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

13 Jun 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: a German Air Force (GAF) operational report for June 12; that the Panzer Army's intentions for June 13 include the pursuit of Allied forces retiring on Tobruk; that the Panzer Army are unable to comply with a GAF request for a surprise attack on British airfields; a report on Italian forces' supply and transport difficulties, on June 7; that Axis forces are at a high state of alert in anticipation of air borne attacks especially on airfields and supply dumps on June 12; a German naval report for June 12 for all areas; on the Southern Russian Front: a Sevastopol report for June 12; Naval Headlines, covering increased vigilance in the Channel Isles on June 12, with Boulogne and Dunkirk defence vessels being alerted; an Italian naval appreciation of the Mediterranean, on June 12; Italian reports of the Romanian military assessment of German plans in Russia, on June 9; the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks clarification of rumoured peace talks between the U.K. and Germany on June 8; the Portuguese minister in Pretoria reports alarm following the sinking of Allied ships off Portuguese south Africa and a submarine attack on Madagascar, on June 10; a Turkish report from Tokyo on pressure being put on Japan to attack Russia, on June 10; a Turkish report from Madrid on the recall of all German commercial aircraft to Berlin on June 16; a Turkish report that the Germans consider the capture of Tobruk to be of the utmost importance, on June 10; and a Turkish report from Stockholm of the assembly of German warships at Narvik, on June 10.
india madagascar south africa japan togo libya gibraltar germany russia malaya mines norway transportation great britain england sardinia second world war military operations military intelligence convoys security service paratroopers eastern front airfields edward bridges government code and cypher school inter-services cooperation axis strategy naval intelligence german army predicting enemy intentions peace proposals italian navy erwin rommel italian army german air force german strategy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence desert war shipping losses supply problems rumours british withdrawals battle of gazala
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
England Germany Gibraltar Great Britain India Japan Libya Madagascar Malaya Norway Russia Sardinia South Africa Togo
Document Reference
HW1 /644/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /644
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0644.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Gazala Desert War German Strategy British Withdrawals German Air Force Military Operations Inter-services Cooperation Airfields German Army Supply Problems Transportation Italian Army Predicting Enemy Intentions Paratroopers Naval Intelligence Mines Shipping Losses Eastern Front Italian Navy Convoys Diplomatic Intelligence Rumours Peace Proposals Axis Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
32
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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