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

14 Nov 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: a BONIFACE report from Brigadier Jacob for the Prime Minister (PM); a BONIFACE report for Mr Loxley; on South-east Europe: of information concerning the Leros operation, on November 12; that the German Admiralty considered that the facilities to build landing craft in the Adriatic dockyards were to be decisive for the further conduct of the war, on November 12; a summary of Allied raids, on November 13; and that owing to the changed situation most supplies to Albania are to cease, with the Skoplje area to be stocked up with the greatest speed, from November 11; on Southern Europe: that landings were carried out on November 14 on islands south of Fiume, with slight resistance encountered; that the railway at Albania, south of Florence, was destroyed on November 10 and repairs are to take 30 days, from November 13; and a report on the Cannes area indicating damage having been caused, on November 12.
albania shipping transportation ports railways crete second world war military intelligence landing craft military supplies effects of bombing nazi-occupied europe government code and cypher school inter-services cooperation german air force air raids amphibious operations german airborne troops aerial attacks
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Crete
Document Reference
HW1 /2244/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2244
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2244.002
Keywords
German Air Force Aerial Attacks Inter-services Cooperation Amphibious Operations Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Railways Shipping Landing Craft Ports Transportation Military Supplies Nazi-occupied Europe German Airborne Troops
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
25
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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