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Far East: condition of ports and harbours. Includes 7 photographs depicting: Naval...
Catalogue reference: WO 252/858
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This record is about the Far East: condition of ports and harbours. Includes 7 photographs depicting: Naval... dating from 1945 Sept-Dec in the series Admiralty, Inter-service Topographical Department, and Ministry of Defence, Joint.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1945 Sept-Dec
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Far East: condition of ports and harbours.
Includes 7 photographs depicting: Naval intelligence: geographical reports - Sumatra, Malaya and Christmas Island; port facilities at Sabang (map), Belawan Deli, Emmahaven, Sumatra; Port Dickson, Malaya (plan); Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island; Singapore naval base, Malaya. Dated 1945.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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