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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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Liberation reports, including details on capture and escape attempts: 301-500. (Described...
Catalogue reference: WO 208/3330
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This record is about the Liberation reports, including details on capture and escape attempts: 301-500. (Described... dating from [1945] in the series War Office: Directorate of Military Operations and Intelligence, and Directorate.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 208/3330
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1945]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Liberation reports, including details on capture and escape attempts: 301-500. (Described at item level).
Note: This file does not contain appendices found in the duplicate (unbound) volume: WO 208/3336 and WO 208/3337.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Duplicates of reports in WO 208/3336-3340 which can contain associated appendices
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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WO 208/3298 - 3352 comprise of a card index available on open access in the reading rooms at Kew. The content descriptions have been added to these pieces at item level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Book III
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4412896/
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