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| TRAV |
The Killing Ground: The British Army, the Western Front and the Emergence of Modern Warfare, 1900-18. |
| TREN |
Selected correspondence of Marshal of the RAF 1st Lord Trenchard |
| TRNR |
The Papers of Admiral Sir (Arthur) Francis Turner |
| TUCK |
The Papers of Oswald Tuck |
| ULTR |
Microfilm copies of "ULTRA" signals |
| URBN |
The Papers of George Urban |
| VILL |
The Papers of Vice Admiral Sir (John) Michael Villiers |
| VLRS |
The Papers of Sir Charles Villiers |
| VNCT |
The Papers of Air Vice-Marshal Stanley Vincent |
| VNST |
The Papers of Lord Vansittart of Denham |
| VNST AS |
Illustrated sale brochure for Denham Place, Buckinghamshire |
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The Papers of George Urban
| Title |
The Papers of George Urban |
| Reference |
GBR/0014/URBN |
| Covering Dates |
1978–1996 |
| Extent and Medium |
2 archive boxes |
| Repository |
Churchill Archives Centre |
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| Content and context |
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George Urban was born in Hungary in 1921. he studied at Budapest University before leaving for England in 1948. He later obtaining a PhD at London University in 1956. He served with the European Service of the BBC and with Radio Free Europe, where he was Director ffrom 1983-86.
His publications include: "End of Empire: The Demise of the Soviet Union" (1992); "Diplomacy and Disillusion at the Court of Margaret Thatcher: An Insider's View" (1996); and "Radio Free Europe and the Pursuit of Democracy: My War Within the Cold War" (1997).
He died in October 1997.
Papers relating to Urban's informal advice on foreign policy for Margaret Thatcher
The papes were deposited by Mrs P. Urban in March 2007.
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Access and Use
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Researchers wishing to publish excerpts from the papers must obtain prior permission from the copyright holders and should seek advice from Archives Centre staff.
Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of George Urban, URBN
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| Further information |
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Copies of the catalogue are available for consultation at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, the National Register of Archives, London, and on the Janus website http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk.
This collection (fonds) level description and catalogue was prepared by Andrew Riley of Churchill Archives Centre in November 2008.
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| Index Terms |
| Foreign Policy |
| Urban, George (1921-1997) academic, broadcaster |
| Thatcher, Margaret Hilda (b 1925) née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister |
| Churchill/URBN contains: |
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Urban's correspondence with Margaret Thatcher, her office and other advisers and related papers.
5 folders. |
1978–1996 |
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2
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Tape recordings of Urban's diary notes and other notes relating to MT. |
1983–1990 |
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3
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Press cuttings.
2 folders. |
1983–1990 |
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