Address given by Winston Churchill: ‘The Sinews of Peace’ (Fulton, 5 March 1946)

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On 5 March 1946, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives a famous address at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, in which he warns Western countries about the advance of Communism in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the construction of an ‘iron curtain’.

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Source: Fulton speech of Winston Churchill / Winston Churchill.- Fulton: United States Information Agency (USIA), Voice of America (VOA) [Prod.], 5 mars 1946. National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), College Park. - SON (46:20, Montage, Son original).
National Archives and Record Administration, College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road. NWDNM(s)-306-EN-9845.

Photo: Winston Churchill. Noir et blanc.

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