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 Air Officer Commanding (AOC) in Chief South's orders to the Italian 5th Air Corps for September 1; on Yugoslavia: a German report for August 20-29, describing heightened tension; Naval Headlines, covering German and Italian activity; from the Saudi Arabian minister in Vichy, of a German-Italian disagreement on Egypt, from August 28; from the Turkish minister in Lisbon, of Japanese views on the Soviet Union, as of August 28; and that the Italian minister in Tangier dismisses the possibility of Allied landings in the Mediterranean, on August 25.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Algeria Bosnia Egypt Germany Gibraltar Italy Japan Russia Sardinia Serbia Turkey
- Document Reference
- HW1 /854/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /854
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.0854.002
- Keywords
- Military Commanders Italian Air Force Aerial Attacks Desert War Partisans Naval Intelligence German U-boats Italian Navy Shipping Diplomatic Intelligence German-italian Relations Naval Strength Gibraltar Japanese Strategy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
- Pages
- 14
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Erwin Rommel
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
