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...Henry Lewis Stimson sent a reminder of Russia's obligation under the Kellogg Pact not to encroach upon China (TIME, Dec. 16), Bear Litvinov received it courteously enough from Ambassador Herbette, but figuratively growled at Statesman Stimson: "Mind your own business!" This time he was in an even nastier mood. For this time the French envoy was acting for Rumania, and Rumania is anathema to all Red Russians, who consider that she stole Bessarabia from them while they were fighting the White Russians and the Allies in 1918. Worse still, the Rumanian note was an echo (by request...
Afterwards Mr. Gallivan explained the incident. "He said something nasty to me and I said something nastier...