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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.
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War Office: Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State, C3 Branch: Memoranda...
Catalogue reference: WO 366
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WO 366
This series contains papers relating to the production of studies of developments in military administration or equipment after the Second World War.These papers cover the organisation and control of the overall programme as well as of the...
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WO 366
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Department of the Permanent Under Secretary of State, C3 Branch: Memoranda on Historical Monographs
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Date (When the record was created)
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1944-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers relating to the production of studies of developments in military administration or equipment after the Second World War.
These papers cover the organisation and control of the overall programme as well as of the individual texts, including some which for various reasons were not completed.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the monographs to which these memoranda relate see WO 277
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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 Permanent Under Secretary, 1924-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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54 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
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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At the end of the Second World War, the War Office decided to produce a series of studies of the developments in particular areas of military administration or equipment of significance to the Army. These were intended to be authoritative sources based on contemporary records preserving the experience gained during the war.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14570/
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