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

23 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 South-east Europe: that operations against the Cyclades are impending, on October 22; on the Russian Front: three reports on operations by the 4th Air Fleet indicating a strained bomber situation, on October 22; and that the Germans anticipate Russian landing operations against the Kerch peninsula, on October 19; and from the Japanese minister in Madrid, on a meeting between Salazar and Jordana, on October 19.
mozambique portugal air warfare international relations spain great britain second world war military intelligence security service eastern front edward bridges government code and cypher school operations planning predicting enemy intentions german air force diplomatic intelligence amphibious operations portuguese neutrality soviet strategy occupied greece
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Great Britain Mozambique Portugal Spain
Document Reference
HW1 /2149/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2149
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2149.002
Keywords
Operations Planning Occupied Greece Air Warfare German Air Force Predicting Enemy Intentions Soviet Strategy Eastern Front Amphibious Operations Diplomatic Intelligence Portuguese Neutrality
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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