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Olympic diplomacy: the British government and the projected 1940 Olympic games

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  • 1935 . Tokyo telegram 49 , 18 Feb. Ibid., L 1078/1054/405.
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  • 1936 . Tokyo despatch 191 , 8 April PRO FO 370/510, L 2912/580/405
  • 1936 . Helsinki despatch 132 , 11 June Ibid., L 4008/580/405
  • 1936 . Minute , 16 June Ibid., L 4049/580/405.
  • 1936 . Minute , 17 July Ibid
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  • 1936 . Minutes , 18 July PRO FO 370/510, L 4049/580/405.
  • 1936 . Cyril Gamon to Frederick Hoyer Millar , 17 June Ibid., L 4090/580/405.
  • 1936 . Minutes , 19–22 June Ibid.
  • 1936 . Cyril Gamon to Frederick Hoyer Millar , 4 July with enclosures. Ibid., L 4601/580/405.
  • 1936 . Minute , 7 July Ibid.
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  • 1936 . Cabinet , 51 (36) 9 July : 4 PRO CAB 23/85.
  • 1936 . Minute , 9 July Ibid.
  • 1936 . Tokyo telegram 209 , 10 July PRO FO 370/510, L 4715/580/405
  • 1936 . Minute , 15 July PRO FO 370/511, L 4775/580/405
  • letter , Draft . 15 July 1936 . Frederick Hoyer Millar to Cyril Gamon 15 July , Ibid., L 4822/580/405. No final copy on file
  • 1936 . Draft telegram 125 to Tokyo , 14 July PRO FO 370/510, L 4601/580/405. No final copy on file
  • 1936 . Note , 17 July PRO FO 370/511, L 4774/580/405
  • 1936 . Cabinet , 53 (36) 16 July : 4 PRO CAB 23/85.
  • 1936 . Draft telegram 127 to Tokyo , 16 July Ibid., L 4775/580/405. No final copy on file
  • 1936 . Evening News , 30 July : 13
  • 1936 . The Times , 31 July : 14
  • 1936 . Minute , 31 July PRO FO 370/511, L 4947/580/405.
  • 1936 . Tokyo telegram 224 , 3 August Ibid., L 5168/580/405
  • British Embassy . 26 Aug. 1936 . Tokyo, Political Diary No.9 of 1936 26 Aug. , PRO FO 262/1946, 158.
  • 1936 . Tokyo despatch 439 , 13 Aug. PRO FO 370/511, L 5963/580/405
  • 1936 . Minute by Harry Capewell , 9 Sept.
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