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cussions. I will, however, say a few words about two
meetings I had during my visit in London., One was
with King Haakon of Norway. Many years had
passed since I had seen him, but he had not changed
a great deal. While we sat there chatting in his
drawing room, I was overcome with admiration for
the way in which he had kept his mental and physical
vitality despite all he had gone through. It was easy
to understand the important role his personality
played in the Norwegian underground’s střfuggle for
freedom. One could not be mistaken in his burning
love for his country and his people, nor his absolute
conviction that right would triumph. When I gave
him a packet of Norwegian ersatz cigarettes which
I had with me, there came a melancholy and at
the same time amused look into his eyes — I had
tried one of those cigarettes myself, and I can assure
you the only thing they had in common with ordinary
ones was that they burned when you lit them. For
him they were a greeting from Norway which
eloquently testified to the situation there. But his
humor got the upperhand when he said: ”It will be
interesting for me to try a Norwegian wartime
cigarette, but I believe I will first make my ADC
try a few. If he, contrary to expectation, is still alive
when he has smoked them, I will gladly try one
myself.”
The other meeting was with the Dowager Queen
Maria of Yugoslavia. She lived with her son in exile
in London, and was very active in helping her
suffering people. She asked me if the Swedish Red
Cross could help the Yugoslavs which the Germans
had taken to Norway. She had received information
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