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

22 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: a Tunis Air Corps report of extensive Allied air attacks against Axis airfields at Fatnassa, Gabes and Freya Ketana on March 21; German Air Force (GAF) air reconnaissance reports for March 22, noting that Allied forces are heading towards Gabes; and of the Tunis Air Corps' targets for the night of March 22/23.
second world war military intelligence aerial reconnaissance effects of bombing government code and cypher school invasion of french north africa german air force air raids troop movements military objectives aerial attacks allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /1497/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1497
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1497.002
Keywords
Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Allied Powers Invasion Of French North Africa Aerial Reconnaissance Troop Movements Military Objectives German Air Force Aerial Attacks
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
12
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence