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The French demand for land The French had demanded that the new Dutch Republic pay them an indemnity of 100 million florins to pay for the army expenses and that the Dutch cede France some territory at near the border and some of the Dutch Islands. The French had sent a small army to help the Dutch Revolution. The Dutch were ethically and morally outraged and sent this resolution on to France who were very surprised that their weak ally would even protest to them. The result was that the French compromised in the land and limited it to Maastricht, Venlo and Flanders and money.
Manava Dharma Shastra. This text is a part of the Hindu Holy Texts. Hindus believe that Manu was a prophet whose text is revealed or inspired.
Chavez had been fasting in protest and was too weak to speak when Kennedy visited.