Word: trocquer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...buzzed with comment. Within 48 hours, members of the Comite Francais du Tunnel sous la Manche, originally chartered in 1875, met in bustling session. Since new blood was obviously needed after half a century of stagnation, the Comite called in and elected as their president kinetic M. Yves Le Trocquer, recently French Minister of Public Works (1920-25). As Vice President they chose M. Jules Cambon, distinguished statesman and brother of beloved Paul Cambon (1843-1524) who was for 22 years French Ambassador to His Britannic Majesty. When the Committee adjourned to banquet, Jules Cambon, raised a sparkling glass...
Later in the day French Tunnel President Yves Le Trocquer cried happily to correspondents: "Absolutely everything on the French side is ready! This time our British friends seem clearly to favor realization of the project. Only one thing remains : that is, for the British government to create as rapidly as possible an association for the construction and exploitation of the tunnel from that...
Displaying blue prints and statistics proudly, M. Le Trocquer confidently stated that a double-track tunnel can be built in six years at a cost of three billion francs ($117,000,000) and would with the greatest ease earn 6%. Concluded M. Le President Le Trocquer: "With the tunnel in operation Paris and London will be only five hours apart...
Public Works?Yves Lc Trocquer...
Public Works: Yves le Trocquer...