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

3 Jul 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: an Italian intelligence report on Allied movements in Palestine, Egypt and the Suez Canal, on July 3; that the Panzer Army called for urgently needed fighter protection, on July 3; and on the locations of Italian Divisions on July 3; on the French Fleet: an unconfirmed report from Admiral Darlan of a British ultimatum to the French Squadron lying in Alexandria, on July 1; and on the Southern Russian Front: a 4th Air Fleet operational report for July 2 - on the fall of Sevastopol.
egypt iraq romania second world war british army military intelligence eastern front military organisation military dispositions foreign office intelligence reports government code and cypher school italian army assessing enemy strength military situation reports desert war captured settlements first battle of el alamein
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt Iraq Romania
Document Reference
HW1 /695/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /695
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0695.002
Keywords
Intelligence Reports Assessing Enemy Strength Military Organisation British Army Desert War Military Situation Reports First Battle Of El Alamein Military Dispositions Italian Army Captured Settlements Eastern Front
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
13
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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