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

25 Aug 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: a BONIFACE summary from Brigadier Hollis for the Prime Minister (PM); on South Europe: that the German Air Force (GAF) are to limit motor transport journeys due to a shortage of fuel and tires, on August 24; of German soldiers in Calabria causing friction by looting houses, on August 23; and on German preparations for a demolition at Marseilles, on August 21; on South-east Europe: that Italian 2nd Army vehicles are to be moved north to avoid air attack, on August 18; and on Western Europe: that a GAF long-range bomber unit is to transfer from Italy to Belgium, on August 19.
belgium jordan italy military discipline transportation roads travel restrictions fuel second world war military intelligence civilians military dispositions looting military shortages leslie hollis government code and cypher school demolitions german army occupied france german air force german-italian relations troop movements supply problems
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium Italy Jordan
Document Reference
HW1 /1959/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1959
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1959.002
Keywords
Travel Restrictions Roads Military Shortages Supply Problems Fuel Transportation German Army Looting Military Discipline German-italian Relations Civilians Troop Movements Military Dispositions German Air Force Demolitions Occupied France
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
16
Persons Discussed
Leslie Hollis
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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