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

30 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 contains a message that the Prime Minister (PM) refuses to receive headlines instead of reports; and the following reports: BONIFACE military headlines; Naval Headlines for April 29; a further Naval Headlines report; on Germany: a summary of the events involving Himmler and Goering, on April 30; and of an SS order that British and U.S. prisoners are to be brought back at all costs, on April 27; on Czechoslovakia: that Frank seeks freedom of action in Bohemia-Moravia, on April 29; and of Frank seeking contact with Paris, on April 26; and on South Europe: of surrender in north Italy, with Mussolini being executed, on April 29.
philippines singapore china politics japan germany austria evacuation italy naval bases netherlands norway ports submarines switzerland warships second world war royal navy food supplies military intelligence german government convoys adolf hitler security service subversion eastern front naval operations military organisation holland nazi party nazi leadership hermann göring government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence demolitions german army german strategy air raids japanese navy military situation reports pacific war italian campaign occupied norway german withdrawal shipping losses encirclement arctic convoys occupied netherlands heinrich himmler battle of berlin
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Austria China Germany Holland Italy Japan Netherlands Norway Philippines Singapore Switzerland
Document Reference
HW1 /3739/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report Memorandum
File Reference
HW1 /3739
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3739.002
Keywords
German Strategy Military Situation Reports Battle Of Berlin Food Supplies Occupied Netherlands Military Organisation Nazi Leadership Eastern Front Encirclement German Army German Withdrawal Italian Campaign Evacuation Demolitions Ports Naval Intelligence Naval Operations German U-boats Arctic Convoys Shipping Losses Royal Navy Air Raids Naval Bases Pacific War Submarines Japanese Navy Occupied Norway Convoys Warships German Government Politics Nazi Party Subversion
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
22
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Heinrich Himmler Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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