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SOUTH AFRICA SOCIETY FOR PE^CE AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THE SOVIET UNION
Our attention has b^en drawn to a aerial which is currently being published in your magazine, under the title " I Killed Stalin ."
'He wish to express the most emphatic protest against your publication of this most shocking and disgraceful serial which, using the degraded technique of sensational fiction, is nothing less than an open incitement and provocation to terrorism, directed against -the heaH of a friendly State, and a piece of blatant warmongering.
We would remird you, Sir. that the Union of South Africa maintains diplomatic relations with the U .S .S .R . Our two countries are at peace, they are fe llo w o f Ha t J nna« r e p rM o n —tativea meet on a friendly basis on the field of sport, and at other international gatherings. We believe it to be in 'the deefredt interests of our own country, and of world pea'56 that these t ie s of friendship are maintained and strengthened. That is the object of this Sooiety, ar.l we believe, of all men and women of good w ill .
Suoh outrageous provocations and glorifications of political a’ssissiaation are unheard of^in peace time, or even for that matter, amoag elvilised nations, in time of war. Surely you can imagine the shocking effect upon world relations the publication of a similar series in a Soviet magazine would have, directed against political leaders in this c<3untyy or America. Surely you. can utnd erst and that you are publishing not merely another sensational thrilldr, 'but a direct contribution to the hastening of a tragi* and terrible war.
We urge upon you as responsible Editor of a widely circulating magazine to discontinue forthwith the dissemination of this shameful and criminal piece of Amer-
rrnttpr-flPt-loii amoni? the people of South Africa, we
"The Outspan,"P. 0 . Box 245, . BLOSMj01JTEIN.
1st August, 1052.
P. 0 . Box 2920, J 0R^NNESBUR(J.
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Yours most sincerely,
(Reverend) D. C. Thompson, CHAIRMAN,S. A. Society for Peace and Friendship with the Soviet Union.
P.Aft TOKK M A C * c c a g t§ | a g §
P .O . Box 2 7 0 6 ,
© CAPS TOWN.9th September. 1954-
Xh* Secretary,'S .A. Feace C o u n c i l ^JC-r.A NK3aJRG.
Dear F r i e n d ,
Ihave to acknowled^a receipt of your
. . ; k8in ’ene lOWnV We are, however, having a Chinese eve ir.g to-".i ght an3 hope to raise some aoney at t; ls junction.
m w ith regard to e a c * and the C ongrass 0 f the
v -, ,1 #. u * ere i n e e n e r il agreteaant w it h the tprlr.clple l l r * V r ? l l l U to local pr»oU«, - d to th.
^CP m ovement, w hlcn wcuia a l3 0 h e lp U3 to carry 0 jrUsZ or peace to the-mase of the people, but in doing
trls we uuatt he careful that we do not lose our own
Identity and .ecome completely absorbed in re#movements whex»« peace is not the main * f5the” we oust use the opportunities created by COP for
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material, but we are Bulletin to .sae whi ' and other .material
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S%ltM r e ^ r d to your 8’J^ ® ^ i o n aboutr>lea=>e send down two slides and * • will make
s lides , n e a s e a«nu -Mq-iavad down'here at twoarrangements to have tbei
‘ ' ( a l s o non-£uropean) cinem as.local
'*• think your conference on MJ-Waters an
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past with U t t l . K cISJ Town,vour clercrvmen have c o n ta c ta w itti c i e r g y 1 ^I f w . couia hav. th. r > Of JOT thought llk.ljr toh e lo us we would be moat g r a t s f u l .
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South A f r ic a n S o c ie ty fo r Peace and F r ie n d s h ip w i th th e S o v ie t U n iion
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The Editor, Fighting Talk, JOHANNESBURG •
24th Saptaabar, 1964*
Dear Sir,
abora 30«ilJv#n^ M nh?re^ th * i,8Uad bY tha Chaln*n of thaaboTo Sooiety, Ro t . D .C . Thon^on, protecting agalnat tha reoent police
C ^ l t t M . * Ur ° ** at th* home* ot ao** »f the aaabar* of our
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Thanking you.
