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

10 Apr 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 Air Force (GAF) at Tunis report a break-through by tanks at Fondouk on April 9; that the Ground Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC in C) of Army Group Africa complains to Kesselring about the lack of fuel, that cut-off elements will be lost and that 3 German divisions are proceeding on foot, on April 7; that the GAF warns of the probability of Allied landings in Tunis, on April 9; and that GAF Tunis are not to employ dive-bombers owing to a shortage of crews and also owing to enemy fighters, on April 9; from the Italian Legation in Kabul, forwarding Afghan information on Soviet morale, on March 29; from the Japanese acting ambassador in Rome, giving an Argentinian's views on the war, as of April 5; from the Spanish ambassador in London, describing a conversation with Churchill, who objects to the closure of the Spanish frontier, on April 8; on Russia: that the Germans have no difficulty in sweeping older-type English mines laid by the Soviet Air Force, on April 7; and a query from the Prime Minister (PM) to the First Sea Lord (1SL) on this; the 1SL's reply to the PM was returned to the 1SL under 2933.
india china argentina cuba france japan tunisia united states of america germany russia italy transportation public opinion spain great britain fuel england sardinia second world war personnel military intelligence security service minesweeping edward bridges military shortages public morale government code and cypher school naval intelligence spanish neutrality predicting enemy intentions benito mussolini manpower reductions invasion of french north africa german air force military situation reports diplomatic intelligence allied strategy supply problems landing places soviet strategy breakthroughs
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina China Cuba England France Germany Great Britain India Italy Japan Russia Sardinia Spain Tunisia United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /1588/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1588
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1588.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa Breakthroughs Supply Problems Fuel Transportation Military Shortages Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Landing Places German Air Force Personnel Manpower Reductions Diplomatic Intelligence Soviet Strategy Public Opinion Public Morale Spanish Neutrality Naval Intelligence Minesweeping
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
22
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Benito Mussolini
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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