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One World Link |
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The friendship link between Bo District in Sierra Leone
and Warwick District in the United Kingdom |
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| < OWL Home |
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One World Link Timeline |
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Click on any cell marked blue to see |
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the OWL archive for that year |
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Hard
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Materials held in hard copy only that are undated or not
specific to One World Link |
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and books in the One World Link collection in the public
library in Leamington Spa |
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2017 |
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UK teachers visit Bo. Glenn Fleet & Derek Greedy
visit Bo - Waste project extended |
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Midwives visit Bo and investigate possible Health link |
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2016 |
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Mair Evans and Paul Atkins visit Bo schools and initiate
cultural links |
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Bo District councillors and teachers visit UK |
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Ebola |
2015 |
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Glenn Fleet - Waste Management Project |
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John Archer, Phil Clarke and Richard Hall visit Bo City
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2014 |
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Glenn Fleet - Waste Management Project |
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UK teachers visit Bo |
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2013 |
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Visits to Bo: John Archer, Jane Knight, Glenn Fleet and
Derek Greedy (Waste management project) |
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Youth group from Bo visit UK. Bo Mayor Harold Tucker
visit to UK |
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Five teachers visit Bo - return visit by teachers from Bo |
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2012 |
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Youth group visit Bo |
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Visit to Bo by 5 teachers |
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Visits to Bo by Glenn Fleet (Waste disposal project),
John Archer (planning) and Jane Kinght |
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2011 |
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Visit to Bo: Chris King, John Myers and teachers group,
John Archer (planning), Glenn Fleet and Derek Greedy (Waste Disposal) |
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Visits to UK by William Alpha, V V Bockarie and Maada
Fobay (Chair & Treasurer of Bo OWL) |
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Catherine Moody and Ben Wesson of youth group visit Bo,
also a group of 7 teachers. Sponsored cycle ride in Napton. |
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2010 |
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Visits to Bo by John Archer (planning) and Jane Knight |
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Dr Wusu Sanoh, Mayor of Bo visits the UK |
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Progress on cooperation in city planning |
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2009 |
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Visit to Bo by Ben Wesson and
JoAnne Fisher of the youth group and Chris King, Judith Ellis and Jane Knight |
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Visit to UK by Maada Fobay, Catherine Kamara and Alpha
Bah |
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Pilot Waste Management Project; rubbish clearance begins
in Bo |
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2008 |
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Jane Knight, Andy Smith, Glenn
Fleet & Kip Warr visit Bo for Waste Management Project. Chris King, new
chair of Bo Warwick, visits Bo |
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Eric Moosa visits UK for professional development
fellowship. Local Government Action Plan adopted by Bo City Council |
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UNDP and CLGF agree to fund Pilot Waste Management
project in Bo and Makeni. Project
preparation begins. |
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2007 |
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25th Anniversary Celebrations in
Warwick: Big Africa Event, Little Africa Event, Postcard Picture Exhibition,
Archive Event |
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Visits to Bo by Kip Warr, Jane Knight and local authority
group. Visits to UK by Mary Bakarr and Johannes Mallah |
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OWL Community Centre in Bo completed with funding from
DFID. |
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2006 |
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25th Anniversary Celebrations in
Bo: Street March, Aniversary Party |
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Visits to Bo by Sarah Davis, Joe Cannon, Alison Bryan,
Maria Franchi, Brian Austin, Danny Foulstone, Jane Shakespeare, Jane Knight |
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Visits to Warwick by Fr. Peter Konteh and Michael Samai |
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2005 |
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Mayors sign formal friendship
link, Africa seminars at Warwickshire college. OWL hosted UKOWLA conference
on Sierra Leone links |
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Visits to Bo by Mota Singh, Bill Evans, Janet Alty and
Hussine Yumkella |
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Visits to Warwick by Wusuh Sannoh, George Mbago, Jane
Nyambe, Joe Pyne, V.V. Bockarie and Josephine Komeh |
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2004 |
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Two year plan. African party.
Public meeting. Schools phone link. |
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Visits to Warwick by Joseph Bockarie, Teresa Bangali and
David Ngombu |
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Visit to Bo by Jane Knight |
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2003 |
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Kayoma group started in Bo.
Concert by “Songlines”. Library party. Frank Judd speaks at AGM. Construction
of OWL Centre begins. |
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Visits to Warwick by Mrs Nicholas (Bo mayor) and J
Bengali |
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Visit to Bo by Lee Hales and Maria Franchi |
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2002 |
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Leamington library “OWL” shelf
set up. Site found for OWL Community Centre |
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Visits to Warwick by Head of Amadiyya School and Fr.
Peter Konteh |
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Visit to Bo by John McFarlane, John Myers and Bruce
Knight (collecting Mende songs) |
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2001 |
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Meeting with Sierra Leone
President and High Commissioner. UKOWLA National Conference in Leamington Spa |
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Visits to Warwick by Marie Theresa Bockarie, Joseph
Kobbah, Teresa Bangali, Festus Foray and Moussa Conteh |
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Visit to Bo by Jane Knight and Bill Evans. Proposals for a new Community Building in
Bo. |
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2000 |
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Rebel attack on Freetown. Mini
marathon Bo. |
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Bo fund established by Bill Evans, Mayor of Leamington;
funds raised at “Africa Party". Container sent. |
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Civil |
1999 |
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Major rebel attack on Freetown.