Your* faithfully,
ACT DIG SECSECRETARY.
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9 6 S h i l t t p t t r t H o u u , C o m m i i i i o n i r S t r o o tJ o h a n n e s b u r g P . O . B o x 2 9 2 0
19th October, 1954.
Th* Seoretary,
Congress of Demoorats, P.O . Box 4088,
JOHANNESBURG.
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Dear Friend,
On the 7 th November the people of the USSR are cexobrating the
37th Anniversary of yje foundation of tho Soviet Unioh. During the 37 years
of its existence tho Soviet Union ha3 consistently shown that it stands for
irtaoe and Friendship amongst all peoples.
Our Society aims at a olosor understanding botvxeon our tvo coun
tries. Tho fostering of diplomatic, oultural and trado relations can only
bo to our mutual advantage.
Wo aro "^holding a publio meeting on Sunday the 7th Novombor, at tho
Broadv/ay Cinema, at 2 p.m. to oonmonorato this historic ovont and wo would much >
very/like you to send us your fraternal greetings.
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fhe Secretary,•.A . Society for Peace and Frtendahlp with the Soviet Union.JOHAflHSSBURQ.
^ ih M oreaber, I 954 .
Sir,
Me greet your eelebration on Hoveaber. 7th, 1954 and wish you |
overj success in your work to achieve Peace and Friendship with the
Soviet Onion.
The 3 .A. Peace Voveaent wholeheartedly eupporta any and every
organisation which desire, peace. *• believe that no matter which eeonoaie
■yetea prevails, the coaaon desire of a l l peoplss Is peace and friendship
with Me and another. ^ ilrt
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Ooanell attend the J^efctH ?^Jh f ^ ^
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Viet-Priml I'tit*.The R«t . E. W. Grant The Rev. B. H. M. Brown The Rev. E. E. M»h»b«n«
iS Treat urrr :The Rj& A. W. Blaxall
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Dw r Friend,
The tooth Afrloan *SAef Cornell is vm'xlng preperetiona for *
OHtionwlda oenmlpi a m * * the alogan ' i M r fr>r Hi « • ’ * fbi* J 1*11*incorporating the demnd far negctia^iona , la Intended to n i i i T ry eharply
the orcnte tad aotiorw In Afrioe ^fcioh constitute e thr At to po^oo. Tor » a a t l » J the w.r In K M f . , the throat by the Hniot ororaroot to inoor^rmte,
a(~a last V.ic tish»s of the people oonoemed, the 3ritieh iTOtectorates, the
dancer of r u U l dieariai *tion to earld peace, the pradaatioa of u r *n i» far atotslo aerfere p*rpeeee# the danlA af independence, and the impoeltion of saa
aohanaa aa Central African Federation, tha aatahlial*anfc of ear beaaa in ifr 1m
end afailer U i o n will ba re la ad la our Ca**ei*».
In ard«T to eerry act this oanpalgn effaotlToly, It is h f»rttW a___ _________ ^ M k W v i l a lthat we ahauld ba In poaseeeion of oa arch Inform*ion end neterlal oonoeralny
tbe rariow territorial ea possible. It la alao Intended ta prepera e travelling exhibition as part of the aenpelgns Ve eoeid Ilka# therefore, to r*celre froa you cuter ial an tha Trm»h Tarrltorlea In Africa relating to tha esthblishaest of war bneee end other aspeote affecting tha straggle fbr peace, end In particular «a wn .ld like to reeatre froai you any relevant photograph* for nee in our
exhibition*
7fe ere aleo anxioue to receive w-terial or tho stmggle in Tieb-
3am since eocurete infarction ia not easily available !*re . Could you aend aa
both factual infonset ion end photographe?
