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: Department of the Secretary of State for War: Private Office Papers
Catalogue reference: WO 259
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WO 259
Registered and unregistered papers from the private office of the Secretary of State for War on a variety of subjects.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 259
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Department of the Secretary of State for War: Private Office Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937-1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registered and unregistered papers from the private office of the Secretary of State for War on a variety of subjects.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Registered files are arranged in registry order, but unregistered papers are arranged chronologically.
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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, Department of the Secretary of State for War, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 88 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/C14464/
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