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BONIFACE, see HW 1/3740
Catalogue reference: HW 1/3743
Date: 1945 May 1
BONIFACE, see HW 1/3740
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Mediterranean/Southern Europe: GAF Sicily and 6th Army ordered to readiness 2, June...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/1754
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This record is about the Mediterranean/Southern Europe: GAF Sicily and 6th Army ordered to readiness 2, June... dating from 1943 June 21 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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HW 1/1754
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1943 June 21
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Mediterranean/Southern Europe: GAF Sicily and 6th Army ordered to readiness 2, June 21; GAF to take measures to prevent suspected acts of sabotage against aircraft on ground, June 20; GAF heavy fighter unit to transfer to Pisa to protect Italian fleet atSpezia, June 20; Axis supply ship hit by Allied aircraft torpedo off Corsica brought into harbour, June 19.
Portuguese ambassador, London: report of June 20 concerning British démarche on cooperation in Azores, if Portugal did not cooperate Allies would occupy the Azores by force, she should bow to the inevitable and cooperate.
Chinese minister to the Vatican: developments in Italy including evacuation of the families of the diplomatic corps, moves within Italy to cooperate with the Allies and crackdowns by Italian police and Fascist Party, May 31.
Brazilian ambassador, Lisbon: Portuguese policy regarding the war, which was pro-British but suspicious of American aims, Portugal also did not understand South American role, June 18.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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c/3605
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