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 are evacuating Benghazi and Derna, on November 12; and that Barre was ordered by Petain to defend Tunisia against the Allies on November 13.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Italy Tunisia
- Document Reference
- HW1 /1093/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /1093
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.1093.002
- Keywords
- Evacuation Ports Desert War German Withdrawal Transportation Military Shortages Vichy Regime Defence French Armed Forces Operation Torch Invasion Of French North Africa
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 5
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
