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

4 Sep 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: a German Air Force (GAF) operations report for September 3; and of instructions on the transport and supply of GAF aviation fuel, on September 3; on the Mediterranean: a GAF sea recce report for September 3; Naval Headlines, covering German and Italian activity; and messages from the Saudi Arabian minister in Vichy, relaying the Mufti's report on German promises of Arab independence, on September 1; and from the Turkish ambassador in Vichy, on the alleged forgery of Petain's signature on a message of congratulation to the German forces, on August 26.
india france iraq syria gibraltar germany international relations shipping new zealand transportation fuel second world war military intelligence security service edward bridges government code and cypher school vichy regime german u-boats naval intelligence italian navy german air force desert war supply problems aerial attacks
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany Gibraltar India Iraq New Zealand Syria
Document Reference
HW1 /866/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /866
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0866.002
Keywords
Aerial Attacks German Air Force Desert War Transportation Fuel Supply Problems Naval Intelligence German U-boats Italian Navy Shipping Vichy Regime
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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