Word: bidault
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rebels, came out for Bevin's stand. In France, Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier's Cabinet was rescued from a crisis when dissident Socialists, irked by Russia's action, rallied to Ramadier. For the first time at a postwar international conference, France's Foreign Minister Georges Bidault got off the fence, spoke unequivocally on the side of the West...
Empty Chairs. Nations, like men, had to take sides. By the time Molotov's plane was nearing the Kremlin, Ernie Bevin once more met with Georges Bidault ("that dear little man," in Ernie's words). They issued invitations for a session to all European nations except Russia-though she was free to come in any time she chose-and Spain...
During the first meeting around the brand-new green baize (the old cloth had been stolen by a souvenir hunter after last year's peace conference), Molotov sat and listened to Bevin and Bidault. They wanted to establish international commissions to Marshall-plan European recovery on a continental basis. Then, with instructions from the Kremlin, Molotov spoke...
...chief point of disagreement appeared to be Molotov's contention that the three-power conference should determine only how much help should be asked from the United States, while Bidault and Bevin believed that a comprehensive program for use of such help should first be presented...
Despite the gloomy predictions of an adjournment at tomorrow's meeting, one remote possibility existed that the conference would continue. Both Bidault and Bevin agreed to consider further Molotov's proposed method of qualifying for American economic aid and to reply tomorrow...