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Aid to Hungary and Amnesty International, 1956-1992

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MS. 15363/220
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Comprises:

  1. Aid to Hungary (From Britain) Ltd. Includes agenda and minutes of meetings, accounts, newsletters, reports on refugees in Austria and Yugoslavia, lists of shipments, and correspondence, mostly with Jean Rankin. 1956-1958
  2. Amnesty International. Includes correspondence, mostly with and regarding Peter Benenson, press cuttings, and reports on Benenson's allegations of infiltration of Amnesty International by British agents and on the tenure of Robert Swann as secretary general. 1963-1970
  3. Amnesty International. Includes papers relating to an oral history project, "Urgent Action" correspondence, correspondence regarding the proposed appointment of Jeremy Thorpe as director of the British section, correspondence regarding fundraising, papers relating to a film on the abolition of the death penalty and a memorandum on international human rights by Sean MacBride. 1971-1992

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-1992

Extent

1 box (3 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 15363/220

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom