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Winston Churchill's note on the cost of the Assyrian refugees, 26 November 1920

Date: 1920

War Office minute initialled by Winston Churchill on 26 November 1920, telling officials to campaign against the Army paying for the Assyrian refugees after the current financial year.

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The National Archives (UK), via its blog "Britain and Assyrian refugees after the First World War" (16 June 2020)

Winston Churchill · The National Archives blog: "All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated."

Winston Churchill's note on the cost of the Assyrian refugees, 26 November 1920

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