# Sven Allard

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**Sven Allard** (6 July 1896 – 17 August 1975) was a Swedish [diplomat](/source/Diplomat). Allard began his diplomatic career as an attaché at the [Ministry for Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Sweden)) in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) in 1921, serving in various roles in [Warsaw](/source/Warsaw), [Riga](/source/Riga), and other cities throughout the 1920s and 1930s. He played a significant role in the Swedish-British trade agreement negotiations and later served as first legation secretary in several capitals, including [Rome](/source/Rome) and [Paris](/source/Paris). In December 1943, he became Sweden's first envoy to [Chungking](/source/Chungking), China, after a long gap in diplomatic relations, and worked on dismantling [extraterritorial](/source/Extraterritoriality) rights concerning Swedish interests. After his time in China, he served as a trade treaty negotiator and was envoy in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), [Budapest](/source/Budapest), and [Prague](/source/Prague). In 1956, he was appointed Sweden's ambassador in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), where he served until 1964 and participated in the [International Atomic Energy Agency](/source/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency). Following this, he represented Sweden at the [Food and Agriculture Organization](/source/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization) in [Rome](/source/Rome) and published a reflective book on his Vienna experiences in 1965.

## Early life

Allard was born on 6 July 1896 on the farm Klofstenalund (Lund) in [Tjällmo](/source/Tj%C3%A4llmo), [Östergötland County](/source/%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tland_County), Sweden, the son of Joel Andersson and his wife Maria Allard. He passed *[studentexamen](/source/Studentexamen)* in [Linköping](/source/Link%C3%B6ping) in 1914 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from [Uppsala University](/source/Uppsala_University) in 1918 and a Candidate of Law degree in 1920.[1]

## Career

Allard was employed as an attaché at the [Ministry for Foreign](/source/Ministry_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Sweden)) in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) in 1921 and served in [Warsaw](/source/Warsaw) in 1922, as well as in [Riga](/source/Riga), [Reval](/source/Tallinn), and [Kovno](/source/Kaunas) that same year. He worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1925, was acting second legation secretary in [Brussels](/source/Brussels) and [The Hague](/source/The_Hague) in 1926, and became second secretary at the Ministry in 1927. He served as vice-consul in [London](/source/London) in 1931 (acting in 1930) and as first legation secretary in Warsaw in 1932.[1] Allard was secretary during the Swedish-British trade agreement negotiations from 1932 to 1933, first legation secretary in [Rome](/source/Rome) in 1933, in [Paris](/source/Paris) in 1934, and trade councilor there the same year. He then served as legation councilor and *chargé d'affaires* in [Athens](/source/Athens) in 1938, [Ankara](/source/Ankara) from 1939 to 1940, and in [Sofia](/source/Sofia) in 1941. He represented the Swedish government for the relief efforts during the [Great Famine](/source/Great_Famine_(Greece)) in Greece from 1942 to 1943.[1]

In December 1943, Allard was appointed as envoy in [Chongqing](/source/Chongqing), becoming Sweden's first diplomat in the capital of free China. Previously, Sweden had been accredited to [Chiang Kai-shek](/source/Chiang_Kai-shek) through the [Swedish legation](/source/Embassy_of_Sweden,_Beijing) in [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai) until the city was occupied by the Japanese. The position of envoy to Chiang Kai-shek had been vacant for several years, leaving Sweden without diplomatic relations with the [Chinese Nationalist Government](/source/Nationalist_government).[2] It wasn't until June 1944 that Allard could begin his journey to China aboard the ship *Sagoland*, traveling to [Lisbon](/source/Lisbon) and then via [Portuguese East Africa](/source/Portuguese_Mozambique).[3] His assignment in China included the task of dismantling the special [extraterritorial](/source/Extraterritoriality) rights concerning Swedish interests. These rights encompassed specific economic and legal privileges, notably in the well-known [international concessions](/source/Foreign_concessions_in_China) in Shanghai, which had already been abolished by most other countries.[4]

Allard served at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as a trade treaty negotiator from 1947 to 1949 and was envoy to [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), [Budapest](/source/Budapest), and Sofia in 1949.[5] On 1 March 1949, he presented his credentials in Bucharest to Professor [Constantin Ion Parhon](/source/Constantin_Ion_Parhon), President of Romania's Supreme Council.[6] He presented his credentials in Sofia on 5 April 1950.[7]

He served as envoy in [Prague](/source/Prague) and Budapest from 1951 to 1954, and in [Vienna](/source/Vienna) in 1954.[5] He presented his credentials to President [Theodor Körner](/source/Theodor_K%C3%B6rner_(president)) on 20 March 1954.[8] In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Austrian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies. Consequently, the [diplomatic rank](/source/Diplomatic_rank) changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador.[9] Allard was appointed as Sweden's ambassador in Vienna and presented his credentials to President Theodor Körner in September of that same year.[10] During his time in Vienna, he was also part of the Swedish delegation to the [International Atomic Energy Agency](/source/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency), serving as a deputy and advisor.[11]

He served as ambassador in Vienna until 1964.[5] After that, he moved to Rome, where he was a Swedish government representative at the [Food and Agriculture Organization](/source/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization) in 1964.[5] The following year, he published the book *Diplomat in Vienna*, which reflected on his ten years as Sweden's envoy in Vienna.[12]

## Personal life

On 10 April 1933, Allard married in [London](/source/London)[13] to Baroness Margareta Silfverschiöld (1904–1987), the daughter of Chief Chamberlain (*överstekammarjunkare*), Baron [Otto Silfverschiöld](/source/Otto_Silfverschi%C3%B6ld) and Ingeborg von Horn. They had two children: Embassy Counsellor Sven-Otto Allard (born 1934) and Consul General Nils-Urban Allard (1936–2017).[1][14]

