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

8 May 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 West Europe: a report from the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) West on the West Coast Front and moves of formations and units, on May 4; on South and South-east Europe: that the German Air Force (GAF) in Albania are to reconnoitre Bari and Taranto harbours, on May 7; Naval Headlines, covering the Germans claiming atrocities were committed on Amorgos by British commandos; from the Japanese ambassador in Vichy, that Petain and French ministers are to move to the Paris area because of German fears of Allied landings, on May 5; from the Japanese naval attaché in Berlin, describing a tour of German military defences in northern France, from April 20-24; from the Japanese representative of the Ministry of the Interior in Berlin, an assessment of the percentage of air raid damage caused to German cities, as of April 18; and an assessment by the Assistant Chief of Air Staff Intelligence (ACASI), on May 7.
singapore france housing japan albania tunisia germany artillery mines politicians ports prisoners of war radar warships england second world war military intelligence landing craft adolf hitler security service coastal defence execution fortifications military organisation military dispositions aerial reconnaissance edward bridges effects of bombing government code and cypher school intelligence requirements vichy regime naval intelligence german army occupied france invasion threat commando raids erwin rommel invasion preparations german air force japanese navy diplomatic intelligence pacific war troop movements second front military commanders shipping losses aerial attacks phillipe pétain allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania England France Germany Japan Singapore Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /2768/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2768
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2768.002
Keywords
Troop Movements Military Dispositions German Army Occupied France Intelligence Requirements Aerial Reconnaissance German Air Force Allied Powers Ports Invasion Preparations Landing Craft Naval Intelligence Commando Raids Execution Prisoners Of War Japanese Navy Shipping Losses Warships Pacific War Diplomatic Intelligence Politicians Vichy Regime Military Organisation Military Commanders Coastal Defence Invasion Threat Second Front Fortifications Mines Artillery Radar Aerial Attacks Effects Of Bombing Housing
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Phillipe Pétain Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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