An R.A.F. guard of honor snapped to attention as a tall, erect European stepped out of his plane at London's Northolt Airport. A Daimler with a British crown on its windshield whisked him off to the finest suite (101-102) at Claridge's. Next day, Winston Churchill welcomed him at lunch at 10 Downing Street; at week's end he drove to Buckingham Palace to spend a chatty half hour with King George VI. To make the honored guest feel at home in chilly London, the British government rounded up 200 of his fellow countrymen to take sherry with him at his hotel.
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