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  <dc:title>Freedom Defence Committee (Herbert Read's papers)</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Photocopies of Herbert Read’s papers regarding an attempt to re-activate the Freedom Defence Committee, an organisation which aimed to protect free speech, and of which George Orwell was a prominent member. These papers consist of:

- correspondence with members and sponsors;
- circular letters;
- the constitution of the FDC;
- a letter from George Orwell to Herbert Read.

This file also includes a photocopy of a short letter from Herbert Read to Howard Fink, explaining the context of these papers.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1948-1949</dc:date>
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