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...Protocol officers soon were deep in the matter of an honor guard to greet the visitor, since occupied Austria has no soldiers. First they thought of using cops, but switched to postmen after reflecting that cops might look like an arresting party. Finally, they went back to cops...
...airline gate at Washington's National Airport, two tall and solid-looking men stood chatting volubly in German. At departure time the two shook hands and murmured "auf wiedersehen." Then Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab entered the plane. His companion, State Department Protocol Officer John Farr Simmons, waited at the gate until the plane was aloft; then he turned and hurried back to his desk at the State Department...
...like another well-known Prime Minister, has a fondness for strong brandy and premier-sized cigars. Last week Yoshida was in the U.S. on a twofold mission: 1) to pay a formal goodwill call, and 2) to find some economic succor for his hungry homeland. The protocol tour was a resounding success, but the fund-raising expedition turned out to be a disappointment for the little visitor...
...lack of room." But the government seemed more inclined to accept Premier Adams' interpretation of the incident. Last week the External Affairs department sent a note to Barbados expressing "the profound apologies of the government for any inconvenience or slight suffered by the Premier." Said Chief of Protocol H.F.B. Feaver: "We deplore any display of racial discrimination...
With both powers sticking fast to their stories, the U.S. had no choice but to follow diplomatic protocol and ask exit visas for Mrs. Sommerlatte and her husband...