Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
Series
War Office and Ministry of Defence and predecessors: War Office Council, later War...
Catalogue reference: WO 163
What's it about?
WO 163
Minutes and decisions of the War Office Council, 1870 to 1904; of the Army Board, 1899 to 1904; of the Army Council, from 1904; of their various committees; and of meetings of the military members, 1 August 1914 to January 1916. The series...
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 163
-
Title (The name of the record)
- War Office and Ministry of Defence and predecessors: War Office Council, later War Office Consultative Council, Army Council, Army Board and their various committees: Minutes and Papers
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1806-1984
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Minutes and decisions of the War Office Council, 1870 to 1904; of the Army Board, 1899 to 1904; of the Army Council, from 1904; of their various committees; and of meetings of the military members, 1 August 1914 to January 1916.
The series includes material which would otherwise be found amongst the Records of the Commander-in-Chief, Military Secretary and Army Council (WO).
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
Records of the Defence Board and Defence Council are in
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
-
- Commander-in-Chief, 1795-1870
- Ministry of Defence, Army Board, 1964-1964
- Secretary of State for War, 1794-1801
- Secretary-at-War, 1660-1855
- War Office Consultative Council, 1895-1904
- War Office Council, 1870-1895
- War Office, Army Council, 1904-1964
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 782 files and volumes
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
-
Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
-
From 1966 Ministry of Defence
-
Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
-
Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
-
Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- There is an index in the in the reading rooms at The National Archives, Kew
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14370/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
9,873,483 records
You are currently looking at the series: WO 163
War Office and Ministry of Defence and predecessors: War Office Council, later War Office Consultative Council, Army Council, Army Board and their various committees: Minutes and Papers
You may be interested in
Read stories that share a catalogue subject with this record.
-
-
Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development. -
Record revealed
A dramatic plea for Churchill’s help from Bletchley Park
In 1941, four Government Code and Cypher School cryptanalysts, including Alan Turing, made a stunning appeal directly to Winston Churchill.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.