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

25 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) flight plans for November 24, and the restoration of the situation at Kairouna airfield; a GAF situation report for November 23; that the GAF authority at Gabes has had the governor arrested after armed French police fled on November 23; that three Vichy government representatives disappeared after flying into Tunis on a German aircraft on November 22; that GAF Tunisia urgently requires sufficient support to operate five airfields, on November 23; and an Italian source reports [Allied] sabotage detachments to be en route from Kufra to the coastal area, on November 23; from Tokyo to the Japanese ambassador in Vichy, on future Japanese policy towards France, from November 21; from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, providing an update on the war situation on November 19, that two additional German divisions are to go to Tunis, and giving criticism of the French; and 111413 (see under 1527).
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
China France Germany India Indochina Italy Japan Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1148/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1148
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1148.002
Keywords
German Air Force Aerial Attacks Airfields Fighter Escorts Railways Military Situation Reports Treachery Vichy Regime Military Organisation Italian Army Special Operations Sabotage Diplomatic Intelligence Japanese Strategy Colonies French Government Occupied France Occupation Arrangements German Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
22
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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