Word: monnett
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Died. Monnett Bain Davis, 60, veteran foreign-service officer, U.S. Ambassador to Israel since 1951, onetime Ambassador to Panama (1948-51); of a heart ailment; in Tel Aviv...
Tough Talk. Last week the U.S., fearful that even the sometime-peace was now about to blow up, stepped into the picture. In Tel Aviv, U.S. Ambassador Monnett B. Davis, a quiet, methodical career diplomat of the old school, handed Israel a note that was diplomatic but plain. The U.S., it said, is deeply concerned over the recent Israeli forays over the border, and it could only conclude that they are inspired by calculated Israeli policy. A similar but much milder note of caution was handed to the Jordanians...