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Word: 397th (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1949-1949
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...Security Council reconvened for its 397th meeting, to consider the war in Indonesia. In the week since the Council's last Paris session, the Dutch had made every effort to make the world forget the war and concentrate on Indonesia's future. Twelve days after the Security Council ordered him to, the Dutch commander in Indonesia, Lieut. General S. H. Spoor, had told his troops to cease fire (except for "action against roaming groups and gangs or individuals who try to cause disturbances"). Pale, tired Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees flew to Batavia, to get Republicans to cooperate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNITED NATIONS: They Never Left Home | 1/17/1949 | See Source »

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