Pleaee treat oar request for scterial on Africa ee urgent, since
it ia intended to stert the eaapalgn within tha ncrt f«^e aoekc. If poee'ble,
sand the Materiel by alraall.
Tlth beat viahes in your werk far negotletlone end peeael
Tours « ineerely,
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MIN33TTO OF JUSTICEr
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SOUTH AFRICAN 30CIETT FOR PEAC1 AND tFRIENDSHIP WITH THE SOVIET UNION,
1 ■ I96 Shakespeare House,
P. 0. Box 2920. Commissioner Street,Johannesburg,
1g th Febr^a^ 1 954.
The Right Hon. the Minister of Justice, ~f ^ ’1 .........................................................................
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On Tuesday, February 9 , a public meeting held under the auspices of
our Society was raided by poliae, who barred the exits and prevented anyone from leaving until they had furnished their names and addresses. The polioo offioer in charge stated that this action was being taken in ternsof the Suppression of Communism Act.
Y7e wish, Sir , to protest most emphatically against this conduct.
The relaxation of international tensions and the promotion of a
better understanding between "East" aral "West" are widely acknowledged
today as being of vital importance in preserving world peace: a question
upon which, in this atomic age, human survival itself may well depend.
This truth v.as reoognised by the Dominion Prime Ministers at their
meeting last June in London, when, according to the official oonmunique, they:
"reviewed the state of relations with the Soviet Union acd
agreed that no opportunity should be lost of composing, or
at least easing, tho differences which at present divide the world."
This view was confirmed by the Prime Minister, Dr. Malan, in
Parliament on August 11, 1953-
The objects of our Society, as is well known, are to promote peaoe-
ful and friandly relationships not only upon the diplomatic level, but
also upon the cultural and ccnmeroiol levels, between our country and the
Union of Soviet Sooialist Republios. T7e believe that such relationships
can best be oultivated on the basis of mutual understanding and objootive
information.
The aotivities of our Society are directed solely towards the furtherance of these objectives, and are in no tray linked with the promotion of Communism or any other political ideology. The Society has carried out these lawful activities openly and publicly for many years.
In the light of all these cirounatanoes the conduct of the police at our meeting must be characterised as completely unwarranted and an outrag
eous abuse of authority. To demand the names and addresses of private
citizens attending a lawful public meeting is , we believe, an unprecedented
action in this country. It is a preoedent which, i f it passes unohallenged and is followed in the future, can only lead to the most serious incursions
upon the traditional and universally acknowledged rights of freedom of
speech and conscience, for it constitutes a form of intimidation which
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oannct but doter a section of thq people from seeking independent views
and information.
We'subnit, further, that the work of this Society at the present
time is of vital public importance in furthering the causo of world peace
and goodwill between nations, and in advocating the extension of trade
arel economic relations Which can bo of great benefit to all sections of
our population in the difficult times v/hich we fear lie ahead.
We therefore respectfully request that you furnish us with an
immediate explanation of the reasons for the conduct of the polioc &t
our meeting, and an undertaking that in future the proceedings of this
Society will not be subjected to interference by the police, least cf
ell such rude and unwarranted interference as we suffered last Tuesday.
SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY FOR rEACE AND
FRIENDSHIP WITH THE SOVIET UNION.
Yours faithfully,
(Rev.) D.G. THOMPSON
CHAIIMAN
Cape Town Peace Council* 2076,£
Cape Town r \ P .O . Box 2
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secretary, SAPC,
Joha nnesburg.
Dear Friend,
I must a o o lo g ls e for the delay In sending our rerort of work In Cape Town, but if we had received your r e q u e s t earlier we would have compiled with It on time.
However, here it le now:
TH. in t a c t which the C U C has had with the arloua section*
° f •o S »t S e t2S*'rS5“ a n d T n ^ u t n c .d
f ^ T h e . i n Stdel,-Influenced section of the community h.B
oeen the /frican s .
