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...station they were met by an elegant chef de protocole, who led the way to a commemorative plaque. After allowing Acting President Castillo a couple of tugs which failed to untwitch the covering, the officious chef de protocole unveiled the plaque with a jerk. Next he ordered photographs to be posed, driving Santiago Luis Cardinal Copello in & out of pictures until the Cardinal was hopelessly confused. When Vice Admiral Mario Fincati, Minister of Marine, was missing at the moment he should have signed, the chef de protocole peremptorily shouted: "Fincati! Fincati! Where's Fincati?-and sent dignified, elderly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Chief of Protocol | 6/15/1942 | See Source »

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