## Death

Allard died on 17 August 1975 on the same farm in [Tjällmo](/source/Tj%C3%A4llmo) where he was born.[15] He was interred on 27 August 1975 in Tjällmo Cemetery at [Tjällmo Church](/source/Tj%C3%A4llmo_Church).[16]

## Awards and decorations

- Commander Grand Cross of the [Order of the Polar Star](/source/Order_of_the_Polar_Star) (4 June 1960)[17]
- Commander of the [Order of the Polar Star](/source/Order_of_the_Polar_Star) (6 June 1947)[18]
- [Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria](/source/Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria) (23 March 1960)[19][20]
- Grand Cross of the [Order of the Phoenix](/source/Order_of_the_Phoenix_(Greece))[1]
- [Order of Brilliant Star](/source/Order_of_Brilliant_Star)[1]
- Grand Officer of the [Order of Orange-Nassau](/source/Order_of_Orange-Nassau)[1]
- 1st Class of the [Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity](/source/Order_of_the_Star_of_Italian_Solidarity)[1]
- 1st Class of the [Order of the German Eagle](/source/Order_of_the_German_Eagle)[1]
- Officer of the [Order of the Crown](/source/Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium))[1]
- Officer of the [Legion of Honour](/source/Legion_of_Honour)[1]
- Officer of the [Order of the Three Stars](/source/Order_of_the_Three_Stars)[1]
- Knight of the [Order of the White Rose of Finland](/source/Order_of_the_White_Rose_of_Finland)[1]

## Bibliography

- Allard, Sven (1974). *Stalin und Hitler: die sowjetrussische Aussenpolitik 1930-1941* [Stalin and Hitler: Soviet Russian foreign policy 1930-1941] (in German). Bern: Francke.
- Allard, Sven (1970). *Stalin och Hitler: en studie i sovjetrysk utrikespolitik 1930-41* [Stalin and Hitler: A Study in Soviet Russian Foreign Policy 1930-41] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt.
- Allard, Sven (1970). *Russia and the Austrian state treaty: a case study of Soviet policy in Europe*. University Park ...: Penn State University Press.
- Allard, Sven (1966). *Miehitysajan loppunäytös Wienissä: ruotsalaisen diplomaatin muistelmia* [The end of the occupation period in Vienna: memoirs of a Swedish diplomat] (in Finnish). Porvoo: W. Söderström OY.
- Allard, Sven (1965). *Ryskt utspel i Wien* [Russian outing in Vienna] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt.
- Allard, Sven (1965). *Diplomat in Wien: Erlebnisse, Begegnungen und Gedanken um den österreichischen Staatsvertrag* [Diplomat in Vienna: Experiences, encounters and thoughts about the Austrian State Treaty] (in German). Köln: Wissenschaft und Politik.

## References

1. [*Vem är vem?*](https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/sthlm62/0051.html) [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 1, Stor-Stockholm. 2nd ed. Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. 1962. p. 27.

1. ["Sändebud i Chungking"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1943-12-15/SVNY/3) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1943-12-15. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Två svenska diplomater på lång resa"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1944-06-14/SVNY/3) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1944-06-14. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Minister Allard i Chungking"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1944-12-20/SVNY/4) [Minister Allard in Chungking] (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1944-12-20. p. 4A. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. Lagerström, Sten (ed.) (1968). [*Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969*](https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1969/0035.html) [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 19.

1. ["Minister Allard introducerad i Bukarest"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1949-03-02/SVNY/7) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1949-03-02. p. A7. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Sveriges sändebud i Rumänien"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1950-04-06/SVNY/4) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1950-04-06. p. 4A. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Sveriges nye Wienminister"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1954-03-21/SVNY/5) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1954-03-21. p. A5. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Tre nya ambassadörer"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1956-08-21/SVNY/7) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1956-08-21. p. A7. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

1. ["Sveriges sändebud i Wien"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1956-09-21/SVNY/4) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1956-09-21. p. 4A. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Sveriges ombud"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1958-09-21/SVNY/7) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1958-09-21. p. A7. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Som diplomat i Wien"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1965-10-25/SVNY/4) [As a diplomat in Vienna] (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1965-10-25. p. 4A. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Familjenytt: bröllop"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1933-04-11/SVNY/8) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1933-04-11. p. 8A. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

1. Sparre, Anna (1987-02-16). ["dödsfall: Margareta Allard"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1987-02-16/SVNY/16) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. p. 16. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

1. Svanström, Ragnar (1975-08-20). ["dödsfall: Sven Allard"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1975-08-20/SVNY/23) [deaths: Sven Allard] (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. p. 23. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

1. ["Sven Allard"](https://gravar.se/forsamling/borensbergs-pastorat/tjallmo/b/sven-allard-bc053) (in Swedish). *www.gravar.se*. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

1. [*Sveriges statskalender 1961*](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/64656/gupea_2077_64656_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1961. p. 50.

1. [*Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1948*](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/63629/gupea_2077_63629_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1948. p. 56.

1. ["Anfragebeantwortung"](https://www.parlament.gv.at/dokument/XXIV/AB/10542/imfname_251156.pdf) [Response to inquiries] (in German). [Austrian Parliament](/source/Austrian_Parliament). 23 April 2012. p. 94. 10542/AB XXIV. GP. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

1. ["Hederstecken"](https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1960-03-24/SVNY/10) (in Swedish). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 1960-03-24. p. 10A. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

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