Word: colijn
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Piqued, the Conference Secretariat produced a letter signed by Chief U. S. Delegate Cordell Hull apparently authorizing the 10% tariff slash proposal. Faced with this, Senator Pittman insisted that it was "unofficial." To a Dutchman a signature is final. Chairman Colijn told the Economic Committee that the U. S. proposal had been made, left the entire Conference up in the air as to what Washington's tariff policy might...