Item DAVIDSON, FHN 4/2/3 - Briefing maps prepared for the royal family, Mar 1944

Maps prepared for Davidson as Director of Military Intelligence for visits to to Queen Mary, Mother of George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland in Mar 1944 to illustrate the progresss of the war. Maps for 1944 visit are of 'Burma', OR 5827, scale1:253,440 'most secret map A' showing the situation at 06.00 hrs 10 Feb 1944'; 'Burma', OR 5827, scale 1:253,440 'most secret map A' showing the situation at 06.00 hrs 18 Feb 1944; 'North West Burma frontier area', OR 5757, scale 1:2,922,000 showing the situation at 0600 hrs 8 Mar 1944' marked with the positions of the British and Indian forces, the Chinese divisions and the Japanese forces; 'New Guinea Solomon Islands Area', OR 5735, scale 1:6,850,000 illustrating current Southern Japanese limit and important operational dates (when landings and occupations took place); 'South Russia and Crimea', OR 5657, scale 1:4,000,000 illustrating the positions of the front lines in Jul and Sep 1943; 'South Russia and Crimea', OR 5657, scale 1:4,000,000 showing the positions of the front lines in Jul, Sep, Dec 1943; 'West Russia and the Baltic States', OR 5942 showing the positions of the front lines in Jul and Dec 1943 and Mar 1944; 1 file