Word: diplomatic
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...want to take you on a little tour. . . ." At this point he was drowned out by the rush and thud of a sudden tropical rainstorm. Java's torrid heat made closing the doors unthinkable. Then nearby British artillery opened fire, presumably against Indonesian guerrillas. Sir Archibald, seasoned diplomat though he was, gave up, with a shrug of his shoulders. "I can't compete with this," said he. General Mansergh, not realizing that the thunderous obbligato was being played by his own guns, bellowed: "The Ambassador can't compete with the Almighty-rain and thunder...
...would be glad to get back-as a man who dearly loves Britain, he often says regretfully that he has "slept few nights at home in the last ten years." When he leaves, the U.S. will get another topnotch diplomat in his place. Sir Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr,* polished, informal veteran of a dozen capitals on four continents, will come to Washington as soon as he winds up the peacemaking mission he has been assigned in Java...
...Bevin, a brown hulk between his Russian adversary and his American friend, Stettinius, staring down the line of his cigarette at the table, or when he spoke as no diplomat in his time had publicly spoken, revolving his great, unhandsome head as though it were a vocal beacon...
...diplomat appraised Lie as "a man with guts; no political or other culture; not the ideal man; but the best available, since it finally had to be a European." Old-style diplomats found him uncouth but impressive, "a rough diamond." The difference between Lie and smooth, aristocratic Sir Eric Drummond, first Secretary General of the League of Nations, might mark the difference between UNO and the League...
...Polish military tradition still burns bright; World War II's Warsaw and Monte Cassino will be remembered. And yet, as Poland under her conquerors has gone from disaster to disaster, the tradition of struggle by patience and stealth has replaced the tradition of chivalry. Last week a Western diplomat, commenting on the stories of subterranean terror by both left and right in Poland, said: "The Poles fight better underground...