File: Articles, Speeches etc re Soviet Union

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File contains typescript copies of articles, speeches etc written and delivered by Platts-Mills on the subject of the USSR and in connection with his work with Soviet-bloc countries. Note that Platts-Mills was given the task of bolstering public support in Britain for the USSR during and in the years following WWII. In this capacity he worked to promote cultural and political understanding and to develop Anglo-Soviet societies. He undertook visits to Russia and various Soviet-bloc countries and welcomed visitors to Britain. Includes articles and speeches with the following titles:

An Evening at the Ballet in the Soviet Union;

British Soviet Friendship Society;

Let us Greet and Honour our Soviet Guests;

The Friendship Visit to Britain;

Untitled on the United Nations Disarmament Sub-Committee;

What the Soviet people thought of the UNO debates;

Untitled statement for Soviet News;

Parliamentary address re Platts-Mills' recent visit to the Soviet Union.

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