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

16 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: of the 90th Light Division's supply route on July 12; of a 21st Panzer Division tank availability return, on July 12; and on the transfer of a night fighter unit from the Mediterranean to north western Europe, on July 14; Naval Headlines; from the Japanese minister in Bucharest, views on the war following the fall of Sevastopol, on July 4; comments on the war from the Portuguese minister in Stockholm on July 12; and the Turkish ambassador in Rome reports Axis rivalry over the possession of Egypt, on July 16.
india turkey japan egypt gibraltar greece germany russia international relations italy shipping great britain warships crete second world war military intelligence military supplies tanks adolf hitler security service eastern front edward bridges hermann göring government code and cypher school naval intelligence german army military strength benito mussolini german navy italian navy erwin rommel german deployments military situation reports diplomatic intelligence desert war invasion of the soviet union night fighters fascist leadership
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Egypt Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece India Italy Japan Russia Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /740/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /740
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0740.002
Keywords
Military Supplies German Army Desert War Military Strength Tanks German Deployments Night Fighters Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence Military Situation Reports Eastern Front Invasion Of The Soviet Union Fascist Leadership
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
17
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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