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Series
Ministry of Defence: Directorate of Military Survey: Operation Corporate: Post Conflict...
Catalogue reference: DEFE 248
What's it about?
DEFE 248
This series contains post Operation Corporate maps produced under the direction of the Directorate of Military Survey. This includes: minefield situation maps, minefield records maps, range maps, avoidance and conservation area maps and,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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DEFE 248
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Title (The name of the record)
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Ministry of Defence: Directorate of Military Survey: Operation Corporate: Post Conflict Maps
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Date (When the record was created)
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1982-2000
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains post Operation Corporate maps produced under the direction of the Directorate of Military Survey. This includes: minefield situation maps, minefield records maps, range maps, avoidance and conservation area maps and, miscellaneous post-conflict report graphics.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency (DGIA), Defence Geographic Centre, 2000-2024
- 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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122 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 Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency (DGIA), 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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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This 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 1943 and was responsible to the War Office for the production of maps and surveys across all Military Commands during World War Two. Subordinate to the Directorate in 1982 were 42 Survey Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers (established 1947). Force elements were deployed to the Falkland Islands in August 1982 accompanied by a Tactical Information Printing Truck (TACIPRINT), a mobile facility for the production of tactical and intelligence information overprinted onto a base map.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18571752/
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Ministry of Defence: Directorate of Military Survey: Operation Corporate: Post Conflict Maps
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