| | British Army: Operations after 1945 Military Records Information 21 1. High command | Body | Date range | Catalogue reference | | Cabinet Minutes | 1945 - | CAB 128
| | Cabinet Memoranda | 1945 - | CAB 129
| | Cabinet Defence Committee | 1946-1963 | CAB 131
| | Combined Operations Headquarters: Records | 1937-1962 | DEFE 2
| | Chiefs of Staff Committee: Registered Files | 1946-1973 | DEFE 11
| 2. Specific operations and campaigns | Country | Date range | Catalogue reference | Description | | Palestine | 1945-1948 | WO 191
| War Diaries and Headquarters Records | | | WO 275
| 6 Airborne Division Papers | | Korea | 1950-1953 | WO 281
| War Diaries | | | WO 308
| Historical Records and Reports | | | DEFE 12
| UN Command Operation Reports | | Suez | 1956 | WO 288
| Headquarters Papers and War Diaries | | | WO 322
| Maps | | Oman | 1957-1961 | WO 337
| Headquarters British Forces Gulf Area | 3. Unit records From 1946-1950, Quarterly Historical Records and Reports replaced the unit War Diaries, which were mostly discontinued after the end of hostilities in 1945. There are several series. | Unit | Catalogue reference | | Africa: East and West Africa | WO 269
| | Austria: British Troops Austria | WO 263
| | Caribbean | WO 270
| | Far East Land Forces | WO 268
| | Gibraltar | WO 266
| | Home Forces | WO 271
| | Malta: British Troops Malta | WO 265
| | Mediterranean: Central Mediterranean Forces | WO 262
| | Middle East Land Forces | WO 261
| | Rhine: British Army of the Rhine | WO 267
| | Trieste: British Element Trieste Force | WO 264
| From 1950 onwards, Unit Historical Records and Reports are in WO 305
. The list has a subject key. Army Air Corps' Operations Record Books and War Diaries, 1957-1969, are in WO 295
. 5. Other records from overseas stations | Overseas station | Date range | Catalogue reference | | Africa: Headquarters East Africa Command | 1902-1964 | WO 276
| | Africa: Headquarters West Africa Command | 1949-1956 | WO 294
| | Caribbean: Headquarters British Forces Caribbean | 1948-1962 | WO 336
| | Cyprus: Sovereign Base Area Administration, Cyprus | 1956-1964 | WO 383
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