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

20 Oct 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: that the Panzer Army is grateful for the expected reinforcement of the Italian divisions by October 16; Naval Headlines, covering Mediterranean shipping; and a message from the Saudi Arabian minister in Vichy, noting that the French force of the Bey of Tunis is to abdicate, on October 18.
france tunisia international relations italy second world war military intelligence security service french foreign policy edward bridges government code and cypher school vichy regime naval intelligence military strength italian navy italian army desert war shipping losses aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Italy Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /991/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /991
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0991.002
Keywords
Military Strength Italian Army Desert War Naval Intelligence Aerial Attacks On Ships Italian Navy Shipping Losses Vichy Regime French Foreign Policy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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