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from 1925 to 1926. Prior to assuming the latter role, as deputy governor-elect, Anderson accompanied Norman in
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East and West of Suez: The Suez Canal in History, 1854–1956
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697:"British Admiralty gets shakeup"
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759:. 11 January 1918. p. 731.
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