Address given by Ernest Bevin to the House of Commons (22 January 1948)
Text On 22 January 1948, addressing the House of Commons, the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, condemns the Soviet Union’s political ambitions and calls for greater unity amongst the countries of Western Europe.
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Source: Parliamentary Debates. House of Commons. Official Report. Third session of the Thirty-Eight Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 12 George VI. Dir. of publ. Hansard. 1947-1948, No 446; fifth series. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. "Foreign Affairs", p. 384-409.
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