Word: diplomatic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...earlier, Dulles had carefully set the tone of U.S. participation with an appeal for moral principles in international affairs, cited the British-French cease-fire in Egypt as a compliance with morality. But his newspaper bannered a point-blank refutation of Dulles' argument by an influential American diplomat: his breakfast host, Ambassador Clarence Douglas Dillon. Returning briefly to the U.S. last fortnight, Dillon had paused in Washington to record a radio interview for CBS's Capitol Cloakroom. One inevitable question: Why had the British and French stopped their Suez advance? Dillon's exact answer: "Well, I think...
Family: Married in 1924 to the daughter of a wealthy industrialist. They have three children, one married to a British diplomat...
...Ambassador to Japan, the President last week chose a career diplomat with a historic name: Douglas Mac-Arthur II. The name (for his uncle) may impress the Japanese, but it had nothing to do with his appointment. Suave, capable Douglas MacArthur, 47, was picked for his first ambassadorship strictly on performance...
...Italy's Red Boss] Togliatti, because it would have been clear evidence of Togliatti's subjection to Moscow, and to the toughest Stalinist in Europe. Togliatti will find things easier without him." As for fears that Suslov's presence might provoke anti-Russian demonstrations, a Western diplomat cracked: "A little pushing around wouldn't hurt...
...first ancestor of Hamlet was "a serious play of modern life" by Allan Davis '07 entitled The Promised Land. Produced on December 15, 1908, it dealt with the efforts of a Jewish European diplomat to lead his co-religionists back to Palestine...