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- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | FOREIGN AFFAIRES (1935)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Foreign Affaires | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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