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Burma (now Myanmar). 10 maps of parts of the north-east of the country, covering...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1003
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This record is about the Burma (now Myanmar). 10 maps of parts of the north-east of the country, covering... dating from 1944-1945 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/1003
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Burma (now Myanmar). 10 maps of parts of the north-east of the country, covering portions of the area around Bhamo, Hsipaw, Indaw, Katha, Kutkai, Lashio, Mogok, Myitkyina, Sikaw and Tagaung, variously showing troop movements, settlements and rivers. Items (1, 3, 5-7, 9-10) marked: 'Secret'. All items produced: 'By Command of Lieut. Gen. Sultan R.M. Cannon Brig. Gen. U.S.A. C. of S. [Chief of Staff]'. [By] (1, 3-4, 6-9) Colonel Thomas H Davies; (2, 5) Colonel Joseph W Stilwell Junior; (10) Colonel Thomas F Van Natta III. Item (1) has been amended with correction fluid.
Originally produced as operational overlays accompanying Field Orders numbered 19-20 and 22-25 for the Northern Combat Area Command of the Allied Land Forces, South-East Asia, November 1944-April 1945. These overlays were apparently produced for use in conjunction with American military maps; no copies of the base maps have been identified among the holdings of The National Archives.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Item (3) follows item (10)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the related field orders, see WO 203/104
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 203/106
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS and printed, coloured, on tracing paper, backed with paper
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560030/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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