"I am returning this MBE in protest against Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against "Cold Turkey" slipping down the charts."
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Letter to Queen Elizabeth II sent in 1969 with his MBE, explaining why he was returning it.
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