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received a telephone call from Churchill's secre-
 
tary, requesting him to have dinner with Churchill
 
at the latter's country place. An appointment was
 
made to take him by car on Sunday, 21 May, at
 
eleven A.M.  The Ban was accompanied by Mr. Ste-
 
venson, British Minister to Yugoslavia.
 
     "They arrived there about noon. The follow-
 
'ing guests were present:
 
The Prime Minister of Holland 
The Prime Minister of Australia 
British Major General Hailes
Two distinguished British Lords, whose
     names the Ban could not remember. 
Captain Thomsen of the Royal Navy
Mr. Stevenson, British Minister to Yugoslavia.
 
     "At one o'clock,Mr. Churchill joined them and
 
during the dinner he had the Prime Minister of Hol-
 
land seated at his right and the Ban at his left.
 
Addressing his guests and pointing to the Ban,
 
Churchill said: 'I want you to meet the next Prime Minister of Yugoslavia.": Noticing the 
 
expression of surprise on the Ban's face, Mr. Churchill said
 
to him:  Why, don't you know that you are going to
 
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