands, on September 26; Naval Headlines, covering that Admiral Doenitz congratulates U-boat crews for an attack on a convoy in the North Atlantic; and from the Japanese minister in Madrid, relating information from the Spanish Foreign Minister, on Italy, on Spain's relations with the Allies and on Western international relations, from September 22.
argentina france japan bulgaria portugal guerrilla warfare international relations italy naval warfare spain great britain yugoslavia corsica second world war military operations military intelligence convoys security service battle of the atlantic balearic islands airfields edward bridges effects of bombing government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german army spanish politics spanish neutrality benito mussolini italian army josef stalin air raids military situation reports diplomatic intelligence collapse of fascist italy shipping losses italian government occupied greece karl dönitz occupied yugoslavia occupied italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Balearic Islands Bulgaria Corsica France Great Britain Italy Japan Portugal Spain Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /2051/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2051
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2051.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Guerrilla Warfare Occupied Italy Occupied Yugoslavia Italian Army German Army Military Operations Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Airfields Occupied Greece Naval Intelligence German U-boats Convoys Naval Warfare Battle Of The Atlantic Shipping Losses Diplomatic Intelligence Collapse Of Fascist Italy Italian Government Spanish Neutrality Spanish Politics
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
19
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Karl Dönitz Benito Mussolini Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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