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...Switzerland. There are eight Prime Ministers, 20 Foreign Ministers, 80 assorted Finance and other Cabinet Ministers and heads of central banks. Potent foreign statesmen in London are by no means limited to the official delegates. At least one extra King will be there, lean, white-chinned Feisal of Irak, come to watch proceedings, coach his delegates from the sidelines, and renew his acquaintance with two of Britain's most photographed beauties: Lady Louis Mountbatten and the Marchioness of Milford Haven, who visited his arid kingdom unescorted last November in search of desert thrills. Many a European Premier not present...
...benefit of lonesome English Colonials who, loving illustrated weeklies, love them even more when they arrive promptly. Air-Mail Pictorial is printed on "gravure news" stock, some 20% lighter than usual rotogravure paper. Through an arrangement with Imperial Airways, the 16-page, 2-oz. magazine is whisked to Egypt, Irak, India, Africa, Palestine while such old-timers as The Illustrated London News wallow along on steamers. Imperial Airways makes a rate somewhat less than its standard 10? an oz. to carry Air-Mail Pictorial, gets credit therefor in the masthead...
After that nothing but approving votes were heard until Siam's Assemblyman softly murmured "Abstain."* Other abstainees who either sent no Assemblyman or simply did not vote totaled 13: Abyssinia, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Santo Domingo, Honduras, Irak, Liberia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador. Gravely President Hymans read out the final count: 42 to 1-hailed in Geneva as "The World against Japan!" Ruling that the Committee of 19's recommendations had been adopted "unanimously,"* Mr. Hymans called Japan a land "which seems desirous of retiring into isolation and carrying on its policy without taking into account the opinion...
Bandit fears and hopes have not materialized as yet but the noble ladies' passing left a deep impression on King Feisal. Last week Paul Knabenshue, U. S. Minister to Irak, forwarded to Washington a copy of His Majesty's latest police regulations. Excerpts...
...European and American ladies and ladies of similar national and social status must acquire residence permits for all Irak cities other than Bagdad, Basra and Mosul...