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: an Italian day report for January 2, describing activity in the Sahara; that the Italian Sahara HQ is to withdraw from Hon and seeks protection for its line of withdrawal by Rommel, on January 3; from the Japanese minister in Madrid, on the views of the former commander of the Spanish Volunteer Force on the Russian Front, on December 30; and Naval Headlines for January 4.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Crete Gibraltar Great Britain Japan Malta Morocco Norway Portugal Spain Trinidad United States of America
- Document Reference
- HW1 /1284/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /1284
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.1284.002
- Keywords
- Italian Army Military Situation Reports Desert War Aerial Attacks Airfields British Army Military Operations Military Organisation Troop Movements Military Commanders Diplomatic Intelligence Spanish Foreign Policy Naval Intelligence Battle Of The Atlantic Convoys German U-boats Warships German Navy Spanish Armed Forces Italian Navy Submarines Shipping
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
- Pages
- 11
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Erwin Rommel
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
