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: Directorate of Military Survey and predecessors: Papers
Catalogue reference: WO 181
What's it about?
WO 181
Unregistered branch files of the Directorate and its predecessors on a variety of subjects. Many pieces contain maps.
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 181
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Directorate of Military Survey and predecessors: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1876-2018
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Description (What the record is about)
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Unregistered branch files of the Directorate and its predecessors on a variety of subjects. Many pieces contain maps.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Other reference material acquired by the Directorate, including maps, surveys etc, is held by the British Library under Section 4(1) of the Public Records Act 1958.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Ministry of Defence, Directorate of Military Survey, 1964-2000
- War Office, Directorate of Military Operations and Intelligence, Geographical Section, 1922-1939
- War Office, Directorate of Military Operations and Plans, Geographical Section, 1939-1943
- War Office, Directorate of Military Operations, Geographical Section General Staff, 1908-1922
- War Office, Directorate of Military Operations, Topographical Section, 1904-1908
- War Office, Directorate of Military Survey, 1943-1964
- War Office, Military Intelligence and Mobilization Department, Topographical Section, 1901-1904
- War Office, Military Intelligence Division, Topographical Section, 1888-1901
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1153 file(s)
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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 1968 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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In 1943 the geographical section of the Directorate of Military Operations and Plans, which had its origins in the War Office Topographical Branch established in January 1855, became an independent directorate under the chief of the Imperial General Staff as the Directorate of Military Survey.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14388/
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