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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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"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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But M. Paul-Boncour is M. Paul-Boncour, a fashionable lawyer with a knack of creating well-bred sensations.

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This invitation Maitre Paul-Boncour, one of the great lawyers of France, felt bound to accept.

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British Delegate Butler and French Delegate Joseph Paul-Boncour, white-haired veteran of many a League session, did not let the occasion slip by without reminding the world that there were other aggressions and other aggressors.

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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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