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

10 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 North Africa: that the Germans were driven back by the Allies, are short of fuel and ammunition and are being subjected to intensive jamming of their communications; that 50 German Air Force (GAF) transport aircraft are moving fuel from Benghazi to the front as at November 8; of the Germans' realisation of not holding Cyrenaica, on November 8; on the prospects of setting up a new supply base; on North Africa: that the stocks of aviation fuel at Benghazi are to be withdrawn on November 7; on plans for Kesselring's HQ to be withdrawn to Greece, on 8 November; from the Italian minister in Kabul, on plans for India, on November 7; from the Italian consul in Palma, that there are no orders from Spain for special measures in the Balearic Islands in the face of Allied operations in Morocco and Algiers, on November 8; and from the Turkish minister in Madrid, on the Spanish reaction to the Allied landings in North Africa, on November 8.
india china morocco japan greece international relations burma transportation spain fuel second world war defence military operations british army military intelligence tanks security service balearic islands military organisation edward bridges military shortages government code and cypher school spanish neutrality german strategy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence desert war german withdrawal japanese strategy majorca comando supremo
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Balearic Islands Burma China Greece India Japan Majorca Morocco Spain
Document Reference
HW1 /1074/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1074
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1074.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War Defence German Withdrawal Military Operations British Army Tanks Military Shortages German Strategy Transportation Fuel Military Organisation Diplomatic Intelligence Japanese Strategy Spanish Neutrality
Languages
English
Organizations
Comando Supremo Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
19
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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