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

7 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 report on South-east Europe: that a German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance unit is to move to Scutari under Fliegerfuehrer Albania to reconnoitre Bari, Taranto and Brindisi harbours to seek warning of a build-up for an Allied large-scale landing in north Italy, on June 6; with a comment from the Prime Minister (PM).
albania italy second world war military intelligence aerial reconnaissance chiefs of staff government code and cypher school intelligence requirements invasion threat predicting enemy intentions hastings ismay allied strategy occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2901/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2901
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2901.002
Keywords
Intelligence Requirements Aerial Reconnaissance Invasion Threat Occupied Yugoslavia Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Hastings Ismay
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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