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Two additional challenges remained: obtaining French military authorization to permit the installation of a civilian-run
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In continuous service until its official demobilization in
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appeared headed for failure. Lady Scott and E.G. Kemp made an emergency trip to France to search for a location and work to get the French military approval. The two women grasped at the French Red Cross offer of an empty château in the rural eastern France village of
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Association officially combined forces to both authorize and restrict ad hoc philanthropy with tough committee oversight. Social connections helped the Bromley-Martins obtain the personal support of the joint committee's chairmen, Sir
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