South African tour of British Isles, 1970: Public Correspondence

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Reference: MCC/CRI/5/2/64
Date:: 1969-05-07 - 1970-05-29
Level of description: file
Extent: 2 folders
Part of: International Cricket Tours of British Isles (MCC/CRI/5/2)
Scope and Content: Correspondence, telegrams and newspaper cuttings relating to the cancelled South African tour of the British Isles, 1970. Subjects include letters urging the MCC and Cricket Council to stand firm on the tour, letters advising MCC on how to handle the situation, poetry and songs referencing the tour, copies of petitions in favour of the tour. The vast majority of letters in this file were addressed to S C Griffith, MCC Secretary.
Associations: Cricket Council
Subject: South Africa in England 1970, apartheid, cancelled tours, controversies
Conditions governing access: Closed
Language: English
Size: 2 folders
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International Cricket Tours of British Isles (MCC/CRI/5/2) South African tour of British Isles, 1970: Public Correspondence (MCC/CRI/5/2/64)