Dunkirk Evacuation

THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE COLD WAR, 1945-1991

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The ceremonial hoisting of the flags of the United Kingdom, Greece, France, the United States, Turkey and Italy on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the activation of the Allied Mediterranean Command and the eighth anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty. Witnessing the ceremony, left to right: Vice Admiral Durnford-Slater, CB, Commander South Eastern Mediterranean; Admiral Sir Ralph Edwards, KCB, CBE, C in C Mediterranean; His Excellency the Governor, Major General Sir Robert Laycock, KCMG, CB, DSO, Vice Admiral Cato D Glover, USN; Acting Commander in Chief Allied Forces Mediterranean; Air Marshal Sir Gilbert Nicholetts, KBE, CB, AFC, Deputy Commander in Chief (Air); and Mr D S Stevens, Legal Secretary representing the Lieutenant Governor.

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