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

8 Oct 1942

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 North Africa: of an urgent request for reinforcements waiting in Greece to be flown in, with the sick list increasing daily, on October 10; Naval Headlines, covering that the Nuernberg is to carry out speed trials off Gdynia, on October 5; and that the Soviet fleet in conjunction with the Soviet Air Force are increasing their activity in the Black Sea.
greece italy shipping warships sicily second world war disease military intelligence government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german army german navy italian navy manpower reductions desert war fighter escorts
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Greece Italy Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /957/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /957
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0957.002
Keywords
Disease German Army Desert War Manpower Reductions Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships German U-boats Fighter Escorts Shipping Italian Navy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
13
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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