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: Naval Headlines, covering German and Italian activity; on North Africa: of German Air Force (GAF) intentions for June 23; that Kesselring declares Sidi Barrani is free for bombing, on June 23; a Panzer Army report for June 23; that the Panzer Army is to attack on June 23; and that a landing flotilla at Benghazi requests fuel for a special operation, on June 20.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Iceland Italy New Zealand South Africa
- Document Reference
- HW1 /663/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /663
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.0663.002
- Keywords
- Operations Planning Desert War Special Operations British Army Military Dispositions Naval Intelligence Military Exercises German Navy Warships German U-boats Geographic Intelligence Italian Navy Military Objectives Aerial Attacks German Air Force Bombing Military Situation Reports
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 15
- Persons Discussed
- Leslie Hollis
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
