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His own comments at the conference of senior statesmen gave no hint that he favored any early cessation of the war...
There have been some very weighty arguments by senior statesmen of great weight.
It is also a period of lull when, in two or three places, there are senior statesmen of great experience.
Ideas of this nature were promulgated and espoused by well-respected and senior statesmen after the last world war.
Many saw it simply as a stop-gap appointment until some more senior statesman took on the role.