Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
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Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 1265 Collections and/or Records:
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Daily Mail., Jan 1933 - Oct 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/329
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Correspondence between WSC and various representatives of the Daily Mail including Esmond Harmsworth [later 2nd Lord Rothermere] and Robert Prew concerning WSC's regular contributions to the newspaper.Includes statements of fees paid to WSC.
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Jan 1933 - Oct 1933
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Daily Mail., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/290
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Correspondents include: Brendan Bracken suggesting an agreement with the Daily Mail which would be financially beneficial to WSC (5); various staff of the Daily Mail including William McWhirter, Donald Bradfield and Robert Prew; Esmond Harmsworth [later 2nd Lord Rothermere on aspects of the arrangement with WSC including exclusivity (5).Also includes copies of letters from WSC on his accident involving a motor car in New York [United States] and on his friendship with David Lloyd George.
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1931
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Daily Telegraph., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/291
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Correspondents include: Kenneth Dewar on his progress researching naval articles by WSC (7); Colonel [Edward] Frederick Lawson [later 4th Lord Burnham, Director of the Daily Telegraph] on various subjects including his irritation with WSC's articles in the Daily Mail (6); and Sir Roger Keyes.Also includes a statement of the fees due to WSC.
Dates:
1931
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the News of the World., 1932
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/311
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Correspondents include: Lord Riddell, Chairman of the News of the World, on a series of articles by WSC retelling "great stories of the world" including financial terms (14); Edward Marsh on his work producing summaries of the books for WSC (15) and representatives of Curtis Brown Limited including Raymond Everitt on the sale of serial rights in the articles and fees due to WSC.Includes material on J H Thomas' attitude towards [Eamon] De Valera and concern for WSC's health.
Dates:
1932
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the News of the World., 08 Dec 1932 - 22 Sep 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/332
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Includes correspondence with: representatives of the News of the World including the Chairman, Lord Riddell (6) on a series of articles by WSC entitled "Great Stories of the World Retold" including discussion of the choice of books and payments to WSC; representatives of Curtis Brown Limited, including Raymond Everitt (6), on the sale of serial rights in WSC's articles and amounts credited to his account; Edward Marsh on his work producing summaries of the books for WSC (2); and Thomas...
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08 Dec 1932 - 22 Sep 1933
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Strand Magazine., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/292
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Correspondents include: Reeves Shaw of the Strand Magazine suggesting topics for articles (17); Professor F A Lindemann [later Lord Cherwell] (2); Shane Leslie (3) and Marques Merry del Val (3) on King Alfonso XIII of Spain and George Newnes Limited on payments to WSC.
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1931
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Strand magazine., Jan 1933 - Oct 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/330
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Includes correspondence with: Reeves Shaw of the Strand magazine (5) objecting to the re-publication of articles by WSC in the Sunday Graphic and commissioning an article by WSC based on a play by William Shakespeare; and Edward Marsh (4) concerning his work writing an article for WSC based on "Julius Caesar" by Shakespeare.
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Jan 1933 - Oct 1933
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Strand Magazine., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/273
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Correspondence with representatives of the Strand Magazine, including Reeves Shaw, on fees due to WSC, the terms of WSC's agreement with the magazine, possible subjects for his articles and his progress with them.
Dates:
1930
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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's book "Marlborough: His Life and Times"., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/271
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Correspondents include: George G Harrap and Company on the publication and format of the book (7); Maurice Ashley on his research on John 1st Duke of Marlborough and King Charles II (17); Herbert Noyes on the diary of his ancestor who served with Marlborough (3); Lieutenant-Commander J H Owen (4); [Basil] Liddell Hart; "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough]; Sir Bindon Blood; T E Shaw ["Lawrence of Arabia"] and Edward Marsh (2).
Dates:
1930
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Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 1 ("The Gathering Storm") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Apr 1948 - May 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/48A-B
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Correspondents include: Reverend Andrew Blair on Pierre Laval [former head of government, Vichy France]; Belgian General Boels; Robert Boothby; George Bosworth on WSC's role in the 1930s and arms exports to Germany; Timothy Breen (2); Camille Chautemps defending his actions; William Clarke [member of Room 40, naval intelligence]; Kenneth de Courcy on British policy in the years before the war (2); Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz]; "Sidney", Lord Herbert [later 16th Lord Pembroke and 13th...
Dates:
Apr 1948 - May 1955
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Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 2 ("Their Finest Hour") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., May 1941 - Dec 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/50
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Correspondents include: Belgian General Baron Wahis; Arthur Chater on British Somaliland [later Somalia] operations; Hugh Ellis-Rees (War Office) on German invasion plans in 1940; 2nd Lord Harcourt (2), Alfred Bavin (Cabinet Office), and John Hanbury-Williams [Chairman, Courtaulds Limited] on the sale of Courtaulds' shares in the American Viscose Corporation; Sir Shenton Thomas on Singapore and Malaya's [later Malaysia] war effort; Sir Desmond Morton [former Personal Assistant to WSC];...
