Premium

20.500.12592/kb5km7

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

21 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 contains a message from C to the Prime Minister (PM); and the following reports on the Italian Front: the 14th Corps reports the repulse of Allied attacks on Cassino with heavy losses on both sides, on March 21; the 1st Parachute Division reports artillery operations being hampered by lively Allied fighter-bomber activity, on March 20; and the German Naval Harbour master at Stefano reported simultaneous air raids on Ercole and Stefano putting Ercole out of action for six days, on March 20; Naval Headlines, covering mine-laying U-boats being in the Trinidad area; that the Admiral for the Adriatic reported the island of Sulet to have been occupied by the Allies; that a new E-boat flotilla based on Athens is to have special torpedoes; that Japanese troops on Wotje (the Marshalls) are on reduced rations and suffering from malnutrition; and that the Japanese Commanding Officer of the 9th (Sabang) Base Force is to sail in the minesweeper Hatsutaka on a tour of inspection of the west coast of Sumatra; and from Berlin, instructions to all stations to be prepared for propaganda action on Finland, from March 18.
finland artillery military bases mines naval warfare ports second world war defence military operations royal navy food supplies military intelligence security service trinidad military organisation edward bridges effects of bombing government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german army german propaganda air raids military situation reports pacific war torpedo boats japanese army shipping losses supply problems aerial attacks allied powers battle of monte cassino
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Finland Trinidad
Document Reference
HW1 /2650/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2650
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2650.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Monte Cassino German Army Defence Allied Powers Military Operations Aerial Attacks Artillery Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Ports Naval Intelligence German U-boats Mines Torpedo Boats Shipping Losses Royal Navy Naval Warfare Military Organisation Pacific War Japanese Army Supply Problems Food Supplies Military Bases German Propaganda
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
12
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

Related Topics

All