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British Council

Semi-official organization set up in 1934 (royal charter 1940) to promote a wider knowledge of the UK, excluding politics and commerce, and to develop cultural relations with other countries. In 2005–06 it was represented in 109 countries and 233 towns and cities, running libraries, English-teaching operations, and resource centres.

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