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

9 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 Mr Loxley; a BONIFACE report for the Deputy Prime Minister (PM); a BONIFACE report from the Code and Cypher School (CSS) to Hut 3 signalled to the PM as SLICK 23; a BONIFACE/SUNSET report from the CSS to Hut 3 signalled to the PM as SLICK 24; on Southern Europe: the 51st Mountain Corps' day report for January 8 which includes an Allied air attack on Lucca; of Allied fighter-bomber attacks on Oneglia harbour on January 7; two 2nd air Fleet reports on Allied intentions, on January 7; and of damage caused to the Grosseto railway by an Allied air raid on January 8; on South-east Europe: two reports on operations against the Dalmatian islands of Brac and Solta which are to be carried out under the Ground Officer Commanding (GOC) the 118th Jaeger Division, and reconnaissance against Brac which is to be carried out by January 8-9, on January 7 and 8; that the strengthening of Bulgarian fighter forces is at present the most urgent task in south-east Europe, according to Hitler's order; two reports concerning orders for concentrated air attacks, lasting several days, against supply roads and the supply bases of Tito's forces; and on the Russian Front: of Russian tanks being sighted 15 miles south-east of Vinnitsa on January 8.
bulgaria croatia interrogation ports prisoners of war railways romania second world war partisans military intelligence tanks adolf hitler eastern front aerial reconnaissance effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school operations planning axis strategy military strength air raids troop movements italian campaign allied strategy amphibious operations bulgarian armed forces aerial attacks landing places occupied greece occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria Croatia Romania
Document Reference
HW1 /2322/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2322
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2322.002
Keywords
Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Railways Ports Interrogation Prisoners Of War Allied Strategy Amphibious Operations Italian Campaign Landing Places Aerial Reconnaissance Operations Planning Occupied Greece Axis Strategy Military Strength Bulgarian Armed Forces Aerial Attacks Partisans Occupied Yugoslavia Troop Movements Tanks Eastern Front
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
39
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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