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

29 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: that Army Group Africa requests the air transport of fuel and ammunition, on March 27; that Kesselring tells Rommel he will use air transport, while the weather precludes sea transport, on March 28; that Rommel asks what has become of the ships with fuel and ammunition, on March 28; that the Chief Quartermaster (QM) of Army Group Africa orders an alternate supply route to be set up, in the event of Gabes dropping out, on March 28; the 10th Panzer Division's reply that a supply route is already in hand, on March 28; that the 7th Panzer Regiment is to join Group Lang, on March 28; a German naval summary for March 28; and Naval Headlines, covering U-boats gathering against convoy HX230.
tunisia germany aircraft italy shipping naval bases norway transportation fuel greenland second world war military intelligence convoys battle of the atlantic sabotage military dispositions military shortages government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence occupied france italian navy invasion of french north africa ammunition dumps
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Greenland Italy Norway Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1535/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1535
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1535.002
Keywords
Invasion Of French North Africa Military Shortages Ammunition Dumps Fuel Transportation Aircraft Military Dispositions Naval Intelligence Battle Of The Atlantic Convoys German U-boats Italian Navy Shipping Sabotage Naval Bases Occupied France
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
19
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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