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Bevin Resigns as British Foreign Secretary Amid Health Struggles
After years of ill health and mounting criticism Bevin resigns the post of British foreign secretary at age 70. He may remain in government as a minister without portfolio. A second caption notes a 102 foot Douglas fir flagstaff gifted by British Columbia and hoisted on the London festival site with LCC chairman J W Bowen watching.
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Paris
Andrei Y. Gromyko
Russia
Philip Jessup
U.S
Alexandre Parodi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
France
Ernest Davies
British Foreign Office
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
British Columbia
London
Canada
L. Dana Wilgress
South Bank
London County Council
J. W. Bowen
Britain
L.C.C