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

29 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 includes the following reports on North Africa: on German Air Force (GAF) air operations for November 28; on General Osterkamp's urgent appeal for armoured cars, on November 29; Naval Headlines 151: reporting on German, Italian and Spanish activity; and 466/4 and Headlines No 149 with the Prime Minister's (PM's) queries and replies from the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) and the First Sea Lord (ISL), not included (to Assistant Chief of Air Staff Intelligence [ACASI] under C/8208); see also HW1/[13/10].
gibraltar greece russia italy spain submarines second world war defence military operations british army royal navy military intelligence government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence spanish armed forces italian navy german air force troop movements desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Greece Italy Russia Spain
Document Reference
HW1 /278/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /278
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0278.002
Keywords
Military Operations German Air Force Desert War British Army Defence Troop Movements Naval Intelligence German U-boats Royal Navy Submarines Italian Navy Spanish Armed Forces
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
9
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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