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 Establishment of Low Priced Books Scheme, funded by the Ministry of Overseas Development |
| Resumption of work in Egypt following the restoration of relations with the UK |
| Expansion in West and Central Africa |
| British Council takes on responsibility for trainees and students in Britain funded by the new Department for Technical Cooperation |
| Aid to Commonwealth English (ACE) Scheme, initiated at the Second Commonwealth Education Conference in Delhi, provides for British Council ELT experts to assist English teacher training in Commonwealth countries |
| Second Phase of the Vosper Review recommends renewed expansion in Europe |
| Resumption of British Council work in Czechoslovakia and Hungary |
| Start of work in Afghanistan |
| First English proficiency test for students coming to study in Britain developed – the forerunner of IELTS |
| Start of work in Saudi Arabia |
| Reduction in government grant, leading to closures in Burma and Fiji and in services for students and visitors in the UK |
| Appointment of staff member to Moscow, attached to the British Embassy |
| Political events in the Middle East and Nigeria lead to withdrawal from Egypt and Iraq and disruption to work in Nigeria |
| Closure of work in the Caribbean, due to financial pressures |
| Return to Indonesia, Somalia and Egypt |
| Vietnam War leads to closure of the British Council office there |
| Duncan report recommends shifting emphasis back to Western Europe and increasing work in arts, science and technology |
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