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

21 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 report ammunition and rations supplies to be improved, with a serious shortage of fuel, and with motor transport spares very strained; the Prime Minister (PM) requests that this is sent to the Middle East; this file also includes the telegram sent to the Middle East.
transportation fuel second world war military intelligence axis powers military shortages government code and cypher school desert war shipping losses supply problems comando supremo
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /995/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /995
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0995.002
Keywords
Supply Problems Military Shortages Axis Powers Desert War Fuel Shipping Losses Transportation
Languages
English
Organizations
Comando Supremo Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence