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Cabinet War Rooms restoration

Title
Cabinet War Rooms restoration
Genre
News report; Speech; Special
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1982
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Duration
00:04:26
Description
Report on the restoration of the Cabinet War Rooms in Whitehall, London - used to plot the UK military campaign and run the country during the Second World War. Includes archive recording of Prime Minister Winston Churchill; interviews with Environment Minister John Stanley; Peter Simkins, Imperial War Museum; air raid siren effects. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
John Stanley; Winston Churchill (1874-1965); Peter Simkins
Keywords
London; Government; UK; Great Britain; Military affairs; Prime ministers; Second World War (1939-1945); Museums; Restoration; Whitehall; Modern history; Military strategy; Winston Churchill (1874-1965); Cabinet War Rooms; Military maps

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