Pu U c ."b e ” forerunner*to*
hoped to try holding • ? • » . hut up to
now tn* re has .>een no advance.
rhe bans have handicapped, In our c o n s i a .r .b l y ^ l r .t- ecr-tary, Wolf Kodesh, tnen our chairman ,sck
lv «r sarah Carneson and others who would have isted^ * ' o M n at and attended our meetings, have been unable
a cor.mlttee . ea; *':r,
ato do ao •
- » » " o u f e n ? s l t ? o n ^a--aker=, ont with one or S o exceptions the reaponae has been
I* -M-1 f -1 however, that the way or Jt\e of the way*1 - w can build up an active peace movement 1 s byretul .c the 3 iprort on this Issue of other organisations -
-c -arifl'st ortrar>lsatlons, National council i ” en, Cheches e .c l farther we .u .L do all in ,ur power to
overoxe police intimidation.
A c t i v i t i e s which we have | *n s o r e d , la chronological order,
are the!..!- " i f ‘ ‘ >1 uou - e meet In- on tne HJrioni^.2 ! pllm or rlr -- fc-.ae festival, r.udapest.^
. Conference oi wr.lch you have iJu.1 report.I . Hons* aeetir.-- on Guatemala.^ "h i n e s e e v e n i n g - tallc^on rortuosa. , , ht1i ' A - . last t a l k of our cnalrraan, held j o i n t l y<. Democracy a d o .A . - ia9t luj.* ua
w i t h the MYS .7 . ixhloltloo of items brought back by Kahns and huntings.
6 . House meeting# on Race, Peace and A'ar. s 'a l<3 of pamphlets In streets at tajles.Ic.pr-.b- : campaign of letters on German rearmament.
I I .Demonstration at Midway.
1 2 . Pamphlet on atomic weapona and s itu at io n In FarKast
2 .
Itye are also aent up a rt lc le a to the B u l le t in , kept 1prase cu tting s ,w e ara repreaented oh the COf action I
council* we ara h e lp in g I n the Youth F e st iv a l and we have
also Bent up some money from time to time. The B u lle t in Is \ p-ated to qulta a large number o f trade unions and congreaa branches and we hare also b u i l t up an Index o f names and
A r e s s e a to whom the B u l le t in Is posted .
Althou($i by end large we have had sstls facto ry sttendenaas
at these fu n c tio n s , wehave brought In very few new people and our message haa got acroaa to very few new p eople .We must develop ■ •ana o f a l t e r in g this s it u a t io n .
So much for the re p o r t . Iam also sending an extrsctfrom a l e t t e r w ritten by a friend of mine on the peace
demonatmatlon in London. I thought you might l ik e to use
i t for the najct B u l l e t i n . yrrtgrrc<?
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Dear £-~— —
In recent months the widespread support given by the most diverse circles to the idea of settling international differences by negotiation, and the growing public support in favour of a meeting of the Five Great Powers have brought hopes of a relaxation of international tension.
Support for the negotiated settlement of all outstanding problems has come from leading statesmen. For example, on May 11th 1953 Sir Winston Churchill stated: I must make it plain that in spite of all the u ncertainties and confusion in which world affairs are plunged I believe a confcrence on the highest level should take place between the leading powers without long delay ," On March 15th 1953 Hr Malenkov said: At the present time there is not a single controversial or unsettled question which could not be solved by peaceful means on the br.3i$ of mutual agreement of the interested countries. This goes for our relations with all states, including also our relations wit., the United States of America. ' In April, President Eisenhower made an important speech: "We seek, thoughout Asia as throughout the world, a peace that is true and total. Out of this can crow a still wider task - the achieving of Just political settlements for the other serious and specific issues between the world and the Soviet Union. None of these issues great or small, is insoluble - given only the "/ill to re-pcct the rights of all nations." In June, President Auriol stated: I have said before the United Nations Assenbly that i f , . . . responsible statesmen were to meet f>ce to face in order to declare themselves on specific questions with a w ill, confirmed by their actions, tc lead to clear, sincere and lasting solutions in order to sa™ tne peoples from hate, - fear and poverty, France'would^joyiully wol- come their undertaking and support their efforts. ^im lar attitudes have been expressed by Chou Sn-I-ai, Pandit Nehru,Pope Pius X I I , Adl?i Stevenson, Sir Hartley Shrv;cross many
others.
