Word: graeff
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...Quietly, at the State Department, Secretary Hughes signed an agreement with Dr. De Graeff, Minister from the Netherlands, agreeing to arbitrate a controversy with Holland over the possession of the Isle of Talmas, a map-fleck near the Philippines...
Before a vast expanse of taut white shirts, Dr. A. de Graeff, Dutch Minister to the U. S., rose from his seat. Said he: "In Washington society I am frequently greeted, chiefly by ladies, as follows: 'And how is dear little Holland?' While I appreciate the sympathy, I take exception to the diminutive, and most strongly object to the 'dear.' At least as far as international law is concerned, I think that my country deserves a better name than 'dear little Holland...