Word: greef
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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While Belgian and Canadian flags fluttered overhead, Lieut. General Maurice Pope, the Canadian ambassador, turned over the gift as a "reinforcement of the defense of liberty in Western Europe." Then a crane swung a 40-mm. self-propelled gun through the air. Colonel Eugene de Greef, Belgian defence minister, turned to Pope and said: "[A strong army] would be above our powers if we were not effectively helped by American nations and notably by your country...