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

5 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: that the 76th Corps expects further Allied landings at Termoli, on October 5; three ground situation reports including the serviceable aircraft of the 2nd Air Corps, on October 5; and that the Germans are ordered during their withdrawal to deprive the Allies of every source of supply by destruction, and to prevent the Italians from concealing stocks, on October 4; on South-east Europe: the Germans report 600 British prisoners have been taken on Kos and booty was captured, on October 4; of the result of Allied air raids over the Greek islands, on September 30; and a summary of the situation in the Aegean, as of September 30; Naval Headlines; and from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin, on a German prohibition to journalists to discuss the possibilities of Soviet-German rapprochement, on September 30.
egypt greece germany russia aircraft carriers international relations italy norway prisoners of war warships corsica crete sicily second world war casualties british army royal navy military intelligence military supplies convoys security service battle of the atlantic naval operations airfields edward bridges effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence demolitions predicting enemy intentions german navy italian army air raids military situation reports diplomatic intelligence italian campaign occupied norway german withdrawal amphibious operations shipping losses aerial attacks on ships german-soviet relations landing places invasion of italy captured equipment
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Crete Egypt Germany Greece Italy Norway Russia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /2080/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2080
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2080.002
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Amphibious Operations Invasion Of Italy Landing Places Military Situation Reports Italian Campaign German Withdrawal Demolitions Military Supplies Prisoners Of War British Army Captured Equipment Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Airfields Shipping Losses Casualties Italian Army Naval Intelligence Aircraft Carriers Royal Navy Naval Operations Aerial Attacks On Ships Occupied Norway Warships German Navy German U-boats Convoys Battle Of The Atlantic Diplomatic Intelligence German-soviet Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
36
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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