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3 giorni fa · Laura Sandys was formerly the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Civic Societies and was key in helping set up Civic Voice. Laura is the daughter of Lord Duncan Sandys, who established the Civic Trust in 1957.
1 giorno fa · Duncan Sandys, Minister of Supply, 1952. [10] A design team was formed in 1946 under the leadership of chief designer Ronald Bishop , who had been responsible for the Mosquito fighter-bomber. [9]
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6 giu 2024 · When his note, now typed up as a memorandum, was shared with Duncan Sandys it quickly reached the Prime Minister and Chiefs of Staff. Sandys also submitted a written statement which stated Liddell Hart had mentioned in conversation the coast of Normandy and possibly the importance of Caen, which was indeed critical to the plan.
28 mag 2024 · In 1957, the minister of defence, Duncan Sandys, published a white paper which set out major restructuring of the UK’s defence policy and capabilities. One element of this set of changes was that National Service would come to an end; it was, said Sandys, “extremely wasteful in its use of manpower”.
9 giu 2024 · The City of Winchester Trust regards the legislation introduced by Lord Duncan Sandys half a century ago as groundbreaking, writing in 2004 that: 'There has of course been major planning legislation since the sixties, but none we suggest comparable in importance for conservation than the Civic Amenities Act of 1967.
12 giu 2024 · The War Office Intelligence Branch appointed 35-year-old Duncan Sandys to investigate the possibility of long-range rocket development. By June 1943, Sandys was shown aerial reconnaissance photos of Peenemünde taken by an RAF Mosquito airplane.
4 giorni fa · That same day, Tuesday, 16 th a top level meeting was held by Duncan Sandys at the Commonwealth Relations Office in London. This was also attended by Commander E. Jones from the Metropolitan Police and Mr P. L. Taylor from the Home Office.
