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Item details for: A7711, VOLUME 1
Title
 History: Report on the Directorate of Prisoners of War and Internees at Army Headquarters, Melbourne, 1939-1951: Volume 1 [pp1-279] and Volume 2 [pp280-476] [includes matters relating to internees, prisoners of war, war crimes, Prisoners of War Information Bureau in Australia and a report on the Cowra Breakout escape attempt by Japanese Prisoners of War in August 1944]
Contents date range
 1939 - 1951
Series number
 A7711
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Control symbol
 VOLUME 1
Citation
 NAA: A7711, VOLUME 1
Item ID
 1898192
Location
 Canberra
Access status
 Open
Date of decision
 20 Dec 1996
Physical format
 PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS (allocated at series level)
Item notes

Descriptive note

This item includes the two volumes of the history of the Directorate of Prisoners of War and Internees, 1939-1951.

The Volume 1 (pages 1-279) includes:

Index

Preface

Organization of Directorate

Part I: Enemy Internees

Part II: Enemy Prisoners of War

Part III: Matters affecting both Enemy Internees and Enemy Prisoners of War

Volume 2 (pages 280-476) includes:

Part IV: Australian Prisoners of War

Part V: War Crimes

Part VI: Prisoners of War Information Bureau. Revision of Geneva Conventions.

Note that a report of the Cowra breakout escape attempt by Japanese Prisoners of War in August 1944 is included.

A longer description of the item is included in the A7711 series note. A digitised copy of the report is also available.
Alternative series and control symbol
 A7711, BOX 1
Date registered
 20 Dec 1996

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