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: British Military Missions: War Diaries, Second World War
Catalogue reference: WO 178
What's it about?
WO 178
These diaries contain the daily record of events and information on the work of British military mission commanders appointed to liaise with commanders of Allied Forces on military matters, supply of aid, etc.Public access to this series was...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 178
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: British Military Missions: War Diaries, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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These diaries contain the daily record of events and information on the work of British military mission commanders appointed to liaise with commanders of Allied Forces on military matters, supply of aid, etc.
Public access to this series was previously restricted in that readers were required to sign an undertaking not to disclose information of a personal nature.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the private office papers of the British Joint Services Mission to Washington see DEFE 20
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 92 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1972 Ministry of Defence
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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))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14385/
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