Word: cancelations
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week the Christian Century fumed on: "There is only one way out of the confusions and illegalities of this pseudo-ambassadorial appointment: let the President call Mr. Taylor home. If that would be too embarrassing, let him cancel whatever credentials have been delivered through the State Department and give him a letter of introduction which shall in substance say: The bearer is my friend, Mr. Myron Taylor, an eminent and respected private American citizen. Any courtesies extended to him and especially any information that may be conveyed through him regarding plans for peace will be appreciated by the undersigned...
...Netherlands Cabinet held a special meeting under old Premier Dirk Jan de Geer, decided that it would cancel all Army leaves. Since the usual Army leave is four days a month, this increased the Army's strength by some 10% to 400,000 men. The usually phlegmatic Dutch thought it necessary to point out that frozen canals were a very good defense indeed, since troops could be machine-gunned crossing them. It sounded like whistling in the dark...