Word: schuman
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...throng of 100,000 on the docks. He offered not one hand but two to all who would join his movement. He said that "our arms are wide open to others"-which seemed to indicate that he still had lively hopes of a deal with Premier Robert Schuman...
...same day Premier Schuman spoke quietly to a small crowd in Poitiers. Said he: "I do not know how long the government will last. We are provisional men, but we will work as if tomorrow belonged to us. Others will be called on to replace us, and we will aid them...
...helping U.S. and British flyers escape from France). So great was his success that he was appointed prédicateur (preacher) at Notre Dame. Since then, half of Paris has come to hear him-including Communist Chieftains Maurice Thorez and Jacques Duclos, as well as middle-road Premier Schuman...
...Strong as Possible. The reference to "some men" in the present government was enough to start Pleven on the second stage of his search for a painless transition. He called on Robert Schuman. Over an austere Schuman dinner of soup, omelet, vegetables and mineral water, Pleven proposed his deal. Schuman was undecided...
...consider it is in the interests of France, Europe and peace that there should be as strong a government as possible in France. By strong, I mean reposing on the biggest possible majority of the French people. . . . National interest demands an understanding . . . between General de Gaulle and Robert Schuman...