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Unique IDCWGC/1/2/D/1/79
Alt Ref NoADD 1/1/134
TitleAthens Memorial Unveiling
DescriptionMain topics: programme for visit of HRH the Duke of Gloucester to Gallipoli, 16 - 17 May 1961; United Kingdom guest list for the unveiling ceremony of the Athens Memorial; site plan for the unveiling ceremony; detailed programme with timings of the unveiling ceremony; printed copies of the order of ceremony (in English and Greek); notes on arrangements for guests travelling with the Commission; report of visit by Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, dated 2 June 1961; press coverage; circulation of photographs of the unveiling ceremony.
Date10/05/1961
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Content NoteIncludes: unveiling speech by the Duke of Gloucester; and texts of radio broadcasts by Sir Compton Mackenzie and Sir J. Crocker; opy of article concerning the Commission's work published in the Times, dated 4 May 1960; extract from the Daily Telegraph regarding the Athens Memorial, 5 May 1961.
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CollectionArchive
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