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 Equipment Policy: Reports
Catalogue reference: WO 368
What's it about?
WO 368
This series contains reports from the War Office' Directorate of Equipment Policy.
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 368
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Directorate of Equipment Policy: Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
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1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains reports from the War Office' Directorate of Equipment Policy.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2000 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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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/C14572/
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