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

8 Mar 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: Naval Headlines; and a ULTRA message from Tokyo to Manila on March 1 referring to a Japanese convoy of six tankers being attacked by enemy submarines on February 20 north-west of the Philippines.
philippines singapore japan iceland shipping naval warfare submarines warships second world war military intelligence convoys battle of the atlantic government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence japanese navy military commanders shipping losses mechanical problems
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Iceland Japan Philippines Singapore
Document Reference
HW1 /2594/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2594
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2594.002
Keywords
Japanese Navy Shipping Naval Warfare Submarines Shipping Losses Naval Intelligence Battle Of The Atlantic Convoys German U-boats Military Commanders Warships Mechanical Problems
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
4
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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