Word: envoys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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While this slick out was pondered by His Majesty's Government, an amazing indiscretion popped loose in London. From Mr. Eden or some member of his immediate entourage Universal Service claimed to have scooped the actual words of Il Duce to Britain's envoy at their private conference in the Palazzo Venezia...
...House of Grimaldi. Its chief industry is the gambling casino. San Marino, lying within the Fascist kingdom of Italy, is a sturdy little republic. Its chief industry is postage stamps for collectors. Last week, for the first time in history, San Marino sent to Monaco an envoy, Minister Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary Giuliano Gozi. Gravely Prince Louis received him in the palace across the harbor from the Casino, accepted his well-stamped credentials...
Although Ambassador Saito is the youngest envoy to represent Japan in this country, he is nevertheless regarded as the shrewdest one to come here. Not yet 50, he has already had a brilliant career as a diplomat, having been consul-general at New York and Seattle, Washington...
Inoffensive Mr. Ruth, cheered up & down Japan by frenzied millions of slant-eyed baseball fans, proved a Peace Envoy par excellence (TIME, Nov. 12). Shocked in Manhattan by the news from Tokyo last week, the Babe said: "I am mighty sorry to hear that anything has happened to Mr. Shoriki and I hope he recovers. He wasn't in the game for money, but because he believed baseball a good thing for Japan. To us he was a fine host, full of energy and hustle...
...citizen could wangle trade and cash out of hard-boiled Bolsheviks, the President thought, Bill Bullitt could. When Ambassador Builitt arrived in Moscow, he was acclaimed as no other envoy from a capitalist land has ever been acclaimed by Reds. From Joseph Stalin down the Bolshevik hierarchy hobnobbed with "Bill." His bright-eyed little daughter was patted on the head, called "Russia's Delight." Soon the Ambassador was on horseback, teaching Bolsheviks to play polo. With experienced, hard-driving Counselor of Embassy John Wiley plugging at his side. Ambassador Bullitt stormed the Kremlin again & again on the issues...