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

25 Nov 1941

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 from C to the Prime Minister (PM). This file also contains the following reports: a North Africa German operation possibly to pick up an agent was cancelled on November 24; of an order for anti-tank guns to be flown to Africa by the German Air Force (GAF) on November 21; that two German anti-tank companies are to be flown to Benghazi on November 22; a GAF report for November 24; that the GAF has been permitted to send road transport to Benghazi on November 24; a German shipping return for Derna on November 24; of transport from Bellona to Derna with fuel for GAF on November 24; on aircraft readiness returns for November 24; that the British occupied Italian posts on November 24; of GAF reinforcement from Romania on November 24; on North Africa: of GAF reinforcements of November 24; of 72 Italian aircraft being transferred to Africa on November 24; of increased demands for GAF to transport those wounded from Africa on November 24; of GAF air transport of the wounded in October-November; of air transport of aviation fuel to Africa on November 24; of Italian air reconnaissance results of November 24; of arrangements for the reception of GAF transport aircraft on November 24; that two supply ships with fuel for the GAF were reported sunk on November 24 and on emergency arrangements for fuel delivery; on the Mediterranean: of a claim that aircraft torpedoes hit a British cruiser on November 24; and of information on Italian convoy movements on November 24.
greece aircraft evacuation italy transportation roads romania submarines warships fuel second world war casualties british army royal navy military intelligence agents military supplies special operations military dispositions aerial reconnaissance british domestic security intelligence operations government code and cypher school infiltrating foreign countries erwin rommel german air force military situation reports troop movements desert war italian air force shipping losses anti-tank guns mechanical problems captured settlements
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Greece Italy Romania
Document Reference
HW1 /258/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /258
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0258.002
Keywords
Special Operations Agents Infiltrating Foreign Countries Desert War Anti-tank Guns Transportation Aircraft Troop Movements Military Dispositions Military Situation Reports German Air Force Military Supplies Roads Fuel Submarines Mechanical Problems British Army Captured Settlements Italian Air Force Casualties Evacuation Aerial Reconnaissance Royal Navy Warships Shipping Losses
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
45
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Operations British Domestic Security Military Intelligence

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