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Middle East. 2 copies of a map of 'Syria, Palestine, & Mesopotamia' showing how air...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/647/11and27
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This record is about the Middle East. 2 copies of a map of 'Syria, Palestine, & Mesopotamia' showing how air... dating from [1923] 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPI 1/647/11and27
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1923]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Middle East. 2 copies of a map of 'Syria, Palestine, & Mesopotamia' showing how air squadrons based in Cyprus could hamper hypothetical lines of communication of opposition forces in Turkey, Iraq, Palestine (now Israel) and Egypt. Originally illustrating lectures on air strategy, given by Air Vice-Marshal Brooke-Popham at the Royal Air Force Staff College, Andover July 1923.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another copy of this map see Item (8) in MR 1/648
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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)
- MPI 1/647/11 and 27
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 37 cm x 52 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:4000000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Hectographed, coloured
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 854.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9413000/
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MPI 1
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