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

24 May 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 correspondence: from the Japanese minister in Berne, giving views on Japan's future policy, on May 14; from the French Foreign Ministry, noting Anglo-U.S. concern at Soviet actions, especially in Poland, on May 12; and from the Turkish ambassador in Athens, on the Greek internal situation, as of May 19. This file also includes a Naval Headlines report for May 15, with a request from the Prime Minister (PM) to General Ismay for a map and an explanation on the Japanese Shoo operations; and minutes to the PM with a map and an explanation, on May 23-24.
philippines singapore india france japan albania poland canada greece germany russia aircraft carriers australia communism malaya international relations mines burma naval warfare new zealand transportation romania ceylon great britain yugoslavia second world war bombing military intelligence security service political intelligence american strategy naval operations soviet foreign policy military dispositions edward bridges home front government code and cypher school desmond morton surrender naval intelligence predicting enemy intentions peace proposals assessing enemy strength japanese navy diplomatic intelligence pacific war japanese foreign policy japanese army shipping losses allied powers polish government greek civil war japanese withdrawal
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Australia Burma Canada Ceylon France Germany Great Britain Greece India Japan Malaya New Zealand Philippines Poland Romania Russia Singapore Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /3777/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report Correspondence
File Reference
HW1 /3777
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3777.002
Keywords
Diplomatic Intelligence Assessing Enemy Strength Political Intelligence American Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Powers Japanese Foreign Policy Surrender Peace Proposals Polish Government Soviet Foreign Policy Communism Greek Civil War Naval Intelligence Japanese Navy Transportation Pacific War Naval Warfare Aircraft Carriers Bombing Home Front Shipping Losses Mines Military Dispositions Japanese Army Naval Operations Japanese Withdrawal
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
19
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Desmond Morton
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence

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