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2 items (originally illustrating a publication of His Majesty's Stationery Office:...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/1212
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This record is about the 2 items (originally illustrating a publication of His Majesty's Stationery Office:... dating from 1955 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MFQ 1/1212
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1955
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items (originally illustrating a publication of His Majesty's Stationery Office: Command Paper 134: 'Treaty Series No. 32 (1957)...', 21 September 1955) extracted from FO 262/2132. Japan: Yokohama. 2 maps of the [British] Commonwealth war cemetery at Hodogaya, showing: (1) the perimeter, and positions of buildings; (2) lines of construction. Reference tables and keys. Scale: 1 inch to about 90 feet. Compass indicators. [By] Yokohama City Office: Park Sub-section, Planning Section, Construction Bureau. Inset to item 2: map showing the location of the cemetery in relation to Tokaido main railway line.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 31 cm x 42 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3984233/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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