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

4 Oct 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 Southern Europe: twelve reports on ground operations in southern Italy including the general withdrawal of German units and an Allied landing at Termoli, on October 2 and 3; the German Air Force (GAF) in the South-east's detailed appreciation of the eastern Mediterranean and the reconnaissance situation, with the primary commitments analyzed and the reasons for their choice set forth, on September 24; German secret service reports covering Italian art treasures, on September 24; and that the GAF are transporting Italian art treasures, on October 3; Naval Headlines; from the Japanese ambassador in Vichy, on the possibilities of German-Allied negotiations, on October 1; and from the Portuguese ambassador to the Vatican, on the Italian situation, as of September 30.
france cyprus united states of america greece germany russia international relations italy transportation ports great britain corsica sicily second world war military operations military intelligence security service naval operations aerial reconnaissance looting edward bridges government code and cypher school intelligence priorities naval intelligence german army benito mussolini peace proposals german navy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence allied strategy german withdrawal amphibious operations joachim von ribbentrop rumours german-soviet relations landing places invasion of italy italian government
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Cyprus France Germany Great Britain Greece Italy Russia Sicily United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /2076/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2076
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2076.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of Italy German Withdrawal Landing Places Allied Strategy Amphibious Operations Ports Military Operations Aerial Reconnaissance Intelligence Priorities Looting German Army Transportation Naval Intelligence Naval Operations German Navy Diplomatic Intelligence Rumours Peace Proposals German-soviet Relations Italian Government
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
34
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Benito Mussolini Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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