Economic conditions
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Found in 1264 Collections and/or Records:
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Official: Cabinet: papers 400 - 428., 30 Mar 1926 - 29 Dec 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/105
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance, Treasury], on the possible reduction of the British Army of Occupation in the Rhineland [Germany]; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; extracts from the draft minutes of the Committee of Imperial Defence on South West Arabia and Egypt; draft instructions to Miles Lampson [later 1st Lord Killearn], British Minister-designate at Peking [later Beijing, China]; 1st Lord...
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30 Mar 1926 - 29 Dec 1926
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Official: Cabinet: papers 401 - 429., 24 Oct 1924 - 21 Oct 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/43
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: the Board of Trade Advisory Council's monthly review of the trade outlook; 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], Secretary of State for India, on the position at Canton [later Guangzhou, China]; Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on Turkey's position over the Iraq frontier, and the German attitude to security negotiations; Joseph Caillaux, the French Minister of Finance, on the French war debt to Britain; William...
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24 Oct 1924 - 21 Oct 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 430 - 459., 02 Apr 1925 - 09 Nov 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/44
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: 1st Lord Balfour, Chairman of the Committee on Civil Research, on the British Dye Industry, and, as Lord President of the Council, on the Rosyth [Fife, Scotland] Dockyard; 1st Lord Haldane on the dye industry; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on subjects including the Finance Bill (Safeguarding of Industries); the Board of Trade...
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02 Apr 1925 - 09 Nov 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 460 - 484., 29 Jul 1925 - 19 Nov 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/45
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the Representation of the People (Economy Provisions) Bill, the award of the Irish Boundary Commission, International Labour Conference conventions on workmen's compensation, and the draft Police Pensions Bill; a draft of the Representation Bill; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on emergency arrangements in case of strikes; a Ministry...
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29 Jul 1925 - 19 Nov 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 485 - 519., 07 Sep 1925 - 09 Dec 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/46
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on subjects including paper duty; reports of Safeguarding of Industries committees on various industries; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer; the conclusions of the Standing Committee of Civil Research on the iron and steel industry; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies; a Colonial Office...
Dates:
07 Sep 1925 - 09 Dec 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 500 - 519., 24 Aug 1920 - 06 Jan 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/21
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, [later Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the trade outlook and an Anglo-Greek Commercial Treaty; a summary of the report of the Board of Trade Advisory Council on the trade outlook, including engineering, iron and steel, shipbuilding, coal, textiles, finance, trade with the Dominions, railways and co-operative societies, and figures for...
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24 Aug 1920 - 06 Jan 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 520 - 539., 18 Nov 1925 - 24 Dec 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/47
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on Empire foodstuffs to be considered by the Imperial Economic Committee; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne], Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, on the Tithe Bill; Sir John Gilmour, Secretary for Scotland, on the Rating (Scotland) Bill; a draft of the Rating Bill; [Sir Francis Humphrys], British...
Dates:
18 Nov 1925 - 24 Dec 1925
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Official: Cabinet: papers 520 - 555., 20 Oct 1923 - 30 Dec 1924
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/22
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: 1st Lord Birkenhead [Secretary of State for India, earlier F E Smith] on the Geneva [Switzerland] Opium Conference; 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood [Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, earlier Lord Robert Cecil] on the League of Nations enquiry into the dispute between Britain and Egypt; Sir Cecil Hurst [legal advisor to the Foreign Office] on the dispute with Egypt; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour on Trade...
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20 Oct 1923 - 30 Dec 1924
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Official: Cabinet: papers and correspondence., 28 Jan 1920 - 24 Mar 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/2
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Correspondents include: Edwin Montagu [Secretary of State for India] on subjects including Constantinople [Istanbul, Turkey] (3); Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Cabinet] on why WSC was not kept fully informed about the San Remo [Italy] Conference.Also includes: the text of the "National Pact" as printed in the Proceedings of the Turkish Chamber of Deputies; a memorandum on the present causes of high prices by Charles McCurdy [Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Food]; notes on foreign...
