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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Poland." This is largely made up of reports by German diplomats and consuls in Poland of "injustices" and "atrocities" suffered by expatriate Germans at the hands of Poles. The short second section, "The British War Policy," accusingly produces 38 documents to prove that Great Britain, after Munich, did not halt her rearmament program. This section was published last month (TIME, Dec. n). Section three, "Germany's Efforts to Secure Peaceful Relations With Its Neighbors," traces the activities of the Führer "to achieve good relations" with Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Lithuania...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Scholarly Work | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

...Approved a note sent by Secretary Hull to London, asking the British Government not to apply to U. S. ships and goods the British blockade program. The document, purely a matter of form, will halt no British seizures, but aids establishment of a base for later damage-delay claims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Smiling Sphinx | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

...announced his starting line for Saturday but indicated that the opening backfield would not be nominated until shortly before game time. Loren MacKinney, Vern Miller, Chub Peabody, Burgy Ayres, Dick Pflster, Tom Healey, and Gene Lovett are the seven men who have won the Harlow stamp of approval to halt the Blues...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Harlow Adds Final Touches; Yesterday's Practice in Cage | 11/23/1939 | See Source »

...Never at any time did the Committee issue a "Halt the Hun" poster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 20, 1939 | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

...every last chuckle out of a funny line is based on pounding away tirelessly at details, and on an infallible ear for the rhythm of conversation. He will rehearse a play for 15 minutes without looking at the stage, only listening to the dialogue. Suddenly he will call a halt, take out one word which interrupts the flow. No actor has ever managed to ad-lib even a syllable into his lines without Kaufman's spotting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Past Master | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

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