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

27 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 Europe: of the 2nd Air Corps' operational orders for October 27; of the 2nd Air Fleet's operational orders and a report for October 27; on the Southern Russian Front: that the Fuehrer forbids the amalgamation of German Air Force (GAF) field divisions with army elements, on October 26; and that the GAF and the Roumanian Air Force support ground forces' defence, on October 25; Naval Headlines; from the Japanese minister in Helsinki, relating Finnish views of the war situation, as at October 10; from the German ambassador in Madrid, giving Spanish views on the Moscow and Algiers conferences, on October 22; and from the Turkish minister in Sofia, communicating Bulgarian apprehensions about the progress of the war, on October 22.
turkey france japan bulgaria gibraltar united states of america finland germany russia international relations italy ports spain soviet union second world war military intelligence adolf hitler security service battle of the atlantic eastern front trinidad military organisation persia foreign office edward bridges hermann göring government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence demolitions german army german navy manpower reductions german air force german strategy red army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence aerial attacks invasion of italy german-finnish relations spanish foreign policy bulgarian politics
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria Finland France Germany Gibraltar Italy Japan Persia Russia Soviet Union Spain Trinidad Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /2173/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2173
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2173.002
Keywords
German Strategy Invasion Of Italy Military Situation Reports Military Organisation German Army Manpower Reductions Aerial Attacks German Air Force Eastern Front Red Army Naval Intelligence German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Demolitions Ports German Navy Diplomatic Intelligence German-finnish Relations Spanish Foreign Policy Bulgarian Politics
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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