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Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
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Catalogue reference: Division within AIR
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Division within AIR
Private office papers and private collections of Air Ministry ministers and senior Air Ministry and Royal Air Force figures.Private Office papers of various secretaries of state for air and permanent officials in the Air Ministry are in AIR 19....
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- Division within AIR
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Title (The name of the record)
- Private office papers and private collections
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914-1983
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Description (What the record is about)
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Private office papers and private collections of Air Ministry ministers and senior Air Ministry and Royal Air Force figures.
Private Office papers of various secretaries of state for air and permanent officials in the Air Ministry are in AIR 19. Private papers of Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle relating to the development of the jet engine are in AIR 62. Private and official papers of Sir John Slessor, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, relating to policy and strategy are in AIR 75
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 series
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C960/
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