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The firebombing of North Korea was questioned in the House of Commons; George Blake cited it as his reason for becoming a Soviet agent; British journalist Alan Winnington revealed the Daejon massacre by South Korean forces; British town planner Monica Felton visited the North in 1951 with the WIDF.

May 6, 2025, 7:38 PM

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