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Paul-Boncour

American  
[pawl-bawn-koor] / pɔl bɔ̃ˈkur /

noun

  1. Joseph 1873–1972, French lawyer and statesman: premier 1932–33.


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Enlightened, Pacifist Paul-Boncour inspected the bill, found it good and "purely defensive," introduced it with all the weight of his influence and the persuasion of his lawyer oratory before the Chamber.

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He dropped Leagophile Joseph Paul-Boncour out of the Quai d'Orsay, put in as Foreign Minister Financier-Diplomat Georges Bonnet, recently Ambassador at Washington and still more recently Finance Minister.

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Captain Eden and M. Paul-Boncour outdid each other hemming & hawing.

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Despite Citizen Herriot's big discovery, his successor Premier Joseph Paul-Boncour made no move to pay last week.

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"I can't stand the noise on the first floor!" cried temperamental new French Premier & Foreign Minister Joseph Paul-Boncour in the French Foreign Ministry last week, ordered his office moved upstairs into the Queen's Bedroom.

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