The All Peoples' Association was a voluntary organisation to foster international amity, established in

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in 1930 by Sir Evelyn Wrench, founder of the

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and Royal Overseas League. Membership was organised as national clubs offering evening lectures, libraries, magazines and language courses. Membership in one country's club automatically conferred membership of the worldwide organisation. The APA particularly attempted to foster Anglo-German understanding in the 1930s, but this became increasingly untenable as

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approached, and it went bankrupt in 1936.

References

*''The APA: new home in London'', ''The Times'', Wednesday, Feb 14, 1934 *''Law Notices'', ''The Times'', Tuesday, Oct 05, 1937 *''Sir Evelyn Wrench'', Obituary, ''The Times'', Saturday, Nov 12, 1966 1930 establishments in the United Kingdom 1936 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Mutual organizations Organizations established in 1930 Organizations disestablished in 1936 1930s in the United Kingdom Clubs and societies in the United Kingdom {{UK-org-stub