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The Great Hall @ Blenheim Palace - Woodstock, England, UK
During WWII, the 10th Duke of Marlborough allowed the Security Service (MI5) to use the palace as its base. During WWII, MI5 was responsible for dealing with 60,000 Germans and Italian refugees living in Britain.
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