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

1 Jan 1944

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 of January 1 at 0955z from the Code and Cypher School (CSS) for the PM via Wing Commander Jones; on Southern Europe: a German Air Force (GAF) review for Italy, on December 30; of an Allied bombing attack on Zara, in Yugoslavia on December 30 and 31; and a GAF situation report on the Italian Front, for December 31; on South-east Europe: that a German operation to capture Mljet on December 31 was carried out according to plan; on the Russian Front: of a reference to defensive battles, on December 31; and the Naval officer in command at Gytheion reports that 450 partisans are marching on Gytheion, information also substantiated by a German agent's report, on January 1.
air warfare italy ports second world war casualties military intelligence eastern front adverse weather conditions effects of bombing government code and cypher school german army german navy german air force military situation reports italian campaign amphibious operations shipping losses counter-attacks allied powers occupied italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2311/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2311
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2311.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Italian Campaign German Army Counter-attacks Allied Powers Casualties Effects Of Bombing Ports Occupied Italy German Navy Amphibious Operations Eastern Front Adverse Weather Conditions Shipping Losses German Air Force Air Warfare
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
26
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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