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

16 Mar 1943

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: the Tunis Air Corps' situation report for March 15 and their combat plans for March 16; a German naval summary for March 15 covering the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean, and the North and Black Seas; on France: that German Air Force (GAF) personnel in western areas are to carry small arms with ammunition, and that all men on leave are to carry small arms without ammunition but leave trains will carry cases of ammunition which will be issued should any danger threaten, on March 14; and that large anti-shipping bombs are to be despatched from munitions stores in western France and Holland to those in northern France and Belgium; on the Russian Front: that the Germans considered on March 13 that the position of the 2nd Panzer Army in the Bryansk - Orel area had eased and that the Soviets would not achieve a decisive victory in that area until the spring thaw; and from the Spanish chargé in London, on increasing friction between General de Gaulle and His Majesty's Government (HMG), on March 12.
security france belgium netherlands norway spain azores crete greenland second world war contingency planning military operations military intelligence convoys security service battle of the atlantic eastern front aerial reconnaissance holland free french government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence charles de gaulle invasion of french north africa german air force red army military situation reports diplomatic intelligence shipping losses
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Azores Belgium Crete France Greenland Holland Netherlands Norway Spain
Document Reference
HW1 /1467/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1467
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1467.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa Aerial Reconnaissance German Air Force Naval Intelligence Battle Of The Atlantic Convoys Shipping Losses German U-boats Contingency Planning Security Eastern Front Red Army Military Operations Diplomatic Intelligence Free French
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
17
Persons Discussed
Charles de Gaulle
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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