1939 Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs R. A. Butler confided him that the British government circles believed there could be no question of returning Western Ukraine and Belarus to Poland. According to him, if it
To argue his case, DeWitt prepared a report filled with known falsehoods, such as examples of sabotage that were later revealed to be the result of cattle damaging power lines. DeWitt suggested the creation of the military zones and Japanese detainment to Secretary of War Henry Stimson and Atto...
José P. Laurel was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and jurist, who served as president of the Philippines (1943–45) during the Japanese occupation during World War II. Laurel was born and raised in a town south of Manila. His father served in the cabine
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though theLiberal Partyitself declined Churchill’s suggestion of office. A prominent figure in the government wasR.A. Butler, the progressive-minded chancellor of the Exchequer.Anthony Edenwas foreign secretary. Some notable Churchillians were included, among them Lord Cherwell, who, as paymaster ...
Although African Americans had participated in every conflict since the Revolutionary War, they had done so segregated, and FDR appointee Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War, was not interested in changing the status quo. With a need to shore up the U.S. Armed Forces as war intensified in ...
- Percent of population enlisted: 0.23% The U.S. Navy invaded the Dominican Republic in 1916, taking over the army, police, and several vital locations asDesiderio Arias, the Dominican Republic’s secretary of war, was forced out of Santo Domingo. The occupation lasted through 1924, when wan...
was still in conversation with its Government and its Emperor looking towards the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to the Secretary of State a...
The U.S. Navy invaded the Dominican Republic in 1916, taking over the army, police, and several vital locations asDesiderio Arias, the Dominican Republic’s secretary of war, was forced out of Santo Domingo. The occupation lasted through 1924, when waning public support following World War I...
Upon returning home after the war, Chick married Rita Marie Fleshner in 1946 and had 2 sons Charles, Jr.and John (editor of this site) . Chick worked for the New Gazette where he retired after 39 years in 1984. He also served for 35 years as the Secretary/Treasure for the local 444...