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

5 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: that Kesselring is seeking information about the availability of air transports needed for reinforcement of the Panzer Army, on July 4; that the German Air Force (GAF) are unable to increase their support of the Panzer Army until reinforcements arrive, as of July 3; that the 15th Panzer Division is on the defensive, with fighter protection urgently needed, on July 4; that the Ground Officer Commanding (GOC) the 90th Light Division was taken ill on July 4; on tasks for the GAF for July 5; that the 90th Light Division is moving location on July 5; of an Italian supreme command request for the return of trucks on July 4; communication regarding the fuel shortage in Greece on July 4; a German intelligence report that Egypt is under martial law and Egyptian troops have been confined to barracks on July 4; that a northern convoy is to be attacked by torpedo bombers on July 4; Italian reports from Tokyo on the German military attaché's belief that Japanese-Russian relations are unstable, on July 3; a Portuguese report from Ankara on the Turkish attitude to the war, on July 2; and a Portuguese report on a Finnish belief in a Japanese intention to attack Russia through Siberia, on July 2.
turkey japan egypt greece germany russia international relations new zealand transportation fuel england second world war disease military intelligence tanks security service edward bridges military shortages government code and cypher school german army military strength predicting enemy intentions german air force military situation reports diplomatic intelligence troop movements desert war military commanders japanese strategy rumours counter-attacks aerial attacks on ships fighter escorts soviet-japanese relations first battle of el alamein
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt England Germany Greece Japan New Zealand Russia Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /700/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /700
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0700.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports German Army Desert War German Air Force Military Strength Fighter Escorts Military Commanders Disease Predicting Enemy Intentions Tanks Counter-attacks First Battle Of El Alamein Troop Movements Military Shortages Transportation Fuel Aerial Attacks On Ships Diplomatic Intelligence Rumours Japanese Strategy Soviet-japanese Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
28
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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