Ernest Bevin
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| Ernest Bevin link Spartacus (Politician,union leader) | |
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| Born | 9 March 1881 Winsford, Somerset, England |
| Died | 14 April 1951 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Party | Labour |
British politician who was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the years after World War 2. | |
Ernest Bevin was a British politician who was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the years after World War 2.
Activities
He joined Britain to the Marshall Plan program, strongly opposed communism and aided in the creation of NATO. Bevin was also instrumental to the founding of the Information Research Department (IRD), a secret propaganda wing of the British Foreign Office, which specialised in disinformation, anti-communism and pro-colonial propaganda.
