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

21 Dec 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: reports of Allied air raids for December 20 - of a convoy being attacked in the sea area north of Rhodes; of a raid on Eleusis airfield; and of a heavy raid on Sofia town and rail station; a report from the German Air Force (GAF) Command for the South east of large-scale supplying of materials by Allied aircraft to guerrillas in the areas west of Sofia, Nisch, Skoplje, Alessio, Ochrida, south of Janina and in central Greece; that a German undertaking east of Tirana has started; and of a successful guerrilla attack on Goritza airfield near Agram, on December 19; on Western Europe: that damage to a rail bridge at Var is serious, with indefinite time being given for its repair; and that GAF troops were attacked in a village north-west of Ussel, in the Departement of Correze, on December 19; and on Italy: of an order from the Commander in Chief (CinC) for the Southwest forbidding entry to Rome by visiting troops without special permits, because of sudden attacks and sabotage, and that all personnel within the city are to travel in pairs and be armed, from December 21.
security turkey france albania greece croatia railways crete second world war personnel casualties military intelligence sabotage airfields effects of bombing government code and cypher school anti-nazi resistance german army occupied france air raids occupied italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Crete Croatia France Greece Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /2299/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2299
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2299.002
Keywords
Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Railways Occupied France Sabotage Airfields Occupied Italy Anti-nazi Resistance Casualties Security German Army Personnel
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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