Yet agreement is proving difficult on many questions of vital
importance to the peace of the world.
The World Peacc Council, which has conducted campaigns for the outlawing of the Atom Bomb, the settlement of international differences by negotiation and not by recourse to war tnd for a Big Five Agreement, believes that there is an urgent need for renewed efforts for the peaceful settlement of international
' problems still in dispute.* > •
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The World Council urges thet a way be found to eliminate weapons of mass destruction, to ensure the participation of the Government of the Peoples' Republic of China in the solution-o.^ international problems; and agreement reachod on the German
question,
For these roasons the For Id Council of Porcc has p r £ meeting of all organisations end individuals who desire arelrx- ation of international tension. The Council, cwr.ro of one fr.c- that many people, who do not hr vs contrct rith It , .re becou increasingly interested in finding a solution t o t h e problems which maintain international tension, suggests that thi .take place in May 1954. In its letter to us the Council states. "In its desire to remove any obstacles which might hinder ^he participation- of personalities or organisations likely to toko part in such a meeting, the World Council has refrained froir. laying dowrj -any rules.. The World Council s point of v ew on -
main international issues is expressed in/ tsvG® ^J ’° J 0R® ^ 1^ i 5 i r ' (attached), but the World Council does not suboru_n..to the holdln.of the meeting to acceptance of its point of vior.
We enclose certain relevant material, which v'e hope r ill be
of interest to you.
We trust that, in the interests of world pecce, you will support the calling of the world meeting proposed by the Council.
Yours sincerely,
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. Rev. P. C. Thompson I r CMAIRKA#.
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ALL C^RCHES ttD FnlTHS
Dear Brethern,
"ONE vORLD OR NOrE" is the title of a book, the work of tha leading atomic scientists of the United States in 1&47. The reader' is left in no illusion , for they make it clear that another war means the end of civilisation , and the possible end of physical existance. e J
In this personal and cohering letter enclosing the leq-fir-t 'THE H-BOIjB - ’YE Wa IJT TO LIVE" I issue an appeal for your sincere
S i S ? S f f i r i 0j ? 3 5 5 S “ w K y : give ^ CHaiSTr- "R,SPCKS* t0 *“ *'
and l n t « i u ™ n t f f 1and1^ t h ^ w ! ! r 1: 0'‘ ev*r ’ “ U6t b9 aES9rted- 8tron^
Christ himself did not leave his followers without *?ui- dance in these matters (See Luke Chap 21) when he oaldt-
#hen you s e e ---- distress of nations — — mens’hearts fainting for fear and for the expectation of the things which are coming on the world _______ lookup, and lift up your heads, because your redemption draweth near” . ‘
n-, Christians in co-operation with all other lovers of man.
oS va?Suard of the fight for peace, and t h . pur.uitof the conditions of peace.
- P: ^ S?UthK^fr5cari Peace Council in c:ntact with ’Yorld Movementi? persue the conditions for the Peaceful adjust- '
ment of the problems inimical to Peace in our time.
