Word: bidault
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rarely late for a meeting, was not in the room.* The British delegation and some others raised their voting hands; but U.S. delegate Jimmy Byrnes apparently assumed that no vote would be taken until Molotov made another speech. Byrnes and most of the other delegates did not vote. Bidault repeated his question...
Enter the Head Man. There was a stir in the back of the hall and Molotov bustled in with his brisk, bobbing swagger. His face was pink with anxiety and his tie (for once) was askew. He snapped his finger to attract the chair's attention, and Bidault wearily said: "The Soviet delegation has an observation to make." A reporter muttered: "Hold your hats, boys, here we go again...
Point of Order. The Russians' petty maneuvers and needless obstructions tried the patience of the delegates and of gentle Georges Bidault. Even when the Russians wanted to be cooperative, Bidault assumed they were obstructing again. Toward the end of one long debate came this revealing passage...
...Bidault: "I would like to speak first...
...Bidault: "I have the floor...