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

5 Apr 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: on tasking for Army Group H from the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) West, on April 3; that Army Group H is short of fuel and ammunition and unable to carry out its assigned tasks, on April 2; and that Hitler orders 6 divisions to assemble in the Hanover - Brunswick area, possibly to form a new army, on April 2; Naval Headlines; from the Japanese ambassador in Hsinking, a message of March 15 from Tokyo, also addressed to the Japanese embassies in Bangkok, Rangoon, Saigon and Hanoi, giving the results of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) heavy bomber raid on Osaka on March 13/14, similar to those on Tokyo and Nagoya; from the Japanese minister in Kabul, a report on conditions in the Soviet Union and future Soviet foreign policy, after talking with the Afghan ambassador in Moscow who had been back on leave in Kabul, on March 25; from the Siamese ambassador in Berlin, on the progress of the war, that Germany could fight for another 6 months, and on differences between the Army and the Nazi Party, on March 29; and from C's representative in New York, on the San Francisco Conference, the President's civil aviation plans, trusteeship for colonial possessions, and that the Bretton Woods agreement was considered unfavourably by the House Banking and Currency Committee.
india afghanistan turkey japan russia colonies conferences evacuation international relations military bases tactics netherlands norway transportation great britain soviet union fuel england second world war western front formosa military intelligence convoys adolf hitler security service battle of the atlantic special operations soviet foreign policy sabotage military organisation holland persia edward bridges effects of bombing post-war planning military shortages government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german army german strategy air raids diplomatic intelligence pacific war japanese army shipping losses aerial attacks on ships allied powers soviet strategy albert kesselring battle of berlin
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Afghanistan England Formosa Great Britain Holland India Japan Netherlands Norway Persia Russia Soviet Union Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /3673/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3673
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3673.002
Keywords
German Strategy Western Front Military Shortages Fuel German Army Military Organisation Naval Intelligence Tactics German U-boats Convoys Battle Of The Atlantic Special Operations Sabotage Pacific War Aerial Attacks On Ships Shipping Losses Transportation Japanese Army Evacuation Military Bases Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Diplomatic Intelligence Conferences Allied Powers Post-war Planning Colonies Soviet Foreign Policy Soviet Strategy Battle Of Berlin
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
22
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Albert Kesselring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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