Dates:
May 1941 - Dec 1955
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Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 3 ("The Grand Alliance") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1946 - Feb 1952
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/54
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Correspondents include: Sir George Rendel [British Ambassador to Belgium] and Andre de Staercke [Secretary to Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium] on the Belgian Congo [later Zaire, then the Democratic Republic of the Congo] contribution to the Abyssinian [later Ethiopia] campaign and Belgium's capitulation in 1940; "Bert", Sir Arthur Harris, on the date he became Commander in Chief, Bomber Command; Godfrey Carter on "Crusader" [British North African operation] and the battle at Sidi Rezegh...
Dates:
Oct 1946 - Feb 1952
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Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments on volume 4 ("The Hinge of Fate") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1950 - Aug 1961
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/57A-B
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Correspondents include: General Sir Kenneth Anderson on 1st Army in north Africa; Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [WSC's solicitor] (6); Lieutenant-Colonel L V S Blacker (6); Captain John Broome on convoy PQ17; Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Browning on the raid on Bruneval [France]; ?Robert Chapman; Admiral John Godfrey; R G Gregory (4) and Josiah Francis, Australian Minister for the Army, on Australian troops and the Burma campaign; R V Jones on German use of "Window" [the code name...
Dates:
Oct 1950 - Aug 1961
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Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 5 ("Closing the Ring") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1951 - Feb 1956
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/61
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Correspondents include: ?Robert Chapman; Michael Wilford and Frederick Leishman [Assistant Private Secretaries to Foreign Secretary]; Francis Fisher on confusion between Monte Camino and Monte Cassino [Italy]; Oswald Frewen on the role of "gooseberries" in artificial harbours; Ross Geddes on supplying petrol from Britain to France; Charles Wood [WSC's proof reader] on Admiral Sir Max Horton's role; Randolph Churchill (2) and 2nd Lord Jellicoe on the SAS' (Special Air Service) role; French...
Dates:
Oct 1951 - Feb 1956
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Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments on volume 6 ("Triumph and Tragedy") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1953 - Dec 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/64A-B
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Correspondents include: representatives of Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston [United States] including President Henry Laughlin and Austin Olney (13) on subjects including a request to publish WSC's speech on hearing of his Nobel Prize award; representatives of Time-Life International including Daniel Longwell [former editor of Life Magazine] (10); representatives of the New York Times [United States] including Assistant Managing Editor Theodore Bernstein (8); Ernest Passant [Director of...
Dates:
Oct 1953 - Dec 1955
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Literary: correspondence, mainly thanking WSC for complimentary copies and congratulating him on volumes 1-4 ("The Birth of Britain", "The New World", "The Age of Revolution" and "The Great Democracies") of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"., Apr 1956 - Jun 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/67A-B
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Correspondents include: Doreen Henderson of Cassell and Company (6); David Pitblado (2) and Sir Leslie Rowan [former Private Secretaries to WSC]; Oliver, 1st Lord Chandos [earlier Oliver Lyttelton] (3); Josephine Schwarz, WSC's cook; Lettice Shillingford [earlier Lettice Marston] (3), Jane Welby (2), Jo Sturdee [later Lady Onslow] (2), Elizabeth Gilliatt (3), Grace Hamblin (2), Delia Morton, Gillian Maturin (2), Jill Lynam (2), and Jane Darwin [WSC's secretaries]; Lady Diana Cooper [earlier...
Dates:
Apr 1956 - Jun 1958
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Literary: correspondence on an article by WSC entitled "One Way to Stop a Third World War", first published in Collier's magazine., Jun 1946 - Apr 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/31
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Correspondents include: Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz] (4); 1st Lord Camrose [earlier Sir William Berry, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Telegraph]; representatives of Collier's including publisher William Chenery (15); Duncan Sandys on potential Labour Party and French reaction; G L Gilmour, London editor of the Australian Associated Newspaper Service (4); Irvine Douglas, London manager and editor of the Sydney Morning Herald [Australia]. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence...
Dates:
Jun 1946 - Apr 1947
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Literary: correspondence on an article by WSC entitled "The new American policy towards Greece and Turkey", first published in Life magazine., Mar 1947 - Jun 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/43
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Correspondents include: Walter Graebner [London representative of Time-Life International] (2); Geoffrey Mason [WSC's banker]; Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz] (10). Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow], Elizabeth Gilliatt, and Lettice Marston [later Lettice Shillingford]; and from WSC to some of those mentioned above and to Lewis Douglas [United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom].Subjects include: WSC's payment from...
