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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 Expeditionary Force, France: Military Headquarters Papers, Second...
Catalogue reference: WO 197
What's it about?
WO 197
This series consists of the surviving files of General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France plus various narratives, notes and summaries of operations written by the officers concerned after the evacuation of the BEF...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 197
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: British Expeditionary Force, France: Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the surviving files of General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France plus various narratives, notes and summaries of operations written by the officers concerned after the evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk in May 1940.
All papers marked with security gradings have now been declassified.
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Arrangement
Arrangement is in chronological order.
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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)
- 141 file(s)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14404/
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War Office: British Expeditionary Force, France: Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War
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