Dates:
28 Jan 1920 - 24 Mar 1920
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Official: Cabinet: papers and correspondence., 11 Mar 1920 - 21 Apr 1921
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/5
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Correspondents include: Andrew Bonar Law [Lord Privy Seal].Also includes: a memorandum by Edwin Montagu, Secretary of State for India, with a telegram from Sir Percy Cox [High Commissioner in Mesopotamia, later Iraq] on railway policy in Mesopotamia; a draft telegram by [WSC] on preserving freedom of naval action in Singapore; a memorandum on changes in recent Russian trade agreements; memoranda on imperial exchange and currencies by Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Minister of Pensions, Leo...
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11 Mar 1920 - 21 Apr 1921
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Official: Cabinet: papers, correspondence and notes., 08 Jun 1920 - 07 Dec 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/3
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Correspondents include: Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Cabinet] (6); 7th Lord Londonderry [earlier Lord Castlereagh] on the need for special constables in Northern Ireland; 1st Lord Curzon of Kedleston [Foreign Secretary] on Egypt; Arthur Balfour [Lord President of the Council] on reacting to Bolshevik attacks against Poland by stopping the visas of Russian Trade Unionists; "F E", (the Lord Chancellor) [1st Lord Birkenhead, earlier F E Smith] urging WSC not to resign over the...
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08 Jun 1920 - 07 Dec 1920
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Official: Cabinet: printed papers on World War I., Jun 1916
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/39
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Cabinet papers by various individuals on various subjects including: WSC on the war situation including the Dardanelles; Walter Runciman [President of the Board of Trade] on food supplies to Germany and the effects on diminished exports; the effects of an air raid on London; national registration and military service; the supply of information to neutral countries; negotiations with the French; Sir William Max-Muller on the economic situation of Germany and Austria-Hungary; literary...
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Jun 1916
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Official: Cabinet: printed papers on World War I., Jul 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/40
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Printed papers on various subjects including: the situation in Bulgaria and other Balkan states and the effects of the Dardanelles expedition; trade with the United States and the possibility of declaring cotton contraband; the recruitment of coal miners; the economic situation in Germany and Austria-Hungary; a loan to Romania; retaliation policy against Germany; a draft bill relating to elections and registration; the blockade against Germany; the sinking of German submarine U23; a scheme...
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Jul 1915
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Official: Cabinet: printed papers on World War I., Aug 1915 - Sep 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/41
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Printed papers by various individuals on various subjects including: the representation of India at the Imperial Conference; press summaries of affairs in various countries including Albania, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary and Russia; Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] on the declaration of cotton as contraband, dealings with the United States, Portugal and the war, the leaking of information and an agreement with Sweden regarding contraband; Lord Lansdowne on naval and military war...
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Aug 1915 - Sep 1915
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Official: Cabinet: printed papers on World War I., Oct 1915 - Nov 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/42
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Printed papers by various individuals on various subjects including: the national register; [Lord] Kitchener [Secretary of State for War], [Lord] Curzon of Kedleston [Lord Privy Seal] and Lord Crewe [earlier Lord Houghton and Robert Milnes] Secretary of State for India] on recruitment to the army; WSC on Gallipoli and the Dardanelles; a neutral press committee; WSC on trench mortar guns; Sir William Max-Muller on the economic situation of Germany and Austria-Hungary; the Dardanelles...
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Oct 1915 - Nov 1915
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Official: Cabinet: Prints., 01 Feb 1908 - 30 Nov 1908
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/2
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Printed Cabinet papers on various subjects including: postage to the United States; foot and mouth disease; prevention of crime and the contempt of court bill; predictions by [David Lloyd George] the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the financial situation in 1909 and the Budget; financial statements including predictions for funding requirements for unemployment insurance; the Eucharist procession; and cable rates.
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01 Feb 1908 - 30 Nov 1908
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: Conclusions., 10 Feb 1927 - 27 Oct 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/168
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Includes committee minutes of statements made by: Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister; Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Lord Privy Seal; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton] President of the Board of Trade; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne] Minister of Agriculture; [1st] Lord Peel, 1st Commissioner of Works; [1st] Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] Secretary of State for India; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health;...
