Word: premiere
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...port of Bizerte in Tunisia 50 bearded old Moslem dignitaries, turbaned and in silk robes, presented flowers to M. Daladier. Silk-hatted French officials, in traditional morning garb, gave him European handshakes. The 7,500 British subjects of the protectorate praised French rule in a joint letter to the Premier. The Moslem population of Tunis gave his motorcade a wildly enthusiastic reception...
...General, the real ruler of Tunisia, stayed in the background. As M. Daladier crossed the imaginary boundary line of the Bey's palace grounds he forgot to observe a 500-year-old custom which requires all visitors, high or low to bow. An attaché quickly reminded the Premier, who halted, backed up, bowed...
...throne room the Bey, flanked by his three sons, and M. Daladier, followed by his staff, shook hands ceremoniously. His Highness listened to the Premier promise France's "continued protection" of the Bey's domains. The Bey's Minister of the Pen read in Arabic this cordial reply: "All Tunisia will, if need be, group itself in support of France." Then His Highness decorated the Premier with the coveted order of Aned el Aman, usually given only to royalty...
Olive Branch. All along the route Arabs, Berbers, Negroes from the South Sahara turned out with such enthusiasm to show French allegiance that tears rolled down the Premier's cheeks. At Sousse, with the Foreign Legion, cavalry and rifle regiments lined up in the square, M. Daladier caught the frenzy of the crowd, stepped out of the official procession and went through the square shaking hands with men, patting the heads of children. At Sfax the Caid (Mayor), whose grandfather fought against the invading French 57 years ago, presented M. Daladier with a silver olive branch symbolic of "union...
...expansive was the mood of the Premier after the warmth of his African receptions that he chose to ignore the latest manifestation of Italian ill will. Special Correspondent Jérôme Tharaud of the Paris-Soir arrived at Genoa by plane en route to Djibouti. Even though he had an Italian visa, the Fascist police interrupted his voyage, escorted him back to the French frontier. Reason: Italy claimed M. Tharaud had written articles uncomplimentary to Italian soldiers in Spain...