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Images in this album include: series entitled Jewish Prisoners of War Reach London showing these soldiers at the Balfour Service Club as they read copies of Gal-Gal (a Ministry of Information produced publication written in Hebrew) (see also album 93), series entitled Panama Cocktail Party featuring a party attended by various Latin American Charge dAffaires and so on, hosted by Senor and Senora Porras, series entitled Penicillin, Past, Present and Future featuring a series of photographs taken in a laboratory showing the production and development of penicillin, series entitled Regent of Iraq Visits Britain which features a visit to Winchester, two photographs entitled Air Force Officers Decorated at Buckingham Palace featuring Squadron Leader Wellington DSO DFC and Flying Officer Lee-White outside Buckingham Palace, photograph entitled Russian Speakers at London Meeting showing a lecture at the University of London School of Slavonic Studies, series entitled Chinese Hero Sees London which follows Poon Lim (he survived alone in a life raft for 133 days after the sinking of the BEN LOMOND - see also album 92) around London after receiving the British Empire Medal, series entitled Air Force Officers Decorated at Buckingham Palace featuring Squadron Leader Wellington DSO DFC and Flying Officer Lee-White outside Buckingham Palace and portrait photographs of Sqn Ldr Wellington DSO DFC, series entitled Regent of Iraq Visits London showing his visit to the London Region Fire Headquarters to watch displays by members of the National Fire Service, series entitled British Supplies US Army which is a good series of photographs featuring a US supply base in the UK, and includes views of goods being transported around the base and being loaded, checked and unloaded, series entitled Indian Nurse following Student Nurse Jilla on her ward rounds, at meal time, assisting with outpatients and so on, series entitled Repatriated Cypriots and Palestinians in Britain which includes a tour of Windsor Castle, lunch at a Greek restaurant in London, and a visit to the Ministry of Information to watch the film Desert Victory, two portrait photographs of Squadron Leader McDougall, photograph entitled Farewell Lunch Party for the Venezuelan Minister to the Court of St James, series entitled Wrens Train for New Job which includes good views of Wrens working on the repair and maintenance of landing craft, including welding and sign writing, series entitled Mrs Wellington Koo Visits Prisoners of War Parcel Depots showing Mrs koo inspecting the packing of food parcels, a series of MoI posed photographs of women doing various household chores including ironing, washing up, and cooking, series entitled Repatriated Cypriots Entertained at the Colonial Office, London which features views of the gathering in the Duke of Devonshire's room at the Colonial Office, one photograph featuring Emir Khalid and Emir Feisal during a visit to a London Civil Defence centre, a series of Ministry of Information photographs featuring a man carrying shoes under his arm (the shoes are tied with string and are not wrapped, due to the lack of wrapping paper during the war), experimental display panel featuring potatoes, and a pair of mens Utility shoes (the 'CC41' stamp is clearly visible inside the shoe), series entitled Regent of Iraq Visits Cambridge showing his visit to Trinity College (see also album 95).