HS7-115

Cover of a Special Operations Executive (SOE) archival file, SOE History 80, titled “Force 136 – SOE Training in India, 1942–1945.” Dated 1945, the file documents the organization and development of training for Force 136 personnel during the Second World War. Its contents describe training establishments in India and Ceylon, including the Eastern Warfare School at Poona, and instruction in weapons, demolitions, wireless telegraphy, jungle survival, parachuting and advanced operational skills. The cover bears printed archival labels and handwritten filing references. These records provide valuable context for understanding the extensive and specialized training undertaken by personnel preparing for clandestine operations in Asia.