London prayer service for Sierra Leone. |
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War |
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Ceasefire signed by Kabbah and F. Sankoh. OWL meeting
with Moussah Conteh. |
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AGM with R. Clarkson and Mbah Khabu. |
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1998 |
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ECOMOG forces liberate Freetown.
Bo situation at its worst. |
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UKOWLA Conference Birmingham. |
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OWL/Koloseum cooperation confirmed. Moussa Conteh visits
Bo. |
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1997 |
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Coup in Sierra Leone |
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Books and money sent to Bo. |
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UKOWLA Conference Stevenage. |
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1996 |
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Multiparty elections. Ceasefires.
Visit to Bo by Tony Sheriff |
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Joint OWL/UNA meeting with Derek Partridge, former Sierra
Leone High Commissioner. |
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Schools linking seminar at Aylesford school. AGM with
Ambrose Gander |
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1995 |
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Sierra Leone evening with Moussa
Conteh. |
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Money sent to Bo for medical supplies, food and household
goods. |
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Civil |
1994 |
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Visit to Warwick by Fr. Patrick
Koroma |
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War |
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AGM: guests Dr Jenny Gibson and Mrs Sesoy (wife of Sierra
Leone Deputy High Commissioner) |
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1993 |
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Africa Evening. OWL display Dale
Street for One World Week. |
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Sierra Leone weekend for students and expatriates. |
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1992 |
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Visit to Warwick by Henry
Sheku. Noel Banks (Water Aid) visited
Bo. Moussa Conteh visited Sierra Leone |
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Shipment of goods and medicines. |
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Joint OWL/UNA meeting with former Sierra Leone Governor
General Sir Banje-Tejan Sie. |
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1991 |
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10 Years’ Celebration Meeting.
Shipment of typewriters and paper. |
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Visits to Warwick by Moussa Conteh, Edward Allieu and
Margaret Foday |
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Two Sierra Leone
Weekends. |
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1990 |
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UKOWLA workshop “10 Years of
Linking” hosted by OWL. |
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Visit to Warwick by Mohammed Lappia and Raymond
James |
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Myf Hodkin visits Bo |
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1989 |
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Sierra Leone weekend for expats
and visitors. OWL concert – S.E. Rogie. Joint OWL/UNA meeting |
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Visits to Warwick by Sam Stevens and Regina Baion. |
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Visit to Bo by Janet Alty, Rob Downs, James Proctor and
Helen Austin |
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1988 |
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Sierra Leone Symposium in
Birmingham. Public meeting on Wells/Clinic Project. OWL gains charitable
status. |
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Visits to Warwick by Johannes Mallah, Joe Taylor and
Angela Koker |
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Visits to Bo by Tim Knight and Marion Grimwood |
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1987 |
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Bo Wells and Clinic Project started.
“Gbotima Development Association”. UKOWLA Conference Sheffield. Exercise
books shipped to Bo |
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Visits to Warwick by Bo Scouts and Sam Kpakra (MP for B0) |
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Visit to Bo by Janet Alty & Nick Anderson. Dr
Griffiths returns. |
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1986 |
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Seminar in Leamington Town Hall
“Warwick District and World Hunger”. Educational forum at Kenilworth School
with alumni o CKC, Bo |
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Visits to Warwick by Abraham Mensa, Moussa Conteh, Tony
Sheriff and Momadu Koroma |
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Dr Griffiths went to work on Bo-Pujehun Project. |
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1985 |
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Val Davis, Leamington Mayor,
sends medicines to hospital in Bo. BBC Radio 4 programme on linking. |
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Visit to Bo by Pat Carless and by Roger Bates, Verity
Smith and 12 Venture Scouts from Dale Street Methodist Church |
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Visit to Warwick by Fr Patrick Koroma |
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1984 |
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Public Meeting hosted by Chairman
of Warwick District Council in Leamington Spa Town Hall, 200 attended. |
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Visit to Warwick by Mr Kondo (link with Milverton Primary
School), Odette Owada, Joseph Cooper and Ben Smith |
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BBC interviewed link members in Warwick and Bo for a
programme on “Third World Linking”. |
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1983 |
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Sierra Leone Pack “Living in Bo”
produced for Third World Information Centre. Momadu Koroma spoke at AGM. |
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Shipment of books, medicines etc. Second National Linking Conference (18
Links) at Marlborough.. Contacts with Rotary & Townswomens Guild |
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Visits to Bo by Jane Knight, Sheilagh Holmes and Dr Paul
Gully |
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1982 |
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Jane Knight and Moussa Conteh
spoke about the link on BBC Women’s Hour |
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Start of liaison with other UK-Third World links-
Conference in Oxford where 12 links were represented. |
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Visits to Bo by Jane Knight, Ann Parker and Bob Crowther.
Subcommittees formed for schools and health. |
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1981 |
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Bo-OWL committee set up. Steering
committee under Professor P McAuslan. First AGM for Warwick OWL |
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Visit to Warwick by Albert Lamin |
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Visits to Bo by Jane Knight and Colin McAllister |
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1980 |
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Bo chosen formally as linking
partner at meeting with Sierra Leone High Commissioner. |
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1979 and earlier |
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Frank Judd (former FO Minister) addressed local groups on “Third
World” issues |
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Committee formed to define aims and choose an area |
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