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...King of Nepal, Birenda Bir Bikram Shah Dev, climaxed his day-long visit to Harvard last night by attending an exhibition on Nepalese urban restoration at the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts...
...exhibition, including a slide show narrated by Hooker Professor of Visual Arts Edward F. Sekler, focused on attempts by the United Nations and Birenda's government to preserve an ancient and historic square in the city of Patan, Nepal. The square is endangered by traffic and construction...
...presentation, the King--who attended the College in 1967-68 as a special student--and Queen moved across the street to the old President's house at 17 Quincy St. to dine with President Bok. Birenda is touring the country in an effort to convince the U.S. to recognize Nepal as a "zone of peace." More than 30 nations have already endorsed the proposal...
Birendra became king in 1972. Six years earlier, in order to prepare himself for the throne, he wandered Incognito through Nepal, "sleeping in huts, cottages, dusty school buildings, and the open air," according to the Nepalese Embassy...
...principal reason for Birendra's trip is to propose that the United States recognize Nepal as a "zone of peace" and pledge not to establish any military bases in the nation. More than 30 countries, including England, China, Israel, and Egypt, have endorsed the proposal...