.. In this particular appeal we vant you to endorse the Call to
three60 6 South Africa in the three demand* set out on page
!® t; PLeal8f K°r your actice support that in all our churches we th? ? subject of the outlawing of the H- Bomb, and emphasisem ^ § ' 4 5 of atomic energy for the benefit and creation of thetime Hanlcind. This, I believe, is 'Sods w ill fcr us 9t this
^ Se°^ your active support of the work of the Southuncl ’^ bGth by y " ur * OT!il support and ycur financial
g ifts , so that we may fa ll into lint with the peoples of all the cjuntra.es of the yorld, in the w ill to live in Peace, so that this ...ay be f d t in ail the Councils .nd Governments of the Nations.
urgtnt^mattors h" r ° f y °Ur activo res?cns- and co-operation in thcu^
I remain,
Yours confidently,
* )j , "ft ,
(77c . THO.'^SON)
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To, The ’“.ditor, X 7 /'? % +The Sunday Times, x A /I
Jdi ANNTT3BURG, Tvl. / '
Dear -sir, ’
In your lest "unday*s weekly feature "Church and People" under the subject of "The Communist Issue"I believe the Padre hss over-siirplied and there misrepresented the issue as between the Church end Communism, end consequently the nature of that struggle
in the .ast- .est tension, and the developing situations within .soviet, Union find New T)6niocr*acic3 #
'.hatever else may be said concerning the present nature of the conflict of Christianity in its present Vestern Pattern anc CoB.i:.unism, to state categorically that "The Anglican Church has, however, in common with, other Churches, recognised the utter inco&.patibilitv of Christianity and Communism", is to dra* the line of an issue which makes confusion more conf"> anaed.
Are the majority of Churcl folk in' all the Churches unambiguously clear in their rttitade to Communism ? It is granted th; t mMiy <• re confused, and more are afraia. host fo lk ,I agree,fe r n ther than understand the issue.And this attitude is hardly a helpful and c:-£fctive one to adopt in a position where there should be'a fruitful tension between conflicting opinions' ox-- i 3 3 ue3 .The forces at w >rr. in the world to-day have the capacity to destroy mankinc, or to be the integrating factors in the new Society of Mankind*
T) e Padres reference to the notoriety of the "Red Dean" as having been such an emb^ri^ssmant to Anglicans (not all by any means) is certainty regretted- in some quarters. The "?eJ Dear.5' hr.s consistently refused to recogni3 auy "Iron Curtain", a commendable virtue in a Christian man whose religion nows the universal nature of the Christian "ospel. ' is contact** with ti e a arches and countries oi the ,iov£Jt TJr»ior, and the Kew Democracies is o*’ the utnoat v lur at this time. The Dean like many another has be "irhtly concerned with the way tie ,est.*--n "i.ur ! 1 33 continually sanctified th.e political and social atatu3 quo.
Christianity has become an ambiguous -vord, a general term, and the carrier of ..jcI. a c infusion of meaning that it is bard to mane it adequ«te to tl 0 purposes of human speech an . writing without a long and radical (root) redefinition.
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' 3 I see it ’’the contemporary opposition (tv _m + ifinitv and Communism is a dialectical opposition fh iiJ o f, and Indeed, demands and necessitates,
5o S rS :M a ? 'ie n a and nearly all C o w iu n la ta aappee.S a t the opposition as between Christianity and Snmunism is an essential one, whereas I believe It i T ?d ia le c tic a l one. Tlere is such an essential
opposition as between anything reelb^* called Christianity and Fascism, for the r®®i obleetive of the latter i . the defence of Capitalism against the threat of e social revo lutio n .
t ub beware lest in our ardent desire to be
f ^ : co^ : ^ s ^ r . ? u i d Fi ! s i s^ trr 2 ? 8nd% .0 ,
s ^ e t i L fight the falsehood in our own truth".
■OOOOOOOOO JO-*
Signed, V?. •
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( R E V , D . C . T V T H ’ S O N )
36, Fifth "Street,New Township,
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RECORDS RELATING TO THE 'TREASON TRIAL' (REGINA vs F. ADAMS AND OTHERS ON CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON, ETC.), 1956 1961 TREASON TRIAL, 1956 1961
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