Dates:
Mar 1947 - Jun 1949
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Literary: correspondence on and scripts of BBC broadcasts to Europe (and Latin America) of readings from WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1948 - Oct 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/47A-B
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Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from: secretaries Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow] and Jane Portal [later Lady Williams of Elvel]; CSC; [literary assistants] Denis Kelly and William Deakin.Other subjects include: the effect of the broadcasts on Emery Reves' [earlier Imre Revesz] negotiations for German rights; WSC's fees going to the Churchill Homes for the Elderly; requests to use extracts from WSC's broadcasts.Also includes: details of BBC fee payments and cheque...
Dates:
Oct 1948 - Oct 1951
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Literary: correspondence on contracts, copyright and translations; lists of books, articles, and lectures by WSC., Nov 1924 - Apr 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/1
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Correspondents include: Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [WSC's solicitor] (3); Brendan Bracken; Roy Boulting; Lovat Dickson, [Director] of MacMillan and Company (11); Charles Eade [Editor] of the Sunday Dispatch (2); Curtis Brown; F Sones, Editor's secretary, Sunday Chronicle (4). Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Gillian Maturin, Anthony Montague Browne, Jane Portal [later Lady Williams of Elvel], Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow], Elizabeth...
Dates:
Nov 1924 - Apr 1958
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Literary: correspondence on copyright matters and seeking permission to quote from "The Story of the Malakand Field Force", "The River War", "Savrola", "My African Journey", and "Marlborough: His Life and Times"., Jan 1946 - Apr 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/33
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Correspondents include: representatives of Nicholl, Manisty, Few and Company, solicitors (6); representatives of Odhams Press Limited including [William] Surrey Dane [Vice-Chairman and Managerial Consultant] (8); representatives of A P Watt and Son (4); William Nowell, editor of the Empire Cotton Growing Review; Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [WSC's solicitor]; Major-General Colin Callander; Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz]. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from...
Dates:
Jan 1946 - Apr 1955
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Literary: correspondence on film, television and radio offers., Aug 1945 - Jun 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/8
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Correspondents include: George Barnes, Director of the Spoken Word, BBC; Sir William Haley [Director-General of the BBC]; Sarah Beauchamp [earlier Sarah Churchill and Sarah Oliver, later Sarah, Lady Audley] (2); Edward Morrow, European Director of Columbia Broadcasting System; John Steele, London and European Representative of Mutual Broadcasting System; Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [WSC's solicitor]. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Jo Sturdee ("N...
Dates:
Aug 1945 - Jun 1951
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Literary: correspondence on foreign rights and permission to publish WSC's "Secret Session Speeches", mainly through representatives of Pearn, Pollinger and Higham, Limited, authors' agents., Mar 1946 - Mar 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/29
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Other correspondents include: representatives of Cassell and Company (5); representatives of Fladgate and Company including Anthony Moir [WSC's solicitor] (7); Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz]; [Geoffrey] Mason of Lloyds Bank (3); Charles Eade [Editor] of the Sunday Dispatch (2). Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from: secretaries Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow], Lettice Marston [later Lettice Shillingford], Elizabeth Gilliatt, and Jane Portal [later Lady Williams of...
Dates:
Mar 1946 - Mar 1950
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Literary: correspondence on matters concerning "Europe Unite", including its production, royalties, foreign rights, printer's errors, and permissions to quote from it., Jul 1949 - Jan 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/53
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Correspondents include: representatives of Houghton Mifflin Company, publishers, including Paul Brooks [Editor-in-Chief] (3); representatives of Cassell and Company including director Desmond Flower (7). Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow] and Chips Gemmell.Also includes: signed agreement between WSC and Houghton Mifflin; Houghton Mifflin royalty report; counterpart of agreement with Cassell's; CPC London Bookshop flyer.
Dates:
Jul 1949 - Jan 1951
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Literary: correspondence on offers for WSC's war memoirs, other works and lecture tours., Jul 1945 - Jun 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/6
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Correspondents include: Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [WSC's solicitor] (2); "Johnny", John G Churchill; [William] Surrey Dane; 1st Lord Southwood [earlier Julius Elias, Chairman and Managing Director of Odham's Press Limited]; Arthur Christiansen, Editor of the Daily Express; Adam Marshall Diston of the Daily Sketch; "Eric", 3rd Lord Long of Wraxall; Winston Guest; Stafford Somerfield, News of the World Features Editor; Spencer Curtis Brown (8); Frederick Allen, Editor of Harper's...
Dates:
Jul 1945 - Jun 1947
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