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Marches banned in London [August 1981]

01 January 1991

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Marches banned in London [August 1981]
refdoc September=1991

D8104271
Public order

William Whitelaw, Home Secretary, yesterday banned all marches
in the Metropolitan Police area, except those which are
educational, ceremonial, religious or festive, to quell fears
that a National Front Demonstration could clash with this
weekend's Notting Hill Carnival.

Standard (City P) 1981/08/27 p5,7; Guardian 1981/08/28 p20;
Times p24; Telegraph p1,24


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