Word: ismay
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Provocation. In Paris, NATO's Secretary-General Lord Ismay called an unprecedented meeting of the NATO Council. Never before had NATO met to make peace between its own members. At the meeting, Turkish representative Mehmet Ali Tiney presented his government's apologies for the riots, but added: "Of course, there was a certain provocation...
...come out of World War II. Ordinarily, the Martin story might induce more raised eyebrows than belief. But documented as it is, written by Britain's present Judge Advocate of the Fleet, Ewen Montagu, and coming with the imprimatur of Churchill's wartime Chief of Staff Lord Ismay, it can be enjoyed as one of the most bizarre stories of deception in recent military history...
...easy to get approval (Lord Ismay admits that he was dubious), but Winston Churchill was for it. When someone objected that the stunt might misfire and only call attention to the impending invasion of Sicily, Churchill replied, "I don't see that that matters. Anybody but a damn fool would know it is Sicily...
...official flag. Color: navy blue and white. Officially, the flag is said to be "a four pointed star representing the compass that keeps us on the right road-the path of peace-and a circle representing the unity that binds together the 14 countries." But NATO Secretary General Lord Ismay of Britain was much less high flown in approving the design. "It is," said he, "simple and inoffensive...
Last week, as it has been for the past several weeks, the White House list of appointments was heavy with foreign callers. Mme. Chiang Kai-shek came in for tea and some serious talk. Dutch Foreign Minister J.M.A.H. Luns had a lengthy discussion of European defense. NATO Secretary Lord Ismay was the honor guest at the Eisenhowers' first full-blown state dinner. South Korean Foreign Minister Yong Tae Pyun called, and General John E. Hull, vice chief of staff, departing on an important special mission to Egypt, dropped in at the White House for final instructions...