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

2 Apr 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: on German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance and operations for April 1; on GAF reconnaissance of British motorized transport and tanks, on April 1; on a GAF bombing attack on March 31; on North Africa: the GAF are permitting the resumption of JU transport flights on April 2; on the Mediterranean: that GAF aircraft are to attack at dawn, on April 2; on GAF preparations for an attack on a convoy on April 2; on the GAF's failure to find the target convoy on April 2; on GAF operations and reconnaissance for April 1; that the GAF were unable to shadow a convoy on April 1; and that Kesselring fears convoys may be bound for Crete and orders reconnaissance on April 2; on Malta, the Mediterranean and North Africa: on GAF operations and reconnaissance for March 31; Naval Headlines: on German operations against Arctic convoys; and from the Italian consul in Adana on an expected invasion of the Hatay, on March 27; with the Prime Minister's (PM) query on this to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS); CIGS presumes an Axis invasion and says there is no evidence, on April 2.
turkey malta air warfare aircraft italy norway transportation railways crete second world war british army military intelligence royal air force convoys airfields aerial reconnaissance edward bridges effects of bombing government code and cypher school axis strategy german u-boats naval intelligence german air force air raids diplomatic intelligence troop movements desert war aerial attacks on ships fighter escorts arctic convoys
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Italy Malta Norway Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /468/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /468
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0468.002
Keywords
German Air Force Aerial Reconnaissance Desert War Royal Air Force Airfields British Army Troop Movements Railways Air Raids Effects Of Bombing Aerial Attacks On Ships Convoys Transportation Aircraft Air Warfare Fighter Escorts Naval Intelligence German U-boats Arctic Convoys Diplomatic Intelligence Axis Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
39
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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