Yes, the aircraft performed as required and were obsolescent whilst being produced., yet intelligence gathered before their production was indeed forwarded regarding Nazi Germany's goals. was ignored or minimised.
In late 1930's, Germany's mass production of U-boats was well known yet the King's RN Admiralty chose to minimise, ignore or just have another brandy and puff on a Dutch or Havana cigar, revelling in the successes of WW.I.