Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
Piece
Wireless set No. X78A
Catalogue reference: AVIA 23/876
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This record is about the Wireless set No. X78A dating from 1944 in the series War Office and successors: Signals Experimental Establishment, later Signals Research.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AVIA 23/876
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Wireless set No. X78A
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- SRDE Report 900
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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AVIA 23
War Office and successors: Signals Experimental Establishment, later Signals Research...
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Wireless set No. X78A
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