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Military desertions

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

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American Exiles, 1969 - 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/FEBR 3/2
Scope and Contents

Information papers and correspondence, mainly with the American Refugee Project and the Union of American Exiles in Britain, on American servicemen who had deserted and sought political asylum in Britain to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War ("draft dodgers''). Other correspondents include Baroness Birk and Mark Carlisle [Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office].

Dates: 1969 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.