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When A War Breaks Out What Happens To The Diplomats
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In the opposing countries?
For example, German diplomats in London in 1939 and their British counterparts in Berlin.
For example, German diplomats in London in 1939 and their British counterparts in Berlin.
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Quote: "At 11 am on September 3, 1939, when the British ultimatum expired and Britain declared war, the diplomats of the British Embassy gathered in the embassy's meeting room and stopped the clock. Ambassador Nevile Henderson and his staff immediately began closing the embassy down. About 4 pm, the telephone lines were cut. German soldiers [EDIT] and...
18:58 Thu 15th Sep 2022
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"At 11 am on September 3, 1939, when the British ultimatum expired and Britain declared war, the diplomats of the British Embassy gathered in the embassy's meeting room and stopped the clock. Ambassador Nevile Henderson and his staff immediately began closing the embassy down.
About 4 pm, the telephone lines were cut. German soldiers [EDIT] and Gestapo agents arrived to detain all British staff at the Berlin embassy and other staffers working at the nearby Hotel Adlon. The diplomats were then moved out of Berlin to a cushy arrest at the resort of Bad Nauheim, where final arrangements were made through Swiss diplomats for Germany and Britain to exchange their embassy staffs. The British were back in Britain on September 7, although most of their personal effects remained in a diplomatic limbo in Switzerland."
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It is to be assumed that reciprocal arrangements were made, as the German ambassador in London ended up spending most of his war in Poland, rather than being held in the UK.
"At 11 am on September 3, 1939, when the British ultimatum expired and Britain declared war, the diplomats of the British Embassy gathered in the embassy's meeting room and stopped the clock. Ambassador Nevile Henderson and his staff immediately began closing the embassy down.
About 4 pm, the telephone lines were cut. German soldiers [EDIT] and Gestapo agents arrived to detain all British staff at the Berlin embassy and other staffers working at the nearby Hotel Adlon. The diplomats were then moved out of Berlin to a cushy arrest at the resort of Bad Nauheim, where final arrangements were made through Swiss diplomats for Germany and Britain to exchange their embassy staffs. The British were back in Britain on September 7, although most of their personal effects remained in a diplomatic limbo in Switzerland."
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It is to be assumed that reciprocal arrangements were made, as the German ambassador in London ended up spending most of his war in Poland, rather than being held in the UK.
they are given free passage to wherever.
In england from around 1707 - but probably before
Greeks and Romans used to torture and abuse legates and ambassadors ( and heralds). 1415 Jan Huss ( he founded the Hussites) was given free passage to a convocation where the judges found his heresies so disgusting - they burnt him
1618 - ding ding the 30 y War starts when the Imperial Ambassadors are thrown from the windows of Hradny Castle in Prague. ( land on a dung heap)
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1707 or therabouts the RussianAmbassador was arrested for theft in London and the British Ambassador ended up proffering a gold embossed copy of the Diplomatic Priveleges Act ( er 1707 that is!) to Peter the Great ( Moscow) whilst the ambassador stared at the floor....
In england from around 1707 - but probably before
Greeks and Romans used to torture and abuse legates and ambassadors ( and heralds). 1415 Jan Huss ( he founded the Hussites) was given free passage to a convocation where the judges found his heresies so disgusting - they burnt him
1618 - ding ding the 30 y War starts when the Imperial Ambassadors are thrown from the windows of Hradny Castle in Prague. ( land on a dung heap)
https:/
1707 or therabouts the RussianAmbassador was arrested for theft in London and the British Ambassador ended up proffering a gold embossed copy of the Diplomatic Priveleges Act ( er 1707 that is!) to Peter the Great ( Moscow) whilst the ambassador stared at the floor....
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