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'Southern Palestine'. Outline map showing the area (now in Israel) between Hebron...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/1393/5
What’s it about?
This record is about the 'Southern Palestine'. Outline map showing the area (now in Israel) between Hebron... dating from 1945-1948 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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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MFQ 1/1393/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Southern Palestine'. Outline map showing the area (now in Israel) between Hebron and the Gulf of Aqaba: hill shading, spot heights, principal towns, roads, railways, international boundaries. Key to roads, railways. Printed by Geographical Section, General Staff, 1945. Red overprinted title: 'Evacuation of Formations and Units. Period 1 Dec. 1947 - 1 Feb. 1948'. Coloured overprints indicate phases of plan of withdrawal of British forces and location of formations still in Palestine. Explanation of overprints. To illustrate report by the Official Committee on Palestine, entitled 'Withdrawal from Palestine Progress Report No. 2' (Cabinet Defence Committee paper DO (48) 20, of 23 February 1948). MFQ 1/1393/6 is a northward continuation.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- OR 6266
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 41.5 cm x 31.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:500000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8955991/
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Series information
MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
6,070 records
Within the department: MFQ
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
6,070 records
Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
13 records
Within the piece: MFQ 1/1393
12 items extracted from CAB 131/6. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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