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• Title: Letter from Basil St George Drennan to his mother about visiting the 1948 London Olympic Games in London
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  Date : 3 August 1948
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  Catalogue number : Parliamentary Archives, DRE/A/1/23
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  Description :

  In this letter to his mother, former Parliamentary Clerk Basil Drennan describes the stadium arrangements for the 1948 London Olympic Games as “excellent”. He comments on the media attention surround the Games, stating that “the press does make a fuss”.