Item HUTTON, TJ 3/1/5 - Copy correspondence, May-Jul 1942, between General Sir Archibald Wavell and Hutton, on the evacuation of Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar)

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HUTTON, TJ 3/1/5

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Copy correspondence, May-Jul 1942, between General Sir Archibald Wavell and Hutton, on the evacuation of Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar)

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  • 1942 May 2 - 1942 Jul 13 (Creation)

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15pp

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Typescript photocopies of correspondence between Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander in Chief, India, and Hutton, relating to the handling of operations leading to the fall of Rangoon, Burma, particularly the orders for demolitions made at Rangoon, Burma, and Hutton's military reputation after the evacuation. 15pp.

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