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

27 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: a BONIFACE report for the Deputy Prime Minister (PM); a BONIFACE report for Mr Loxley; a BONIFACE report from the Code and Cypher School (CSS) to the PM via Hut 3; on Southern Europe: that a change in the Allied situation has permitted cargo and tank lighters to sail without an escort along the west coast of Italy, on December 25; of the fuel supply in the Adriatic being hampered by a breakdown in tankers and tugs, with sabotage and desertion by crews increasing, on December 24; and of the results of an Allied raid on Pisa, on December 25; from the Japanese minister in Madrid, describing the morale of the Germans in the face of Berlin being bombed and that Ribbentrop had reported that close contact would be maintained with the Japanese, on December 21; and from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, noting a German appeal not to provoke war with Portugal, on December 21.
japan portugal germany italy tactics railways warships fuel azores second world war military intelligence security service minesweeping military dispositions edward bridges effects of bombing government code and cypher school german navy air raids military situation reports italian campaign joachim von ribbentrop supply problems
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Azores Germany Italy Japan Portugal
Document Reference
HW1 /2306/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2306
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2306.002
Keywords
Tactics German Navy Supply Problems Fuel Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Railways Military Dispositions Warships Minesweeping Military Situation Reports Italian Campaign
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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