Word: molotovs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Joseph Stalin's Big Three partners would "welcome" the treaty only if it meant that he was now ready to fulfill the spirit of the Yalta commitments, and enable Viacheslav Molotov in San Francisco to meet the eyes of the world...
...Britain, they abrogated the neutrality pact with Japan several days ahead of the expected time. Then, immediately after President Roosevelt's death. U.S. Ambassador Harriman showed gumption, convinced Stalin that he had made a serious mistake, and paved the way for President Truman's firm "invitation" to Molotov. The effects on the Polish negotiations were instantly apparent...
...Molotov looked up from his navel, and the other negotiators took heart...
...Trump. Before Molotov arrived in Washington, Moscow played a trump. Into Moscow flew President Boleslaw Bierut, Premier Osubka-Morawski, Deputy Premier Wladyslaw Homolka and Defense Minister General Michal Rola-Zymierski-Warsaw Poles all. Two days later, Stalin himself signed a 20-year mutual assistance treaty and proclaimed "a radical turning point in the relations between the Soviet Union and Poland . . . a solid foundation for replacing the old unfriendly relations with ties of alliance and friendship...
...Francis hotel, reveled in three eggs apiece for breakfast, promptly obtained 18 shoe stamps (for some 60 delegates and consultants). A Russian ship brought quantities of caviar, vodka and champagne to be dispensed in a Pacific Heights house rented for entertainment. For the delegation's head, Foreign Commissar Molotov, the State Department had been asked to supply 1) a bullet-proof car, 2) an armed escort...