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

29 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 on North Africa: that South Africa senior officers were taken to Germany on June 28; reports and orders leading up to the capture of Mersa Matruh, on June 29; and Naval Headlines.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Libya
Document Reference
HW1 /678/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /678
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0678.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War German Army Captured Settlements Prisoners Of War Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Warships Shipping Submarines
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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