Word: cordially
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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General Charles de Gaulle's cordial mission to Moscow (TIME, Dec. 18) has been paying off ever since, especially in the powerful French Communist Party's solid support of the Government. Last week it paid off again...
...peacemakers met in a conference room near Athens. On the hearth a synthetic fire glowed-electric lights under hunks of glass coal. The delegates were aglow too, the talks were cordial. Over a variegated tablecloth the debate went on amiably till after midnight. Later pro-Russian Sofianopoulos swapped yarns with pro-Russian Siantos about old times when they had both been exiled by Dictator John Metaxas...
Onto the Mahroussa's immaculate deck stalked the eldest of Ibn Saud's 40 sons, a dozen of his dignitaries. King Farouk inclined his plump person in a cordial bow. Then they all went ashore, where a city of silken tents had sprung up overnight. For the first time ever, massive, majestic Ibn Saud, absolute ruler of the biggest, near-medieval Arab state, and King Farouk, ruler of the wealthiest, most progressive Arab state, exchanged the traditional obeisances of greeting. The two sovereigns had long been rivals for the leadership of still unborn Pan-Arabia...
That night the Generalissimo gave a dinner for the Ambassador; it was an impressively cordial affair. Only one mishap marred the occasion. A photographer's flash bulb exploded within a foot of T. V. Soong's ear. Fragments of glass showered his shoulder. He made a face, then swiftly regained his composure. The Generalissimo did not bat an eyelash. Next day the Chungking press unanimously agreed that "Hurley is a friend of China...
Then the Communist Party announced that it would promote a people's army. The Socialist and Action Parties, both of the left opposition, added their cordial endorsement. Palmiro Togliatti, who is both Italy's Vice Premier and Communist Party secretary, presumably took the plan to the Cabinet. Last week the Government added its official blessing...