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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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5 Division: General Staff: war diary (with appendices)
Catalogue reference: WO 191/66
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This record is about the 5 Division: General Staff: war diary (with appendices) dating from 1936 Aug. 6- Dec. 11 in the series War Office: Peacetime Operations Abroad, War Diaries and Headquarters Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 191/66
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936 Aug. 6- Dec. 11
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Description (What the record is about)
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5 Division: General Staff: war diary (with appendices)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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WO 191
War Office: Peacetime Operations Abroad, War Diaries and Headquarters Records
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