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

7 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 the Mediterranean: a progress report on a naval convoy that set out from Ankara, on September 6; a report on shipping for September 6; and a report on the sinking of the Albachiara on September 4, from September 6; and on North Africa: a German Air Force (GAF) report on the Axis front line in Egypt on September 6; and of the location of the 15th Panzer Division on September 6.
egypt second world war military intelligence convoys government code and cypher school military situation reports desert war shipping losses fighter escorts
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt
Document Reference
HW1 /874/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /874
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0874.002
Keywords
Convoys Shipping Losses Fighter Escorts Military Situation Reports Desert War
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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