| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1929 |
| Number: | 18 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Gustaf WA Roos |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Former Minister |
| City: | Visby |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Motivation: | Roos initiated a movement that wanted to establish the right to finiancial support if war broke out. He argued that a country unlawfully attacked should receive financial aid to make it able to defend itself. Roos stated that, if necessary, the attacked country should also receive military support from the other nations. He wanted this to be a part of the conventions of the League of Nations. |
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Nominator 1:
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| Name: | J Bergman |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Swedish parliament |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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Nominator 2:
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| Name: | Emil Jonsson |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Member of the Swedish parliament |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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| Comments: |
Roos was the nominators primary choice. They also implied that the prize could be divided between Roos and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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