New Zealand Peace Council

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The organisation was formed in November 1948, as The Anti-Conscription & Peace Council. It later changed to The N.Z. Peace & Anti-Conscription Federation and in 1950 became The New Zealand Peace Council - in line with the World Council of Peace. In 1965 the stated aims of the Council were:- The abolition of nuclear weapons; the right of countries to conduct their own affairs; an end to the was in Vietnam ...; an independent foreign policy for NZ.

From the description of Records. 1948-1971. (National Library of New Zealand - Wellington Service Centre). WorldCat record id: 227053914

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creatorOf New Zealand Peace Council. Records. National Library of New Zealand
creatorOf Airey, W. T. G. (Willis Thomas Goodwin), 1897-1968. Papers. National Library of New Zealand
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associatedWith Airey, W. T. G. (Willis Thomas Goodwin), 1897-1968. person
associatedWith Anti-Conscription & Peace Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Chandler, Dean, Rev. person
associatedWith Gould, Flora. person
associatedWith New Zealand Peace & Anti-Conscription Federation . corporateBody
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New Zealand
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Antinuclear movement
Peace movements
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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