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Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia Arriving in the United Kingdom, 1936. '...il Duce's [ie Mussolini's] protection meant for Ethiopia the onslaught of tanks, guns and bombing planes, and against such force, spears and courage were not enough...With the fall of his capital, Addis Abbaba, Haile Selassie, the Lion of Judah, sought sanctuary in Britain. The World might deem Ethiopia none of its business. Yet, like it or not, the presence of that dignified figure on English soil, was a reminder to the World of its conscience'. From "Time To Remember - The Time Of The Three Kings", 1936 ( Reel 1); documentary about events of the year of the abdication crisis.