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

15 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: that the need for anti-aircraft artillery was shown by an Allied raid on Monfalcone, on April 14; that the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) for the Southwest forms reserves to counter possible further Allied landings in Italy, on March 14; and the German Air Force (GAF) at Lucca report an attack on Sarzana, on April 14; on South and South-east Europe: of damage caused by Allied air raids on central Italy and Dalmatia, on April 12 and 14; on South-east Europe: a German appreciation that the Allies intend to tie down German forces in the Balkans rather than launch a major undertaking, on April 14 - the Prime Minister (PM) orders that General Wilson is to see a copy; on Germany: a GAF appreciation of the overall air situation, as of March 24; and a report to Goebbels that 250,000 people have to be fed in Frankfurt-Main and Offenbach after Allied raids, on March 23; Naval Headlines, covering supply arrangements for U-boats; from the Japanese minister in Madrid, relating a discussion of Germany's improved war situation with the Spanish Foreign Minister, on April 10; and from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs to all stations, concerning British political unrest and the precarious position of Eden, on April 8 - the PM says Eden is to see it.
singapore france serbia hungary poland united states of america germany russia air warfare aircraft international relations italy ports railways spain submarines great britain soviet union warships england second world war contingency planning casualties military intelligence landing craft military supplies adolf hitler security service battle of the atlantic political intelligence military organisation edward bridges effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence invasion threat predicting enemy intentions german air force air raids assessing enemy strength japanese navy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence occupied norway allied strategy german morale anti-aircraft defence shipping losses aerial attacks
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
England France Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Poland Russia Serbia Singapore Soviet Union Spain United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /2713/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2713
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2713.002
Keywords
Air Raids Ports Effects Of Bombing Submarines Anti-aircraft Defence Military Organisation Contingency Planning Invasion Threat Military Situation Reports Air Warfare German Air Force Casualties Aircraft Aerial Attacks Railways Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Naval Intelligence Shipping Losses Occupied Norway German U-boats Military Supplies Battle Of The Atlantic Assessing Enemy Strength Landing Craft Japanese Navy Warships Diplomatic Intelligence German Morale Political Intelligence
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
39
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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