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It is not "gumboot" diplomacy, it is "GUNBOAT" diplomacy.

It means negotiations happen with the threat of a gunboat warship sitting off shore to ensure that the "peaceful" negotiations" move in a desired direction. The British Empire invented this sort of diplomacy.

Another version is "Tank on the Lawn" diplomacy - a USSR invention.

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