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Unique IDCWGC/1/2/D/1/34
Alt Ref NoADD 1/1/73
TitleCWGC 50th Anniversary Meeting
DescriptionMain topics: proceedings of 487th (50th Anniversary) Commission meeting held on Thursday 18 May 1967. Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting; Message from HM The Queen; Messages from participating governments; Messages from heads of churches; Messages from foreign war graves organisations and foreign members of joint committees; Report on arrangements made to mark the 50th anniversary of the Commission; Message to the Commission's staff; Report to be circulated to the press; Request for prayers for the Commission's work; Evensong in Westminster Abbey on 21 May 1967; Reception by Her Majesty's Government; Exhibition of photographs at the Imperial War Museum; Exhibition of colour photographs at the Chelsea Show; The Unending Vigil.
Date18/05/1967
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Content NoteIncludes: TS. draft and verbatim minutes from the meeting.
Extent1 file
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