| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1955 |
| Number: | 2 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Clement Richard Attlee (Earl) |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1883 |
| Year, Death: | 1967 |
| Profession: | Politician, Prime Minister (1945-51) |
| City: | London |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
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| Motivation: | For his work for peace and his support to the League of Nations before 1939 and to the United Nations since 1945. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | David R Grenfell |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | MP |
| City: | London |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
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| Comments: |
It was Mr. Attlee who first proposed that the United Nations should prepare a scheme for the total abolition of atomic weapons, and for an international authority to ensure that atomic energy was used only for peaceful purposes. |
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