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

1 Nov 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: a situation report from Army Group B for October 31; of Allied landing attempts at Flushing, on November 1; condition reports for October 28, stating that the 22nd Infantry Division is deficient in heavy infantry weapons but capable of fully defensive operations; that the 11th German Air Force (GAF) Field Division is very exhausted and not to be relied upon; that the SS Division Prinz Eugen is scattered, and capable of limited offensive operations; that the SS Division Skanderberg is being dissolved with its Albanians being dismissed; and that a new Battle Group is being formed from German personnel and naval ratings; Naval Headlines, covering U-boat operational deployments; that the 4th S Flotilla is to assemble at Copenhagen on October 31 before going to north Norway; and that the Japanese report Allied striking forces off the east coast of Luzon are retiring in a south-easterly direction; a Japanese circular account of the naval battle of the Philippines, on October 27; a German press directive relating to Churchill's speech in Parliament, on October 28; from the Spanish minister in Tokyo, on the Formosa victory, and the Japanese industrial situation, on October 25; and from the German Legation in Stockholm, on the results of the Moscow Conference, from October 28.
philippines india france iran japan albania hungary poland finland greece germany conferences foreign policy international relations netherlands norway propaganda romania spain soviet union yugoslavia england second world war military operations western front united states navy formosa military intelligence special operations military organisation public statements holland foreign office post-war planning government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence demolitions german army military strength franklin delano roosevelt german navy josef stalin assessing enemy strength japanese navy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence pacific war amphibious operations shipping losses landing places invasion of the philippines allied powers occupied netherlands
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania England Finland Formosa France Germany Greece Holland Hungary India Iran Japan Netherlands Norway Philippines Poland Romania Soviet Union Spain Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /3304/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3304
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3304.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Military Operations German Army Western Front Amphibious Operations Allied Powers Landing Places Occupied Netherlands Military Strength Military Organisation Naval Intelligence German U-boats Special Operations Demolitions German Navy Shipping Losses Pacific War Japanese Navy Invasion Of The Philippines Assessing Enemy Strength United States Navy Diplomatic Intelligence Public Statements Foreign Policy Conferences Propaganda Post-war Planning
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
26
Persons Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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