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

6 Jun 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: that the British are across the Caen Canal, on June 6; of German Air Force (GAF) orders for reconnaissance of the Allied landings, on June 6; that Isigny is in German hands; and of an Allied penetration at Arromanches, on June 6; on South Europe: the German liaison officer with the Italian General Staff reports a gathering of guerillas in Tuscany and requests weapons, on June 3; Naval Headlines, covering the invasion of France; the Mediterranean and Black Sea section of this report was sent to General Ismay under 6711 (not included in this series); from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, recording a conversation with Ribbentrop, and that the Germans are displeased with Spain, on May 29; and that Hitler expects good results in a new period of submarine warfare, on May 29; and from the Turkish chargé in Madrid, describing the Spanish reception of speeches by Churchill and Hoare, on June 4 (not on the coversheet).
philippines china turkey france japan bulgaria hungary guinea germany deserters guerrilla warfare information sharing international relations italy shipping romania spain great britain warships second world war british army military intelligence adolf hitler security service axis powers naval operations edward bridges government code and cypher school anti-nazi resistance samuel hoare german u-boats naval intelligence anglo-spanish relations operation overlord japanese navy diplomatic intelligence pacific war battle of normandy torpedo boats military objectives joachim von ribbentrop karl dönitz occupied italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria China France Germany Great Britain Guinea Hungary Italy Japan Philippines Romania Spain Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /2895/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2895
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2895.002
Keywords
Military Objectives British Army Operation Overlord Battle Of Normandy Guerrilla Warfare Occupied Italy Anti-nazi Resistance Deserters Naval Intelligence Naval Operations Torpedo Boats Shipping Warships German U-boats Pacific War Japanese Navy Diplomatic Intelligence Axis Powers Information Sharing Anglo-spanish Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Karl Dönitz Adolf Hitler Samuel Hoare Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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