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

23 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: German Africa tank returns for March 22; that more elements of the 10th Panzer Division arrive in the front area; that the 1st Army is to continue a counter-attack beyond the old defence line, on March 22; several tactical reports giving details of combat operations on March 21; and German Air Force (GAF) air reconnaissance reports of Allied tanks and vehicles, on March 22.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /1500/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1500
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1500.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa Italian Army Counter-attacks Military Operations Aerial Reconnaissance Allied Powers Troop Movements Tanks Transportation
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
16
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence