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: that Nehring was ordered to have Italian forces block the approaches from Sbeitla and Gafsa, on November 25; that the German Air Force (GAF) were attacking enemy tanks from Beja on November 25; from the Japanese minister in Madrid, a survey of the war situation and Spain's position, on November 21; that the Japanese ambassador in Berlin has not seen Ribbentrop because he is too busy with the French and Italians, on November 21; and from the Turkish ambassador in Tokyo, on Japanese difficulties in prosecuting the war, as of November 23.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- China Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Italy Japan Malta Spain Tunisia United States of America
- Document Reference
- HW1 /1156/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /1156
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.1156.002
- Keywords
- Axis Strategy Desert War Italian Army Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa Operation Torch Diplomatic Intelligence Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Axis Powers Conferences Japanese Strategy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
- Pages
- 10
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Joachim von Ribbentrop Josef Stalin
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
