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Was Nansen International Office for Refugees awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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The Nansen Office fulfilled its mandate in 1938 and that year it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. After both agencies were dissolved (1938) they were superseded (1939) by the London-based Office of the High Commissioner for All Refugees under League of Nations Protection.

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