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: on Panzer Army plans; that Rommel is to arrive at Benghazi; a report on RAF raids in the area; of a shortage of tyres in German flak units; and that air transport between Maleme and Tobruk must have an escort; Naval Headlines, covering Italian activity; and messages from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Spanish unwillingness to be involved in the war; from the Portuguese minister in Washington on U.S. views on the current war situation; from the Turkish minister in Cairo on the Egyptian situation; from the Japanese minister in Madrid on Foreign Minister Suner's visit to Madrid; and on Turkish attitudes to the Axis.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- China Egypt Gibraltar Italy Palestine Portugal Russia Spain Turkey United States of America
- Document Reference
- HW1 /721/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /721
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.0721.002
- Keywords
- Military Operations German Army Desert War First Battle Of El Alamein Military Commanders Ports Aerial Attacks On Ships Royal Air Force Military Shortages Transportation Aircraft Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Spanish Neutrality Governments In Exile
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 23
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Erwin Rommel Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
