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 Supplies and Transport: Papers
Catalogue reference: WO 272
What's it about?
WO 272
The series consists of files of internal correspondence, telegrams, minutes of meetings, memoranda, plans and photographs which deal mainly with fuel and lubricant supplies.
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 272
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Directorate of Supplies and Transport: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1942-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists of files of internal correspondence, telegrams, minutes of meetings, memoranda, plans and photographs which deal mainly with fuel and lubricant supplies.
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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)
- War Office, Department of the Quartermaster General, Directorate of Supplies and Transport, 1914-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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30 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1978 War Office
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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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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14477/
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War Office: Directorate of Supplies and Transport: Papers
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