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

31 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 on the Mediterranean: a German Air Force (GAF) report for August 31, describing an Axis tanker being sunk; on North Africa: of a request by the German ground forces for air cover on August 31; and Naval Headlines, covering Italian activity.
gibraltar greece malaya italy mines fuel sicily second world war military operations military intelligence convoys government code and cypher school naval intelligence italian navy desert war shipping losses fighter escorts
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Greece Italy Malaya Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /851/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /851
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0851.002
Keywords
Shipping Losses Fuel Desert War Fighter Escorts Military Operations Mines Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Convoys
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
7
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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