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...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman effort, to restore the prestige of that organization
Alec Douglas-Home
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Alec Douglas-Home
Age: 92 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 2
Died: 1995
Died: October 9
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Lord Home
Earl of Home
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home
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