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

6 Nov 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: that candidates for employment as political leaders in front operations are sought from the German Air Force (GAF) detachment at Elmas, Sardinia, on November 4; that Elmas is to be evacuated; and that Italian aircraft are available for attacks on convoys.
politics sardinia second world war military intelligence convoys military organisation government code and cypher school german army italian air force aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Sardinia
Document Reference
HW1 /1057/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1057
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1057.002
Keywords
Military Organisation German Army Politics Aerial Attacks On Ships Convoys Italian Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
6
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence