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Correspondence relating to possible leakage of information, July 4-9. North Africa:...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/691
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This record is about the Correspondence relating to possible leakage of information, July 4-9. North Africa:... dating from 1942 July 3 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Signals Intelligence Passed to the Prime Minister,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 July 3
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Correspondence relating to possible leakage of information, July 4-9.
North Africa: reports relating to investment of El Alamein, July 2; air recce of Alexandria report from 10th Air Corps efforts of French admiral to avoid being bombed by GAF, July 3, to be permitted to sail unhindered only if en route for neutral or Axis ports; mining of Suez Canal and Suez harbour ordered by Hitler, July 2; German intelligence report strong Allied recce force dispatched against coast; Call for bombing attacks on El Alamein and road eastward, July 2; Panzer Army aim to cut road east of El Alamein July 3.
Chinese minister, Ankara: Middle East situation following fall of Mersa Matruh.
Italian report from Turkey on Turkish-Soviet relations June 27.
Italian consul, Adana: reactions in Syria and Lebanon following Axis successes, June 29.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- c/9916
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- Open Document, Open Description
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