London, Mar. 7.
The important work of spreading a knowledge of the English language, of English thought and English institutions, carried on by the British Council, was referred to by Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons today.
A vote for a grant of £27,000 was submitted on the supplementary Sere Butler mentioned that extra hers were necessary in Athens for the School of English Studies, where there were 5,000 applicants for courses.—Reuter, as a leading diplomatic correspondent and to the fact that he was a naturalized Englishman, Mr. Poliakoff Was bound to take action about a statement which reflected so gravely upon his loyalty.
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