Key Information
Reference code
ISMAY 1/6/2
Title
Text of speech by Ismay to heads of local government, Jun 1949, on the planned Festival of Britain
Date(s)
- 1949 Jun 8 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
9pp
Scope and content
Speech on Festival of Britain by Ismay to meeting of heads of local government of England and Wales at Guildhall including reference to planning Operation OVERLORD, the Allied invasion of France, 1944 and with speeches by Gerald Barry, Director General of Festival of Britain and Sir George Aylwen, Lord Mayor of London. Duplicated, 9 pp