654:..." The International Civil Aviation Organization negotiated an international agreement which was signed in Chicago in 1944. The signatories, who were sovereign states, big and small, accepted in that agreement the principle of the sovereign right of each state to the air space over its territory. Among the big states which subscribed to this principle is the United States..." He pointed out that " ... secretly, there have been violations of this principle for the purpose of espionage" and that espionage has “… existed for centuries and will continue as long as human frailties continue, and will last as long as states suspect each other, fear each other and seek to dominate each other. But espionage is carried out in darkness, shunning publicity as if it were ashamed of its ugliness. We suppose it is considered necessary in the so-called civilized society of today, although the act itself is demoralizing and degrading."
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representatives of nations who had fought in the
Pacific war. Some at that San Francisco conference insisted that Japan should not be given its full freedom. They argued that Japan should remain shackled as a punishment for its role in World War II. As the representative of Sri Lanka, you spoke out for the principle of freedom for all people, including the Japanese. You quoted Buddha, the great teacher, and said that "hatred ceases not by hatred, but by love."
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be good enough to sit around the disarmament table?" Sir Claude seems to have caught the attention of the
Republican National Committee: Documents pertaining to him are to be found in Box 628 of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library under the rubric "Corea, Claude (Sir) – Ceylon – Chairman U. N. 1st Political Committee."
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Sir Claude married Lilie
Karmini Chitty (born 1889), daughter of James Morel Chitty, Crown Counsellor and son of Christian S. Chitty of 42 Silversmith St., Kotahena and Chilaw and his French Huguenot wife, Matilda Augusta "Mitzi" Morel. Lady Corea sported a diamond nose stud and is reported famously
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Secretary of State Christian Archibald Herter's remark that it was "wholly possible" for Red China to be invited to disarmament discussions, asking wryly whether "if they are not considered good enough to take their place in the U.N., would they
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415:and Chandra
392:Nationality
300:Preceded by
258:Preceded by
184:Preceded by
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73:Preceded by
1198:Categories
696:References
484:Early life
440:Occupation
429:Alma mater
395:Sri Lankan
1026:6 October
946:6 October
851:6 October
775:6 October
719:17 August
692:in 2000.
420:Parent(s)
352:1933–1936
348:In office
334:1936–1946
330:In office
294:1946–1949
290:In office
220:1948–1954
216:In office
151:1954–1957
147:In office
109:1958–1961
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1044:Archived
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476:and the
413:Harindra
408:Children
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560:of the
520:in the
411:Nihal,
387:Germany
225:Monarch
156:Monarch
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1071:2020
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984:Time
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922:2013
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867:link
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777:2007
742:ISBN
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382:Died
366:Born
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508:in
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