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

4 Dec 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 Tunisian airfields were attacked on December 1 and 2, reported on December 3; that Kesselring orders the annihilation of the Allies at Tebourba as it is the key position, on December 3; the German naval HQ in Rome reports on the fighting in Tunisia, on December 3; ceaseless Allied attacks are reported on the Sfax area for December 3; a report for December 2 covering Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco and including estimates of the Allied strength and order of battle, on December 4; that Hitler instructs that the 20th Flak Division in Tunis is to send 8.8 cm guns via Tripoli to the Panzer Army, on December 3; of a grave shortage of aviation fuel in Libya as a result of ships being sunk, on December 3; a German account of Axis losses during a British naval attack on a convoy on December 1-2, reported on December 3; from the Egyptian chargé in Madrid on Spanish, Portuguese and Argentinian plans for mediation, on December 1; from the Japanese minister in Berne, giving Swiss views on the German campaign in Russia, on November 28; from the Portuguese minister in Berlin on the war situation, as of December 1; from the Portuguese minister in Ankara on a forthcoming meeting between Franco and Salazar, on December 2; from the Brazilian minister in Berne, about Italian disorganisation, on December 2; from the Turkish minister in Budapest, on the effect of British air raids on Italy, as of December 1; from the Turkish minister in Stockholm, on Italian morale on December 1; and Naval Headlines for December 3.
cape verde argentina morocco france algeria libya gibraltar tunisia portugal greece germany russia aircraft artillery international relations italy transportation spain fuel scotland second world war casualties military intelligence royal air force convoys adolf hitler security service adverse weather conditions trinidad airfields edward bridges effects of bombing military shortages government code and cypher school axis strategy german u-boats naval intelligence benito mussolini peace proposals erwin rommel invasion of french north africa operation torch air raids assessing enemy strength military situation reports diplomatic intelligence invasion of the soviet union shipping losses aerial attacks rumours united states army air force defeatism
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Algeria Argentina Cape Verde France Germany Gibraltar Greece Italy Libya Morocco Portugal Russia Scotland Spain Trinidad Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1188/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1188
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1188.002
Keywords
Aerial Attacks Airfields United States Army Air Force Invasion Of French North Africa Operation Torch Casualties Aircraft Military Situation Reports Assessing Enemy Strength Artillery Transportation Military Shortages Fuel Shipping Losses Convoys Adverse Weather Conditions German U-boats Diplomatic Intelligence Rumours Peace Proposals Axis Strategy Invasion Of The Soviet Union Defeatism Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Royal Air Force Naval Intelligence
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
41
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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