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: Committee Lists and Recommendations' Abstracts
Catalogue reference: WO 237
What's it about?
WO 237
Committees etc (with names of members and short terms of reference) appointed by the War Office or on which that Office was represented, 1918 to 1941; and abstracts of recommendations of commissions, committees and conferences relating to army...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 237
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Committee Lists and Recommendations' Abstracts
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1900-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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Committees etc (with names of members and short terms of reference) appointed by the War Office or on which that Office was represented, 1918 to 1941; and abstracts of recommendations of commissions, committees and conferences relating to army affairs, 1900 to 1935. Some Royal Commissions and committees of the House of Commons and the Cabinet are included.
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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, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 30 volume(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/C14443/
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War Office: Committee Lists and Recommendations' Abstracts
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