Item 02 - Arthur Wait_part02_30.08.2017

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Reference code

MT NAM MEM-0015AW-01-01-02

Title

Arthur Wait_part02_30.08.2017

Date(s)

  • 30/08/2017 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 born-digital audio recording

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Scope and content

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 workedRead more

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Language of material

  • English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Duration of the interview: from 00:27:20 to 01:03:05 hours; Format dimensions: Size MP3: 49.1 MB

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Related units of description

Internal relationship: Related to Arthur Wait photographic materials, ephemera and correspondence

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Note

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Date of cataloguing: 20/08/2019