020811 Accession Number: 020811

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General De Verdilhac and a group of British officers on the Beirut wharf when Vichy troops sailed for France.

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Accession Number
020811
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
12 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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