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

13 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 on Southern Europe: that a German Air Force (GAF) fighter group was ordered to withdraw to Bonn from the Rome area, on March 8; of an Axis auxiliary vessel carrying ammunition to Benedetto on the Italian Adriatic coast being sunk by an Allied destroyer, on March 12; on the GAF's reorganisation in the south-eastern European and Atlantic areas, on March 13; and from the German Consulate in Tangier, on the trial of Pucheu, from March 6.
france greece germany international relations politicians crete second world war military intelligence military supplies security service military organisation military dispositions show trials edward bridges government code and cypher school german air force diplomatic intelligence shipping losses french government
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete France Germany Greece
Document Reference
HW1 /2616/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2616
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2616.002
Keywords
Military Dispositions German Air Force Shipping Losses Military Supplies Military Organisation Show Trials French Government Politicians Diplomatic Intelligence
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
12
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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