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...Chargé d'Affaires Légation Impériale de Perse Washington...
...London a man came out on the stage of the Hippodrome Theatre, said that Ray Atherton, U. S. Chargé d'Affaires in whose hands rests the conduct of the Embassy now that Charles Gates Dawes has resigned as Ambassador, was urgently wanted on the telephone. War-wary Britons in the audience suddenly lost interest in the show. The message, it turned out, was from the Embassy, which wanted to be sure of the whereabouts of Mr. Atherton in case of an emergency...
...Chargé d'Affaires William J. McCafferty in San Salvador was genuinely alarmed last week. A Communist army had risen in three Pacific Coast provinces, attacked the towns of La Libertad, Ahuachapan and Sousonate, moved inland and was fighting for Santa Tecla, only eight miles from the capital. Telephone lines had been cut, railroads torn up. San Salvador was threatened next. Chargé d'Affaires McCafferty was familiar with Central American revolutions led by generals or politicians. He had failed to get excited when such a revolt overthrew the Salvador Government two months ago, set up a military...
...henceforth His Excellency Mouhtar Bey, Turkish Ambassador to the U. S., must consider himself Turkish Minister to Mexico as well, hold himself ready to rush to Mexico City in emergencies. Abruptly abolished was the post of Turkish Minister to Madrid, where the Turkish legation will function permanently under a Chargé d'Affaires. Reason for both: Economy...
Though Britain began full diplomatic relations with the Soviet in 1924, the necessity of shaking hands with the Tsar's murderers did not arise. At that time Russia had only a chargé d'affaires in London, and mere chargés need not meet the Crown. Ambassadors are different, but all last week Cousin George V remained adamant. "I have not forgotten," said...