Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Series
Ministry of Defence: Directorate of Military Survey: Operation Corporate: Maps and...
Catalogue reference: DEFE 244
What's it about?
DEFE 244
This series contains maps, charts and related materials produced and gathered under the direction of the Directorate of Military Survey in support of Operation CORPORATE, The Falklands Campaign 1982.
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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DEFE 244
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Defence: Directorate of Military Survey: Operation Corporate: Maps and Geographical Materials
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Date (When the record was created)
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1906-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains maps, charts and related materials produced and gathered under the direction of the Directorate of Military Survey in support of Operation CORPORATE, The Falklands Campaign 1982.
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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 and Spanish
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Defence, Directorate of Military Survey, 1964-2000
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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512 files, rolled or flat maps and photographs
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2024 Ministry of Defence, Defence Geographic Centre
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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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1982
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Directorate of Military Survey was established in 1941 responsible to the War Office for the production of maps and survey across all Military Commands during World War 2. Subordinate to the Directorate in 1982 were 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographical) Royal Engineers (established in 1947) and the Mapping and Charting Establishment Royal Engineers (established in 1970). The Directorate of Overseas Survey (DOS) was established as the Directorate of Colonial Surveys in 1946, and was later renamed DOS in 1957, reporting to the Colonial Office and responsible for survey and mapping of the United Kingdom's colonies, dependencies and overseas territories.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17858532/
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Ministry of Defence: Directorate of Military Survey: Operation Corporate: Maps and Geographical Materials
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