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: Naval Headlines, that the Italian cruiser Trento was torpedoed and set on fire on June 15; on North Africa: a report for June 16; and on the intentions of the Africa Corps for June 17; and a German naval report for all areas for June 16.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Crete Gibraltar Italy Libya Malaya Norway Sicily
- Document Reference
- HW1 /657/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /657
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.0657.002
- Keywords
- Military Situation Reports Desert War German Army Captured Settlements Sabotage Commando Raids Italian Navy Shipping Losses Assessing Enemy Strength British Army Siege Of Tobruk Tanks Casualties German Strategy Aerial Attacks On Ships Torpedo Boats Naval Operations
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 10
- Persons Discussed
- Hermann Göring Leslie Hollis
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
