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

19 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 Panzer Army will be stationed at Agedabia until the arrival of the Young Fascist Division on November 21; that the German Navy cleared Tunis harbour on November 16; and the First Sea Lord's (1SL's) reply to the Prime Minister's (PM's) query; Naval Headlines, covering Tunisia; this file also includes the following messages from the Italian consul in Tunis, on French refusal to cooperate with the Germans, on November 15; from the Japanese Foreign Minister, a circular on the war situation in Europe, from November 7; from the Brazilian ambassador to the Vatican, of Italian fears of the loss of North Africa and an Allied landing in Italy, on November 16; from the Turkish ambassador in Rome, relating the effect of air raids on Italian morale, on November 16; and from the Irish minister in Vichy, on the German arrest of Weygand, on November 17.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Brazil Cuba Egypt France Germany Great Britain Guatemala Italy Japan Libya Madagascar Malta Mexico Nicaragua Peru Portugal Russia Sicily South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Tunisia Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /1119/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1119
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1119.002
Keywords
German Strategy Desert War Naval Intelligence Warships German U-boats Torpedo Boats Convoys Diplomatic Intelligence Franco-german Relations Military Situation Reports Battle Of Stalingrad Neutrality Invasion Threat Invasion Of Italy Effects Of Bombing Casualties Vichy Regime Military Commanders Ports
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Joachim von Ribbentrop
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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