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

4 Apr 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 South Europe: of air raid damage dealt at Ancona, Turin and Milan, on March 28-29; the 2nd Air Fleet's short report for April 2; that the conversion of the 1st Panzer Regiment Hermann Goering to V tanks has been postponed and its transfer to the west cancelled, on March 23; and the Commander in Chief (C in C) for the West's afternoon report for March 27, noting the transfer out of the 9th SS Panzer Division; Naval Headlines, covering the Admiral Tirpitz being hit by bombers; and the U.S. destroying 100 Japanese aircraft on the ground in North New Guinea; from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs to all stations, a German version of the situation on the Eastern Front, as of March 28; from the Siamese minister in Berlin, describing German alarm at the Soviet attack on Roumania, on March 29; and on Burma: that the ninth Japanese division is under orders to move to Burma, on March 21.
singapore china france japan guinea finland germany aircraft carriers austria indochina international relations italy military bases burma railways romania ceylon warships second world war royal navy food supplies military intelligence security service eastern front military organisation foreign office edward bridges effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german army german navy japanese navy military situation reports pacific war troop movements occupied norway anti-aircraft defence torpedo boats japanese army shipping losses aerial attacks on ships soviet strategy occupied italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Austria Burma Ceylon China Finland France Germany Guinea Indochina Italy Japan Romania Singapore
Document Reference
HW1 /2687/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2687
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2687.002
Keywords
Effects Of Bombing Railways Occupied Italy Anti-aircraft Defence Military Organisation German Army Troop Movements Naval Intelligence Aerial Attacks On Ships Royal Navy German Navy Warships Occupied Norway Torpedo Boats German U-boats Shipping Losses Pacific War Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers Food Supplies Military Bases Military Situation Reports Eastern Front Soviet Strategy Japanese Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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