Surrender orders to the Japanese, August 1945, signed by Admiral Louis, Lord Mountbatten.

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ID:	HSR/K/5
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1945-08
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	Royal Navy: Order Books And Orders (Manuscript) Order from the Council to the Earl of Pembroke, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, to take measures for manning the fleet, 7 April 1692. (Manuscript) (HSR/H/1) Memo of Commandere G Anson to George Murray, Commander of HMS WAGER, 29 January 1740. (Manuscript) (HSR/H/2) Refitting and sailing orders from the Admiralty to Captain Legge of the SEVERNE or, in his absence, to Captain George Murray of the PEARL, at Rio, 11 Feb 1741. (Manuscript) (HSR/H/3) Order from Vice-Admiral John Byng to Captain Murray of the REVENGE, 18 September 1747. (Manuscript) (HSR/H/4) Order from Vice-Admiral John Byng to Captain Murray of the REVENGE, 31 May 1748. (Manuscript) (HSR/H/5) Order of Vice-Admiral Henry Osborn to Captain Murray of the DUKE, 22 May 1756. (Manuscript) (HSR/H/6) Commission of George Murray as Rear-Adm, 16 July 1761. 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(Manuscript) (HSR/J/17) Nominal list of officers of the Mediterranean Squadron, 1874, in the hand-writing of Admiral Sir Alexander Milne. (Manuscript) (HSR/J/18) Order from Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, C-in-C, Mediterranean, to Thomas Weige (?) appointing him Lieutenant in the MULGRAVE, 25 April 1814. (Manuscript) (HSR/J/19) Admiralty letter to Commander Stephen Hodge, 1849, transmitting to him a General Service Medal awarded to him under the General Orders of 1 Jun 1847 and 7 June 1848. (Manuscript) (HSR/J/20) Foreign 1800-1899 (Manuscript) (HSR/JF) Signals sent and received on board HMS MENTOR during the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. (Manuscript) (HSR/K/1) Memorandum issued by Vice-Admiral Beatty to the officers and men of the Grand Fleet, following the Battle of Jutland, 4 June 1916. (Manuscript) (HSR/K/2) Armistice message signalled to the Dover Patrol, received 11 November 1918. 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Surrender orders to the Japanese, August 1945, signed by Admiral Louis, Lord Mountbatten.

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