Harald Roger Erik Julius Christian de Scavenius (1873 - April 24, 1939) was Danish

Denmark

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 Foreign Minister

Foreign Minister of Denmark

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 from May 5, 1920 to October 9, 1922.

Before this appointment, he had previously occupied the position of Danish ambassador

Ambassador

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 to Russia. Unlike his first cousin, Erik Scavenius

Erik Scavenius

Erik Julius Christian Scavenius was the Danish foreign minister 1909–1910, 1913–1920 and 1940–1943, and prime minister from 1942 to 1943. His cabinet resigned in 1943 and suspended operations...

, he advocated a strong anti-Communist policy and opposed Danish diplomatic recognition of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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Regarding the Schleswig issue

Schleswig Plebiscites

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, he advocated a minimalist strategy, arguing that Denmark should only regain areas in which Danes were in a majority, believing that any other policy of action would place Denmark in great risk of German

Germany

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 revanchism

Revanchism

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