NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT FROM HOTCHKISS CAIRO OPNAV PPPPPP 23 DEC 1941 TOR CODEROOM 1942 DECODED BY TIERS PARAPHRASED BY PURDY 202300 CR0677 202315 CR0678 202330 CR0676 (PART ONE 202300 CR0677) FOLLOWING FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM BULLITT STRICLY CONFIDENTIAL - QUOTE "THE BRITISH BOTH ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA WHERE I CONFERRED WITH GENERAL GIFFORD AND HIS STAFF AND IN CAIRO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE ABSOLUTE INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS. (1) THERE ARE ONLY TWO GERMAN DIVISIONS ON THE SPANISH FRONTIER OF THE PYRENEES. (2) ALL BRITISH INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NO GERMAN AIRCRAFT IN EITHER MORROCCO, ALGIERS TUNIS OR THE DAKAR REGION. MOREOVER THERE ARE NOT GERMAN SUBMARINES BASED AT DAKAR OR ON THE PORTUGUESE POSSESSIONS ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. GENERAL GIFFARD STATED THAT HE HAD A CAREFUL INVESTIGATION MADE OF THE ENTIRE COAST AND ES (ENEMY SHIPS?) OPERATING IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC ARE REFEULED BY SUPPLY SHIPS AND NOT FROM SHORE BASES. (3) THE BRITISH HERE BELIEVE THAT THE WEATHER AND THE CONCENTRATION OF TURKISH TROOPS IN THRACE WILL CAUSE THE GERMANS TO PUT OFF ANY POSIBLE ATTACK AGAINST TURKEY UNTIL THE EARLY SPRING." PART TWO (202315 CR 0678) MY 202300 FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM BULLITT CONTINUES QUOTE "THE BRITISH AIR MARSHALL IN CAIRO TEDDER DESIRED ME TO CALL TOYOUR ATTENTION THAT THE GERMAN FAILURE TO GET THROUGH TO THE OIL WELLS OF THE CAUCASUS HAS MADE THE OIL WELLS OF THE PLOESTI REGION IN RUMANIA VITAL TO GERMANY. |