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Collection code
RA1
Class no.
550
Box no.
1.33
Filed
"Save Europe Now", F-1
Recipient(s)
BR
Sender(s)
Gollancz, Victor
Date
1945/12/13
Form of letter
TLS
Pieces
1
Notes and topics

Gollancz tells of a "small success" regarding the proposed doubling of food to the British Voluntary Relief Societies working abroad, the increased useful nature of the kinds of supplies sent, and the extension of these agencies into Central Europe.

Though Ben Smith has not replied and has ignored Gollancz's letter addressing the fact, he has accepted the proposals. Combined with the 90,000 tons of surplus military stores "we extracted from Sir Ben", it "shows that our efforts, though desperately disappointing, are not being altogether fruitless."

The agencies will want £100,000 "to take up the extra supplies of food", and Gollancz suggests appealing to the public at the "Save Europe Now" meetings for money. At the first executive meeting it was decided "to prepare a memorial".

Permission
Everyone
Record no.
68315
Record created
Jun 03, 2014
Record last modified
Aug 10, 2015
Created/last modified by
duncana