Word: locarno
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...faith whereof the above mentioned plenipotentiaries have signed the present treaty. Done at Locarno the 16th of October...
...Foreign Minister Austen Chamberlain arrived in London last week, returning from the Locarno Conference, he was greeted with official honors and popular ovations which recalled those accorded to the returning Prince of Wales the week before (TIME...
...Cecil and Colonel Amery. As they wrung his hand, they noted that the returning diplomatic hero had for once chosen to appear publicly in a crinkled grey lounge suit instead of being austerely and formally attired as is his usual custom. Mrs. Chamberlain, who had accompanied her husband to Locarno, was all but overwhelmed with flowers; and outside the station, by special fiat of King George, a state coach waited for the son of famed and beloved...
Before he was whirled away amid cheering throngs, Mr. Chamberlain spoke a few words of thanks to representatives of the British press for their work at Locarno, which he said was "often a help and never a hindrance to our efforts." He also issued an official statement, in part as follows: "I am full of gratitude that it has been given to me to represent my Sovereign at such a moment. The treaties initialed at Locarno threaten no one, are directed against no nation, secure the safety of many and are welcomed...
...miracle of Locarno is that there has sprung up in Europe for the first time since the War the will to peace. If the promise at Locarno is fulfilled the peace we have built up in Western Europe is a prelude to the peace that will ultimately be built up throughout the whole of Europe...