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

25 Feb 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 West Europe: that the German Air Force (GAF) are no longer able to provide protection for jets during take off and landing on the same scale as before, from February 24; on East Europe: of heavy Soviet pressure, with all available forces to replenish the defensive front east of Libau, on February 23; Naval Headlines; from the Japanese minister in Madrid, on Spanish-French relations, as of February 18; from the French ambassador in Washington, that France is to be invited to the San Francisco Conference, with French disapproval over its failure to be invited to Yalta having been made known to the U.S., on February 12; from the French delegate-general in Beirut, on apprehension at a Churchill-Roosevelt meeting with Arab leaders in Cairo, despite British assurances over French interests in Lebanon, on February 21; from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, propaganda directives, on February 17, 19 and 20; and from the Portuguese ambassador in London, relating the press view that the Churchill-Roosevelt talks with Arab leaders after Yalta will have displeased the Soviet Union, on February 22.
argentina france syria poland united states of america russia international relations jet aircraft naval bases public opinion romania spain great britain second world war military intelligence convoys security service eastern front principe airfields foreign office edward bridges maurice hankey government code and cypher school german u-boats desmond morton naval intelligence german army anglo-french relations franklin delano roosevelt german air force josef stalin air raids military situation reports diplomatic intelligence pacific war troop movements anti-aircraft defence french government allied powers karl dönitz franco-american relations
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina France Great Britain Poland Principe Romania Russia Spain Syria United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /3546/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3546
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3546.002
Keywords
Anti-aircraft Defence Airfields Jet Aircraft German Air Force Military Situation Reports Eastern Front German Army Troop Movements Naval Intelligence German U-boats Air Raids Naval Bases Pacific War Convoys Diplomatic Intelligence Public Opinion French Government Allied Powers Anglo-french Relations Franco-american Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
18
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Karl Dönitz Maurice Hankey Desmond Morton Franklin Delano Roosevelt Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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