Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Series
Ordnance Office and War Office: Personnel and Office Management Records
Catalogue reference: WO 381
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WO 381
This series contains records relating to the administration and office management of the Ordnance Office and the War Office such as office instructions and guidance on duties. The records were originally held by the library of the Secretary of...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 381
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Office and War Office: Personnel and Office Management Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1733-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the administration and office management of the Ordnance Office and the War Office such as office instructions and guidance on duties. The records were originally held by the library of the Secretary of State for War.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Chronologically where dates are known
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For War Office memoranda and army circulars see WO 123
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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)
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- Ordnance Office, 1683-1855
- War Department, 1855-1857
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 43 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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 1999 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)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14585/
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