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Rawther Good Joke From Monty Banks
Wing Commander Maurice Banks now heads Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation and recalls a Pearl Harbor era quip about representing the Japanese. He says the ambassador called him on the carpet after newspapers quoted him calling the plan “rawther good.” The exchange highlights wartime humor and tensions in Washington.
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Monty) Banks
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