The XYZ Affair: Three agents of Charles Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand, Foreign Minister of the Republic of France, approach the united States’ peace delegation upon their arrival in Paris. They suggest that for a bribe of 240,000 Dollars to Talleyrand, and loan to France, the Navy of France will cease its commandeering of American shipping.
[restored 10/31/2021]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 54.
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