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The 91福利社 at Caversham

For 75 years the 91福利社 ran a monitoring service based in an English stately home. Its job was to listen to foreign broadcasts from all around the world.

For 75 years the 91福利社 ran a monitoring service based in an English stately home. Its job was to listen to foreign broadcasts from all around the world. But in 2018 the 91福利社 decided the building was no longer needed. David Sillito spoke to veterans of the monitoring service before Caversham closed its doors.

Photo: Inside one of the listening huts at Caversham during WW2. Credit: 91福利社 Monitoring Service.

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91福利社 World Service except News Internet

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