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- 30/08/2017 (Creation)
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Arthur Wait described what he did when he was on leave and the relations between the British and the Maltese who worked with the navy. He mentioned the political situation in Malta in the 1960s and 1970s and the way this crisis affected those who worked for the British Forces. He returned to Malta in 2007.
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Duration of the interview: from 00:27:20 to 01:03:05 hours; Format dimensions: Size MP3: 49.1 MB
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Internal relationship: Related to Arthur Wait photographic materials, ephemera and correspondence
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The interview was recorded at Birzebbuga in Malta by Sandra Blake, National Archives of Malta
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General Keywords: World War II, Second World War, Grandparents, Sailors, Malta (Senglea; Cottonera; Birzebbuga; Pretty Bay), The Royal Navy, Maltese sailors, British sailors, Withdrawal crisis, Languages, Retirement in Malta, Strait Street, Dom Mintoff, Lord Carrington
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Date of cataloguing: 20/08/2019