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Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
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British Council: Humanities Advisory Committee: Minutes and Papers
Catalogue reference: BW 79
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BW 79
Minutes and papers of the British Council's Humanities Advisory Committee concerning their responsibilities for advising the British Council on subjects relating to history and literature, and including the discussion of such topics as UNESCO,...
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BW 79
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Council: Humanities Advisory Committee: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1944-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and papers of the British Council's Humanities Advisory Committee concerning their responsibilities for advising the British Council on subjects relating to history and literature, and including the discussion of such topics as UNESCO, academic links in the humanities with Russia and publicity for British research in the field of humanities.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- British Council, Humanities Advisory Committee, 1944-1946
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1 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3483/
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British Council: Humanities Advisory Committee: Minutes and Papers
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