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

21 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: a German Air Force (GAF) estimate of Allied aircraft, on November 19; Italian agents report a concentration of Allied paratroops in French North Africa, on November 19; that GAF Tunis is instructed to take measures for the protection of aircraft on the ground, on November 20; a German Navy report of cargo en route to Bizerta, on November 19; that an Italian vessel will sail to Trapani for anti-submarine duties, on November 20; a GAF North Africa report for November 20; a GAF Tunis report of an air attack on Bizerta on November 20; that supply staff at Buerat are making requests to Tripoli and the Panzer Army for fuel; that the GAF are sending fighter aircraft to Gabes on November 20; the GAF report the arrival of Italian forces at Gabes on November 20; the Germans complain that unloading at Bizerta is jeopardised by a lack of lorries and personnel on November 21; and a German general situation report for November 20.
cyprus italy shipping transportation second world war casualties british army military intelligence royal air force military supplies convoys airfields military shortages government code and cypher school erwin rommel invasion of french north africa german air force operation torch assessing enemy strength military situation reports troop movements desert war united states army air force
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Cyprus Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /1127/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1127
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1127.002
Keywords
Assessing Enemy Strength Royal Air Force United States Army Air Force Operation Torch Military Situation Reports Desert War Casualties German Air Force Airfields Military Supplies Shipping Convoys Troop Movements British Army Military Shortages Transportation Invasion Of French North Africa
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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