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CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: GENERAL FILE

1986-0601

Enregistrement sonore

1 of 1

1950-03-22

British Broadcasting Corporation

Launching of the National Thanksgiving Fund in London, England at the Guildhall.~Sir Frederick Rowland, Lord Mayor of London, reports excellent progress in reaching the objective of the fund and he officially inaugurates it as the National Thanksgiving Fund.~He says the fund has been formed as an expression of thanks by Great Britain for gifts of food and comfort from the Commonwealth, the colonies, and the United States during and since the War.~The main objective of the fund is to build an overseas residential and education centre for young people from abroad visiting and studying in London.~The guest speakers are H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth; Prime Minister Clement Attlee; and Winston S. Churchill, Leader of the Opposition. They thank Great Britain's wartime friends, give their blessings to the fund, and call for generous contributions to help it become a successful reality. <44mn>

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GAD 0FD547

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