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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
The government tried to keep the details of the Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster of 1943 private – but a court case brought the terrible story to light.
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Correspondence; draft decisions
Catalogue reference: TS 82/39
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- 1966 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31
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Correspondence; draft decisions
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Correspondence; draft decisions
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