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, covering Italian activity (moves to Tobruk); on North Africa: that Rommel was lost, but has been found again, on June 23; a German Air Force (GAF) report on German advance positions, as of June 24; that the GAF advanced battle headquarters are to be at Sidi Barrani from June 25; and that GAF fighter aircraft are to move to the Sidi Barrani area on June 24.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Document Reference
- HW1 /664/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /664
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.0664.002
- Keywords
- German Army Desert War Military Commanders Communications Disruption Military Dispositions German Air Force Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Shipping Military Situation Reports Fighter Escorts
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 12
- Persons Discussed
- Adolf Hitler Leslie Hollis Erwin Rommel
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
