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

27 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 bomber aircraft are to transport fuel to Tripoli on December 26; that the German Air Force (GAF) has enough fuel for two operations only and needs fuel to combat southern enveloping movements, on December 26; and that an attack on Pichon by Axis forces is intended from December 27.
tunisia aircraft transportation fuel second world war military intelligence military shortages government code and cypher school military situation reports desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1260/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1260
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1260.002
Keywords
Transportation Fuel Aircraft Desert War Military Shortages Military Situation Reports
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
8
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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