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

10 Mar 1942

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: intelligence on German requirements in North Africa for maps of Tobruk and of fortifications and essential services as far as the Suez Canal; on the movement of German Air Force (GAF) bomber and dive bomber units to the Russian Front; an amendment to a previous report on the Mediterranean; a GAF reconnaissance report of a British fleet off Norway on March 9; and a German report from Tokyo of Japanese successes and intentions on March 9.
mapping germany aircraft italy norway warships suez canal second world war military intelligence fortifications airfields aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school intelligence requirements naval intelligence geographic intelligence topographical intelligence photographic reconnaissance german navy german air force troop movements anti-aircraft defence
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Italy Norway
Document Reference
HW1 /401/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /401
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0401.002
Keywords
Mapping Fortifications Suez Canal Geographic Intelligence Intelligence Requirements Topographical Intelligence Anti-aircraft Defence Photographic Reconnaissance German Air Force Aircraft Troop Movements Airfields Aerial Reconnaissance Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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