The Korean War

HARRY POLLITT SPEAKS OUTSIDE THE BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1941

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A huge crowd has gathered outside the British Museum, probably on Montague Street, to hear Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, make a speech about Aid to Russia. Pollitt is actually standing on top of a small van, with a table and loudspeakers also visible on the the roof of the vehicle.

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A huge crowd gathered outside the British Museum, to hear Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain, make a speech about Aid to Russia, 1941.

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