Hambro, Carl Joachim born Jan 5, 1885, son of schoolmaster E.I. Hambro - journalist, politician and author, was the Editor in Chief of Morgenbladet (major conservative newspaper in Oslo) and elected member of Stortinget (Norwegian Parliament) in 1919 and the president of the Storting from 1926. President of the League of Nations from 1939 till it's abolishment in 1946.
When the air alarm sounded just after midnight April 9th, 1940 Hambro took the initiative to transport the Royal family, the Government and all members of the Storting by a special train leaving Oslo at 7.30 AM. Just 3 hours before the train departed, the Norwegian Foreign minister Koht had told the German ambassador Braüer that Norway would fight the German invasion. Thanks to Hambro's quick action he could chair the meetings of the Storting at Hamar at 12.30 PM the same day and Elverum at 9.20 PM the same evening. At this meeting Hambro suggested "The Elverum Authorization" http://www-studnot.hit.no/w965493/elverum/historie/efull.htm whereby "the Government were empowered to make such decisions as were deemed necessary for the sake of the future and safety of the country". This enabled Norway - even after our capitulation in Tromsø two months later - to continue the war against Germany from the refuge of our Government and Royal family in England and Canada.
Hambro followed the Government during it's transfer to London on June 7th, 1940 and continued himself to the US on July 12th, 1940 as the representative of Norway to the USA. During his stay in USA Hambro became honorary professor of several American Universities and was a delegate to the statutory general meeting of the United Nation in London in January 1946 and the General Assembly in New York in the fall of 1946. Hambro published several books before, during and after the war.
[See also picture on the Web: Den første norske kyrkja i {the first Norwegian church in} Muskego settlement, bygd i {built in} 1844.(Kjelde: {source:} C. J. Hambro: Amerikaferd. Av emigrasjonens historie. {Travelling to America. From the history of emmigration} Tanum, Oslo 1935.) at http://web.hist.uib.no/delfag-v98/sylte/Muskego.htm. His wartime book "I saw it happen in Norway" was banned in Sweden. In 1943 he published "How to win the peace".