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4 Christmas at airport

  • sunangel15
  • Jan 22, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Feb 11, 2024

What about arriving in the UK during Christmas in the late 20th century?


It may not be a great time, especially in 1968...


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After passing the border, you would have your first Christmas in the new home!



Reference:

Robinson, Anne, ‘Airport migrants face tougher checks’, Daily Mai, p.7 (1 January 1968)

‘Immigration service at Heathrow criticized’, The Times, p.2 (28 December 1968)

“Airport officers ‘need more humanity’”, The Guardian, p.1 (28 December 1968)

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HI3H7: Foreign Bodies, Contagious Communities: Migration in the Modern World - Public History Project

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February 2024

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