The Annual RegisterEdmund Burke Rivingtons, 1900 |
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... Britain in the councils of Europe had been considerably altered by the events of the preceding year ; but , whilst the new year opened under aspects externally peace- ful , there was in reality little relaxation of the tension which had ...
... Britain in the councils of Europe had been considerably altered by the events of the preceding year ; but , whilst the new year opened under aspects externally peace- ful , there was in reality little relaxation of the tension which had ...
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... Britain to remain the practical protector of Egypt , and to hold that position against all comers . On this point it was expedient as well as inevitable for England " to have a conversation with Europe " in order that her de facto ...
... Britain to remain the practical protector of Egypt , and to hold that position against all comers . On this point it was expedient as well as inevitable for England " to have a conversation with Europe " in order that her de facto ...
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... Britain ; and M. Delcassé , the Foreign Minister , even complimented Lord Kitchener on his attitude towards Major Marchand . The thirteen proposals in which Count Muravieff embodied the great idea of the Czar were not very favourably ...
... Britain ; and M. Delcassé , the Foreign Minister , even complimented Lord Kitchener on his attitude towards Major Marchand . The thirteen proposals in which Count Muravieff embodied the great idea of the Czar were not very favourably ...
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... Britain and Germany with regard to the maintenance of their mutual and several interests in South - Eastern Africa , and he trusted that the Foreign Secretary would be able to clear up the doubts which had been expressed as to the ...
... Britain and Germany with regard to the maintenance of their mutual and several interests in South - Eastern Africa , and he trusted that the Foreign Secretary would be able to clear up the doubts which had been expressed as to the ...
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... Britain , its position in China as compared with Russia , in commercial as well as in political influence . Replying on behalf of the Foreign Office Mr. Brodrick dis- criminated between the resolution of the previous session and that ...
... Britain , its position in China as compared with Russia , in commercial as well as in political influence . Replying on behalf of the Foreign Office Mr. Brodrick dis- criminated between the resolution of the previous session and that ...
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