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    Ian Fleming's last wish

    Mar 08, 2023 3 minutes

    I an Fleming published his first Bond book, Casino Royale, 70 years ago, on 13th April 1953. To commemorate the anniversary, Ian Fleming Publications is to reissue the entire Fleming backlist in April.

    Twice in the past three months I have enjoyed attending 60th-anniversary dinners to mark the launch of the first James Bond film, (1962). They were held at the Special Forces Club in London and at the Swedish Embassy. The Swedish Ambassador, Mikaela

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