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

12 Jul 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 Western Europe: of the 84th Corps' intentions for July 12, including that the Germans are to withdraw over a broad front south of La Haye du Puits; Naval Headlines; frm the Foreign Minister in Tokyo, a report of July 1 to the Japanese ambassador in Berlin concerning the minister's presence at talks in Tokyo between the German ambassador to Japan and the Japanese Prime Minister on June 28; and a follow-up report of July 6 containing 6 pages of what the Japanese Prime Minister had said to the German ambassador, dealing with all aspects of the Japanese war effort and future Japanese intentions; from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, a report of July 8 on information obtained from the German minister Reinebeck, formerly a minister in Guatemala, regarding a shift of foreign policy by Argentina following the withdrawal of the British and U.S. ambassadors, noting also that Germany had no intention of pressurising Bulgaria into fighting the Soviet Union, and that Mussolini is to visit Germany in late July to review his troops being trained there and to have talks with Hitler; from the Persian ambassador in London, a report of July 7 on the results of the V-1 attacks against London; and from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, a report of July 6 on information learned from Vice-Minister Steengracht that day on the progress of the war.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Bulgaria Burma Chile China England Formosa Germany Great Britain Guatemala Guinea India Indochina Italy Japan Paraguay Philippines Romania Russia Siam Soviet Union Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /3061/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3061
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3061.002
Keywords
German Army Military Dispositions Military Organisation Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord Naval Intelligence German U-boats Tactics Torpedo Boats Pacific War Japanese Navy Military Commanders Warships Submarines Diplomatic Intelligence German-japanese Relations Information Sharing Military Situation Reports Anglo-argentine Relations American-argentine Relations Air Raids Missiles Secret Weapons Effects Of Bombing Eastern Front Military Operations Red Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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