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
Ministry of Supply: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: WO 185
What's it about?
WO 185
This series relates to functions which reverted to the War Office in 1959. It contains files which were opened and closed in the Ministry of Supply (otherwise in SUPP).
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 185
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Supply: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1930-1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series relates to functions which reverted to the War Office in 1959. It contains files which were opened and closed in the Ministry of Supply (otherwise in SUPP).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For files relating to both Ministry of Supply and Army matters see AVIA 22
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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388 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1969-2005 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)
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No further acruals are expected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14392/
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