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Egypt. 'Nile Delta'. Map showing railways, roads, tracks and canals. Reference table....

Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/1392/1

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MFQ 1/1392/1
Date
1942-1946
Description

Egypt. 'Nile Delta'. Map showing railways, roads, tracks and canals. Reference table. Printed by Geographical Section, General Staff, 1942. Over-printed title: 'British Troops in Egypt. (Delta Area Only.)'. Coloured over-printing shows boundaries of military areas and districts (16 Area, 17 Area, Canal North District and Canal South District); military headquarters; 1936 Treaty Zone; minimum area required for administrative installations. Ink stamped: 'Annex 1'. To illustrate Chiefs of Staff report, 'Implications of the Evacuation of British Troops from the Cairo and Alexandria Areas' (Cabinet Defence Committee paper D.O. (46) 39 (Revise) of 16 March 1946).

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Map designation
OR 5705
Dimensions
31.5 cm x 41.5 cm
Map scale
1:1000000
Physical condition
Printed
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8955984/

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Egypt. 'Nile Delta'. Map showing railways, roads, tracks and canals. Reference table....

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