Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
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Correspondence and papers. (Described at item level)
Catalogue reference: WO 30/116
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- WO 30/116
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798-1856
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Correspondence and papers. (Described at item level)
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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WO 30
War Office, predecessors and associated departments: Miscellaneous Papers
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Correspondence and papers. (Described at item level)
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