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

1 Nov 1943

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: telegrams sent to General Ismay at Cairo on the Prime Minister's (PM's) instructions; and the following reports on South-east Europe: of vessels being transferred to Cos for an operation, probably against Leros, on October 31; that the German Air Force (GAF) are running short of fuel, with guidance on economy measures, on October 31; of Italian information that British commandoes are transiting through Turkey to link up with partisans, on October 31; and that the German Navy are aware of an accumulation of Allied landing ships in Adriatic ports, on October 31; on North-west Europe: on the state of the warship Tirpitz and of German morale in northern Norway, on October 31; on the Southern Russian Front: of a commandant being appointed for the GAF units on Crimea, on October 31; on South Europe: a report of Allied raids on northern Italy, on October 30; a GAF final report for October 31; and 2nd Parachute Division reports on Allied air attacks on Civita Vecchia, on October 31.
turkey albania greece germany shipping norway transportation warships fuel second world war british army military intelligence landing craft adolf hitler eastern front military organisation aerial reconnaissance effects of bombing military shortages government code and cypher school turkish neutrality german navy invasion preparations german air force air raids occupied norway german morale aerial attacks on ships allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Germany Greece Norway Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /2191/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2191
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2191.002
Keywords
Transportation Landing Craft Effects Of Bombing Aerial Attacks On Ships Warships German Navy German Morale Occupied Norway Military Organisation German Air Force Eastern Front Shipping Military Shortages Fuel British Army Turkish Neutrality Aerial Reconnaissance Allied Powers Invasion Preparations Air Raids
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
26
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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