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A first controversy concerned the Austro-Hungarian government's offer of 'rehabilitation' to those of its citizens living abroad and who had fled to escape compulsory military service provided they returned home and served in the army. This scheme ran counter to the U.S. official policy of neutrality
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declared him no longer acceptable and requested the Austro-Hungarian government to recall its ambassador. In the note, Lansing charged the ambassador with espionage for having advocated that his government back 'plans to instigate strikes in
American manufacturing plants engaged in the production of
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forbidding its citizens from actively taking sides in the war. However, a much more serious incident erupted in early
September 1915 when media reported that Dr. Dumba had been involved in schemes to sabotage the U.S. munitions industry. On 5 September, the news broke that he had admitted to giving
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munitions of war'. On 27 September, the Austro-Hungarian government eventually agreed to recall Dr. Dumba. He left the United States on 5 October and was allowed to pass unhindered through the
Entente blockade of the European continent and return to Vienna.
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in Vienna. In the letter, he proposed certain measures to hamper the manufacture of munitions for the Allies in the US. The so-called 'Dumba Affair' quickly became a scandal. On 9 September 1915, Secretary of State
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November 1916 but never presented his credentials to President Wilson, thus making Dr. Dumba the last official ambassador of Austria-Hungary to the United States.
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in 1909 where he stayed until 1912. He was known for being
Austria-Hungary's only bourgeois ambassador at the time although he was from a very wealthy family.
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during the presidential campaign. It could also be noted that the Dumba Affair also included the military attaché at the German
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Upon his return to Vienna, Dr. Dumba retired from the diplomatic service. In May 1917, he was ennobled and appointed to the Upper House (
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on 24 April 1913. Although the first months in office were calm, the outbreak of World War I would quickly put him in the spotlight.
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and wrote several books, including his memoirs which were published in 1932 and in which he defended his action during World War I.
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and dean of the diplomatic corps. He presented his letter of credentials to
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on 6 January 1947. He was the last surviving former ambassador of Austria-Hungary.
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in 1879. He subsequently served at the Austro-Hungarian Embassy at
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267:(1830–1900), a wealthy Austrian entrepreneur. The Dumba, where of
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780:'Dr. Constantin Theodor Dumba', Solving Problems Through Force
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On 4 March 1913, Dr. Dumba was appointed as the successor of
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had been sacked following the publication of the so-called
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Dreibund und Ententepolitik in der Alten und Neuen Welt
753:'Austrian Nobility - Abolition of Nobility in 1919',
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608:Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950
429:, not a first or middle name. The female form is
65:Karl Freiherr Heidler von Egeregg und Syrgenstein
883:Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States
850:Albert Freiherr Eperjesy von Szászváros und Tóti
121:Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States
103:Albert Freiherr Eperjesy von Szászváros und Tóti
755:Austrian nobility#Abolition of nobility in 1919
528:Presence in Habsburg Vienna: Heyday and Decline
876:Ladislaus Freiherr Hengelmüller von Hengervár
453:Ladislaus Freiherr Hengelmüller von Hengervár
144:Ladislaus Freiherr Hengelmüller von Hengervár
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243:and famous for having been expelled during
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790:Newspaper clippings about Konstantin Dumba
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275:descent, originally from the village of
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231:(17 June 1856 – 6 January 1947), was an
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310:From 1903 to 1905, Dr. Dumba served as
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415:Regarding personal names: Until 1919,
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785:'Constantin Dumba', firstworldwar.com
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842:Moritz Freiherr Czikann von Wahlborn
75:Moritz Freiherr Czikann von Wahlborn
856:Austro-Hungarian Minister to Sweden
833:Austro-Hungarian Minister to Serbia
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490:"The Recall of Ambassador Dumba"
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624:William D. Godsey,
390:Lord Sackville-West
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403:Dr. Dumba died in
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320:Kingdom of Serbia
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