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Reference code
K/PP178/11/11/5
Title
Speech by Wilkins in support of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1981
Date(s)
- 1981 (Creation)
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Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Draft texts of a speech made by Wilkins, Tavistock Square, London, Feb 1981, on nuclear disarmament and the forthcoming visit by Pope John Paul II to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Also draft text of speech by Bishop Basil Christopher Butler, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, on Christian opposition to nuclear arms, and the Oct 1978 issue of Environmental Book Center’s Report: an overview from Japan. Original file title ‘Tavistock Square’
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Existence and location of originals
A significant portion of the collection items are available online in the Maurice Wilkins and Medical Research Council Biophysics Unit archive hosted by the Wellcome Library.