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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 German Naval Command in Africa's summary for March 11, including a conclusion that a large Allied air attack on this day, like a similar attack on March 4, indicated that the intended Axis convoy routes were now known to the Allies; the Tunis Air Corps' report for March 13 also reaches the same conclusion as the German Naval Command in Africa; on the compromising by the Allies of BONIFACE/ULTRA sigint material by action on activities; and a reply from Woolley via Special Communications Unit (SCU) Algiers on March 13.
security tunisia mines second world war military intelligence convoys signals intelligence dwight eisenhower naval operations leakage of information british intelligence organisation intelligence organization communications interception government code and cypher school code-breaking aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1470/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report Correspondence
File Reference
HW1 /1470
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1470.002
Keywords
Naval Operations Mines Leakage Of Information Convoys Communications Interception Aerial Attacks On Ships Security British Intelligence Organisation
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Dwight Eisenhower
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence Signals Intelligence Code-breaking Intelligence Organization

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