| NGO | British Peace Committee (BPC) |
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| Address | [There are no contact details for this organisation as it no longer exists. If you have any information about this or any other organisation on our database, please contact us at dango@contacts.bham.ac.uk] |
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| Background Information | The British Peace Committee (BPC) was a Communist-backed pacifist campaign, principally focussed upon the abolition (and unilateral British disarmament) of nuclear weapons. Presidents of the Committee included DN Pritt, a prominent fellow-traveller, barrister and Labour/Independent MP. Sources: Barberis et al Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations 2000; www.aim25.ac.uk |
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| Year Created | 1940s |
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| Year Ended | 1960s |
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| Keywords | War, conflict and pacifism. |
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| Last Edited By | RC at 09/10/2007 10:39:43 |
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