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

8 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 the operational orders for the German Air Force (GAF) at Elmas are to attack an Allied convoy on November 8; and that the 10th Air Corps was ordered by Kesselring to give priority to air recces of Cyprus and the Suez on November 7; and on North Africa: that the Germans are to make a front at Halfaya, on November 7.
cyprus suez canal sicily second world war defence military intelligence military organisation government code and cypher school operations planning photographic reconnaissance german air force desert war german withdrawal aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Cyprus Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1064/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1064
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1064.002
Keywords
Operations Planning Aerial Attacks On Ships German Air Force Photographic Reconnaissance Suez Canal German Withdrawal Desert War Military Organisation Defence
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
9
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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