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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: of German Air Force (GAF) plans to attack an Allied convoy overnight on November 10/11; and that the GAF received a report from the French naval air commander at Bizerta that a major naval formation, including three aircraft carriers and 13 other warships, is heading for Bizerta and/or Bone, on November 10.
second world war royal navy military intelligence aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school invasion of french north africa operation torch air raids troop movements
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /1083/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1083
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1083.002
Keywords
Air Raids Operation Torch Invasion Of French North Africa Aerial Reconnaissance Troop Movements Royal Navy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
7
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence