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

13 Jan 1945

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: that a parachute regiment is to be employed to mop up Hatten and an area in northern Alsace, on January 12; and a German Air Force (GAF) Command for the West report indicates further shrinkage of the German main defence line, on January 12; from Aghnides in London, on the High Commissioner for Australia being reassured, on January 10; and he forecasts a Labour attack on the British government, on January 11; from the Japanese ambassador in Moscow, on the effect of Japan's rupture with Turkey, on January 4; and from the Japanese minister in Madrid, noting Allied press hostility to Spain, on January 8.
india china turkey japan united states of america greece united nations russia australia international relations spain great britain soviet union second world war western front military intelligence security service turkish foreign policy edward bridges geheime staatspolizei government code and cypher school operations planning spanish neutrality military situation reports diplomatic intelligence german airborne troops military objectives greek politics anglo-greek relations battle of the bulge greek civil war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Australia China Great Britain Greece India Japan Russia Soviet Union Spain Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /3437/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3437
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3437.002
Keywords
Operations Planning Western Front German Airborne Troops Military Objectives Military Situation Reports Battle Of The Bulge Diplomatic Intelligence Greek Politics Greek Civil War Anglo-greek Relations Turkish Foreign Policy Spanish Neutrality
Languages
English
Organizations
Geheime Staatspolizei Security Service United Nations Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
15
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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