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: a BONIFACE report from Brigadier Hollis to the Prime Minister (PM); a daily SUNSET intelligence report; on Southern Europe: a situation report on Sicily covering operations for August 5; and that Allied air-raids on August 6 destroyed Italian E-boat shore installations in Messina; from the German secret service: on strong Italian troop movements in south Tyrol since August 6; and on the withdrawal of Italian troops from the Balkans including Greece, on August 6.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Greece Italy Malta Sardinia Sicily Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- HW1 /1930/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /1930
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.1930.002
- Keywords
- Military Situation Reports Invasion Of Sicily Operation Husky Axis Powers Casualties Allied Powers Military Strength German Withdrawal Air Raids Effects Of Bombing Naval Bases Italian Navy Italian Government Italian Withdrawal
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Abwehr Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 15
- Persons Discussed
- Hermann Göring
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
