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

2 Aug 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 from BONIFACE: sent by C to Sir Hastings Ismay for the Prime Minister (PM); from the Italian minister in Bucharest, a garbled report of Turkish intelligence on the Russian Front, on July 18, not listed on the coversheet; on North Africa: of Panzer Army supply difficulties mainly due to enemy action, on August 1; that the Panzer Army requires outboard motors to facilitate unloading at harbours, on July 31; that the Panzer Army complained about heavy losses to coastal shipping and requested the German Air Force (GAF) to take control from the Italians, on August 1; on details of substantial anti-tank gun reinforcements for the Panzer Army, on July 31; and a Panzer Army report for July 31 including the German tank situation.
egypt libya greece italy transportation ports second world war military intelligence military supplies security service axis powers edward bridges government code and cypher school hastings ismay military situation reports desert war anti-aircraft defence invasion of the soviet union shipping losses supply problems anti-tank guns
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt Greece Italy Libya
Document Reference
HW1 /811/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /811
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0811.002
Keywords
Military Supplies Axis Powers Desert War Supply Problems Transportation Anti-aircraft Defence Ports Shipping Losses Anti-tank Guns Military Situation Reports Invasion Of The Soviet Union
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
19
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hastings Ismay
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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