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

12 May 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 signal from von Arnim indicating that the last cartridge had been fired in defence of Tunisia, on May 12; and on the Mediterranean: that the German Navy in Italy order the cessation of supply by sea to Pantelleria from 07:00 on May 12.
tunisia italy second world war military intelligence military supplies axis powers government code and cypher school roger hollis surrender invasion of french north africa
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1686/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1686
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1686.002
Keywords
Surrender Axis Powers Invasion Of French North Africa Military Supplies
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Roger Hollis
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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