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HUTTON, TJ 3/1/3
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Copy correspondence, Mar-Apr 1942, between General Sir Archibald Wavell and General Harold Alexander, relating to the withdrawal from Burma (Myanmar)
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- 1942 Mar 8 - 1942 Apr 29 (Creation)
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14pp
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Typescript photocopies of correspondence between Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander in Chief, India, and Gen Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, General Officer Commanding, Burma, relating to the loss of Rangoon, and Prome, Burma, to Japanese forces; withdrawal of Allied troops from Burma via Assam, India; and the establishment of friendly relations with Chinese Generals, with the intention of Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell using Col Orde Charles Wingate to liase with the Chinese. 14pp.
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