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The expected despatch -- viz., that from the French Foreign Office to their minister at Washington, dated October 18, 1865, and communicated to Mr. Seward on the 29th of the same month -- was no more satisfactory, though in better tone, than those which had preceded.
Forty-Six Years in the Army John M. Schofield
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French Foreign Office, and which, with its panelled walls, covered with gorgeous Gobelins picturing Ruben's story of Marie de 'Medici, its stately brocaded chairs, and old-rose and gray Aubusson carpets, was redolent of old-time diplomacy.
Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. Charles Seymour 1924
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What must have been the surprise in the French Foreign Office when it received the following dispatch: (I give the substance, of course, because I have not seen the original.):
Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography Thayer, William R 1919
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We first knew the future Ambassador as an official of the French Foreign Office, who spent much of his scanty holidays in a scholarly pursuit of English literature.
Writer's Recollections Ward, Mrs Humphry 1918
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He (like so many others) wrote repeated letters and warnings to the French Foreign Office, which apparently had no effect.
My First Years As A Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 Waddington, Mary King 1914
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Thus in 1856 the hopes of the French Foreign Office rested on
The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Arthur Cheney Train 1910
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Acting on these suggestions, Sir Charles Dilke during the next four days discussed with the French Foreign Office and with Gambetta (who had written on September 28th to say, "Je reviendrai exprès de Suisse pour vous vous en causer à fond"), not only commercial negotiations, but also
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 Stephen Lucius Gwynn 1907
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Then, amidst a mass of secretaries from the French Foreign Office, the two Germans, Hermann
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 William Orpen 1904
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The substitution of Walewski by Thouvenel at the French Foreign Office, and the Emperor's letter to the Pope advising him to give up the revolted Legations of his own accord, raised many hopes, but those who took these to be the signs of a decided change of policy were mistaken.
Cavour Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn 1898
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Hitherto the French Foreign Office had won brilliant successes by skilfully separating and embittering allies.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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