Dates:
10 Feb 1927 - 27 Oct 1927
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: conclusions 7 - 11., 17 Nov 1925 - 30 Dec 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/50
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Subjects include: the grant for marketing Empire foodstuffs in Britain; Ministry of Labour provisional estimates (1926-1927) for unemployment insurance and training ex-service men; provision for unemployment relief; admission fees for national galleries and museums; Board of Trade provisional estimates (1926-1927); Ministry of Health services; the Navy, Army and Air Force Insurance Fund; the Road Fund; public opinion on the economy; the National Health Insurance Fund; Post Office estimates;...
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17 Nov 1925 - 30 Dec 1925
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: conclusions 12 - 18., 13 Jan 1926 - 18 Dec 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/107
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Subjects include: 1st Lord Colwyn [earlier Sir Frederick Smith]'s report on Navy, Army and Air Force expenditure; Civil Service administration costs; the road fund; Post Office estimates; Middle East services; Overseas settlement; grants for marketing Empire foodstuffs in Britain; unemployment insurance; Ministry of Health estimates; education estimates; police expenditure; the coal mines subsidy; the draft Economy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; post mark advertising.Also includes: letters...
Dates:
13 Jan 1926 - 18 Dec 1926
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: notes., 17 Nov 1925 - 16 Dec 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/49
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Includes: annotated draft notes for an address [by WSC] to the Standing Committee on Expenditure, on balancing the budget; a statement by Sir Alfred Watson, Government Actuary, on reducing the State grant to National Health Insurance.
Dates:
17 Nov 1925 - 16 Dec 1925
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: Papers., 31 Jan 1927 - 03 Nov 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/169
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Includes papers relating to reductions in public expenditure including: 4 papers by Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War, on the army estimates for 1927 and 1928; [Sir] Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, and a Treasury memorandum, on the unemployment insurance bill; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the overseas settlement and proposed reductions; Sir George Barstow [Controller of Supply Services, Treasury] suggesting savings to meet the supplementary estimate...
Dates:
31 Jan 1927 - 03 Nov 1927
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: Papers 1 - 12., 28 Jul 1925 - 16 Nov 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/51
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Warren Fisher, Permanent Secretary, Treasury, on Civil Service expenditure; a Treasury memorandum on Board of Trade expenditure; Board of Trade provisional estimates (1926-1927); Lord Eustace Percy, President of the Board of Education, on alternative methods of reducing Education expenditure, Board of Education administration and inspection and his objections to proposed cuts; Board of Education memoranda on the...
Dates:
28 Jul 1925 - 16 Nov 1925
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: Papers 13 - 27., 10 Feb 1925 - 17 Dec 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/52
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Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on marketing Empire foodstuffs in Britain; extracts from speeches by Leo Amery, WSC, (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Stanley Baldwin, (Prime Minister), and from a meeting of the Council of Agriculture, on Empire foodstuffs; a Treasury memorandum on admission fees for national galleries and museums; a Treasury and Board of Education statement on the reduction of Education...
Dates:
10 Feb 1925 - 17 Dec 1925
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Official: Cabinet: Standing Committee on Expenditure: papers 28 - 43., 05 Jan 1926 - 25 Feb 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/108
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir William Mitchell-Thomson [later 1st Lord Selsdon], Postmaster General, on Post Office expenditure, including telegram rates; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on National Health Insurance and the administration costs of the Civil Service; Ronald McNeill [later 1st Lord Cushendun], Financial Secretary to the Treasury; Treasury memoranda on estimates for overseas settlement, colonial services, Middle Eastern services,...
Dates:
05 Jan 1926 - 25 Feb 1926
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Official: Cabinet: Tithe Rent Charge Committee., 18 Mar 1925 - 21 Apr 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/76
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Includes papers from various individuals on the tithe rent charge, including: minutes and conclusions of the committee; drafts of the tithe rent charge amendment bills; Sir Frederick Liddell [1st Parliamentary Counsel] and Francis Jones [Legal Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries]; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne], Financial Secretary to the Treasury; Gerald Canny, Inland Revenue; 4th Lord Salisbury [Lord Privy Seal, earlier Lord Cranborne]; Edward Wood [later Lord Irwin and...
Dates:
18 Mar 1925 - 21 Apr 1925
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Open