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Month ago the Petrol Diplomat reached Teheran and immediately began a series of secret conferences with the Shah. Be fore his arrival the League of Nations, through Dr. Eduard Benes, "Europe's Smartest Little Statesman," had laid the groundwork for a new agreement (TIME, Feb. 13). Last week came the announcement of a preliminary agreement between Sir John and Persia's Shah: Anglo-Persian will in future pay the Persian Government 21% royalties instead of 16% and will turn over 2½% of the profits of its subsidiaries. Persia on its part will grant the com pany...
After their parade the veterans adjourned to the Disarmament Conference hall. Plump "Uncle Arthur" Henderson, president of the Disarmament Conference, was there, as was the League's Secretary-General Sir Eric Drummond. But the only disarmament delegate to attend was Czechoslovakia's Foreign Minister Eduard Benes. Because Adolf Hitler refused them passports, no German veterans were present. CIAMAC's President Maximilian Brandiesz of Austria read a message from Berlin...
Always busy is the brain of Dr. Eduard Benes, "Europe's Smartest Little Statesman," perpetual Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia and recently the League's successful arbiter between Persia and Great Britain in their squabble over oil (TIME, Feb. 13). Last week Dr. Benes sprang something new: the abrupt and solid interlocking of three small European states into what may soon be considered a Great Power. Angry German editors even gave it a name: "RUMANOJUGO-SVAKIA...
...decline to answer!" snapped the British Government's spokesman, but tough Reza Shah Pahlevi's morale was not shaken. He ignored Britain's ultimatum, let Dec. 15 pass, sent his Minister of Justice speeding to Geneva where, most fortunately, the League Council told off famed Dr. Eduard Benes, perennial Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia and "Europe's Smartest Little Statesman," to try to calm the Persians and the British...
...Congo Free State); and his most famed exploit-the relief expedition to Emin Pasha. When "Chinese'' Gordon was cut off in Khartoum by the Mahdi's fanatics, the only Egyptian force in the Sudan to escape annihilation was one commanded by Emin Pasha (real name: Eduard Schnitzer). To rescue Emin Pasha became The Thing in England: Stanley was put in charge of the expedition. Practically everything that could go wrong did. but again Stanley got his man. this time succeeded in bringing him out to Africa's edge. During the ensuing banquet at Bagamoyo, Emin Pasha...