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Date(s)
- June 1967 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 notebook and 2 pdf files
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Archival history
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Scope and content
Notebook, written mostly in shorthand, containing notes taken by Sanger in his role as Guardian UN correspondent including: the publication of a memorandum concerning the UNEF in Gaza and Sinai peninsula; the Arab-Israeli conflict; the Six-Day War; economic sanctions against Southern Rhodesia; UN policy in SWA [South West Africa]; Yugoslavia; and the British in Aden.
Names featured include: [George] Brown, [Dag] Hammarskjöld, U Thant, [Ernest] Gross, [Gamal Abdel] Nasser, Ralph Bunche, [Abba] Eban, [General Mohamed] Fawzy, Paul Martin, [Hugh Foot] Baron Caradon and [Abdul Qawee] Mackawee.
Transcribed in 2021 as part of the Clyde Sanger shorthand transcription project with funding from The National Archives 'Collaborate and Innovate Testbed Fund. The pdf transcription document also contains a digitised copy of the notebook.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
The original notebook and full transcript is closed in line with data privacy. A redacted version of the transcript is available. Please contact the archive for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: Clyde Sanger
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Script of material
Access Status
Open(part)
Closed until
01/07/2051