Word: denmark
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...wave of cold anger swept across doggedly neutral Sweden, which stayed out of World Wars I and II and now refuses to join Norway and Denmark in NATO. The anger was aggravated by an event in Stockholm: the opening of a treason trial against seven Swedes who are accused of selling out the secrets of Sweden's entire northern defense system to Soviet espionage agents. On the streets and in the coffeehouses, Swedes muttered their indignation. Prime Minister Tage Erlander summoned Soviet Ambassador Konstantin Rodionov. As he left his own embassy, a crowd of Swedes jeered at the ambassador...
...Denmark's King Frederik, who is also hereditary Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal East Kent regiment, arrived in England to dedicate a new window which his regiment gave for the Warriors' Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral. Before the ceremony, photographers snapped a rare meeting of King and prelate in hearty handshake as Frederik was greeted by the Very Rev. Hewlett Johnson, the party-lining "Red Dean" of the cathedral...
Copenhagen photographers had a chance to record a farewell appearance of General Dwight Eisenhower in a smiling, gallant pose with another popular American, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Mrs. Eugenie Anderson; then he made an impromptu speech to some 2,000 university students gathered in the courtyard of Christiansborg Palace. Said Ike, at the conclusion of his talk on the cost and importance of NATO unity: "I'm going home now, due to special circumstances...
N.A.T.O. strategy, at last word, will be to retreat all along the western front in a sweeping are, giving up northern Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg in that order. This retreat will leave Denmark in a precarious position, and will give the Russians access to the narrow straights of the English Channel...
...group plans to examine the textbook treatment of history in an attempt to correct distortion growing out of national points of view. Britain, France, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Greece, and Norway also sent men to the meeting. German and United States books will be examined and criticized...