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Henrik Kauffmann

Danish diplomat and politician (1888-1963)

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Jan 21, 2026
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How did the 1941 Greenland‑U.S. defence arrangement under Ambassador Henrik Kauffmann influence postwar negotiations?

The April 9, 1941 “Agreement Relating to the Defense of Greenland,” signed by Danish Ambassador Henrik Kauffmann and U.S. Secretary Cordell Hull, gave the United States broad wartime rights to defend ...

Jan 31, 2026
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Did usa own Greenland during and after ww2

never owned as sovereign territory either during or afterward; instead it assumed responsibility for the island’s defense, established military bases there during the war, maintained a presence into ,...

Jan 21, 2026
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What legal and political mechanisms allowed the U.S. to establish bases in Greenland without a transfer of sovereignty?

established and expanded military bases in through a combination of wartime bilateral arrangements, a formal 1951 defense treaty with that carved out "defense areas" and permissive jurisdictional rule...