Word: consulate
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...were still aboard early this week when the City of Flint, flying the Swastika, still manned by a Nazi prize crew, put into Tromsoe, Norway, seeking supplies. Nazi Consul Herr Henrik Jebens boarded her, saw the Americans, talked to the Germans. Uneasy Norwegian authorities furnished no supplies, four hours later escorted her out to sea again...
...Francois Briere, French Consul in Boston, will bestow the decoration in behalf of his government at a reception at the Consul's home in Brookline tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Rand will receive her decoration from the Consult at 9 o'clock Friday night at the presentation of a French film in the Institute of Geographical Exploration...
...Consul General William M. Cramp remained in Warsaw as he had in Addis Ababa three years ago, when he and his assistants turned away Ethiopian marauders with machine-gun fire, saving U. S. lives and State documents. When the Nazis besieged Warsaw, 136 U. S. citizens of Polish extraction took refuge at the embassy. Asked how long he would stay, Consul General Cramp replied: "Until 136 U. S. citizens are able to leave Warsaw...
...decoration, given in recognition of his efforts towards strengthening the bonds of friendship between the United States and Holland, was presented by the consul of the Netherlands, N. G. Van Velzen, at the consulate in Boston...
Enrolling as a provisional sophomore, Anthony Williams, an English student who studied at Cambridge last year, has a strange tale to tell. Among other things, he is a sergeant-major in His Majesty's army reserve. When he reported to the British consul in order to return to England to join his regiment, he was told that he was not wanted, so he decided to come to Harvard and study for a while...