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: that Hitler is concerned over the Panzer Army's supply position, and urgently requests that all means be employed to improve the situation on October 10; Naval Headlines, covering Italian shipping being sunk, and that liberty flights are to be resumed between Italy and North Africa, on October 20; and from the Japanese ambassador in Rome, on a meeting with Mussolini and views on the war, on September 30.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Australia China England Germany Great Britain India Italy Japan Tunisia United States of America
- Document Reference
- HW1 /961/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /961
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.0961.002
- Keywords
- Nazi Leadership Military Shortages German Army Desert War Naval Intelligence Shipping Losses Italian Navy Japanese Strategy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
