Word: iii
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...King's Oath. From a script held in a trembling hand, the new King read a message to his people first in Flemish, then all over again in French: "After having consecrated himself entirely to the country, King Leopold III ended his reign by a gesture whose grandeur and abnegation excite admiration. I thank the country for having paid him unanimous homage...My father inculcated in me respect for the constitution and traditions of the dynasty. I shall remain scrupulously faithful to them...
...first allied soldier to enter that Belgian city on the heels of the fleeing Germans). But he never forgot the lesson his autocratic grandfather and predecessor Leopold I had learned through hard experience: in Belgium, a King is supposed to govern, not to rule. Albert's son, Leopold III, the father of Baudouin, tended to forget it. But with Leopold's abdication and young Baudouin's succession, the Royal Question seemed at last settled. "The crisis is dead," said one observer. "Long live the King...
Last week, after 17 years as sovereign, Leopold III, King of the Belgians, did what he could to make amends and restore harmony among his people. Before a distinguished group of 250 in the Royal Palace's white-and-gold throne room in Brussels, the stern, still handsome and young-looking (at 50) monarch relinquished his right to reign to his 2O-year-old son Baudouin. "It is with pride," Leopold told the boy, "that I transmit to you the noble and heavy mission of henceforth bearing the crown * of a Belgium which has remained, despite the most terrible...
...mighty fleet. Even some Congressmen were shocked by the leak. Said Senator Dick Russell, who presided over the MacArthur hearing and did his level best to protect official secrets: "It is difficult to conceive of such utter lack of responsibility . . . [This] might well be the cause of World War III...
Answers: I, e; II, d; III...