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 Civil Affairs: Files, Reports and Handbooks
Catalogue reference: WO 220
What's it about?
WO 220
Files, reports, handbooks, etc, of the War Office's Directorate of Civil Affairs, relating to the administration of occupied enemy territories in Europe and the Far East.
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 220
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Directorate of Civil Affairs: Files, Reports and Handbooks
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files, reports, handbooks, etc, of the War Office's Directorate of Civil Affairs, relating to the administration of occupied enemy territories in Europe and the Far East.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later, Foreign Office, papers see Records relating to allied administration of occupied territories in post Second World War Europe see:
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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)
- War Office, Directorate of Civil Affairs, 1943-1949
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 686 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1973 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14426/
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