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tCOnplnuSQ FTOrn E1ISG FaEc.J
de la Concorde shall not exceed a GER
tain height and that it shall conform
generally to the original plan of the
great French architect, Auge jacques
Gabriel. who in the time of Louis XIV
designed the facadeS now standing on
the northern side of the square.
The commission has paid particular
attention to posts where living condi-
tons at present are dif1cult-that is,
where the minister and his staff find
On July /. 1926, it authorized a grant
of $4,000 for the legation building at
Tirana, the capital of Albania. This is
one of the small and inaccessible cap
itals of Europe and the living condi-
tons which face the representatives of
the American Government are unfavor-
able, as compared with those in nearly
every other European capital.
Upon the recommendation of our
minister, Charles c. Hart, the State
Department turned over the construc-
ton of the new legation to the Alban-
ian Vocational School under the direc-
ton of its supervisor, Harry T. Fultz OF
the American Red Cross. The building
is we'll on the way to completion. The
furnishings of the building follow the
same general plan used in furnishing
TIE LONDON embassy.
Building Designed for Tropics.
Posts in Central and South America
have received prior consideration for
the reason that living conditions in the
tropics are difficult for American diplo-
mats, especially those with families.
The commission has had designed
standard building for tropical use, to
include Offices for the legation and res
licences for the Minister and members
of his staff.
:,aTsgua. capital of Nicaragua. where
American marines have been maintain
ing law and order, was one of the first
Central American capitals selected. The
commission appropriated 100000 for a
new legation there and it has purchased
an elevated tract 2,100 yards from the
center of the town. The architects for
the projects are Aldrich g. Chase of
Boston. The plans call for a central
building, as the residence Of the Minis
ter, connected by colonnades with two
smaller structures for use as the Secre-
tary's house and Offices, all to be built
in the Southern Colonial type of archi-
lecture.
A sum Of $4,000 has been allocated
for the acquisition of land and the con-
struction of buildings in Tegucigalpe.
Honduras. The property, though owned
by the Honduran government, has been
occupied by squatterS. It consists Of 80
acres and should prove admirably
adapted to the use of the American
Government.
CorintO Plot Purchased.
The commission has already made
provision for a number of other Cen
trail American pests. Cortnto, Mica
rague, is one of these. The structure
there will be used for a consulate and
a triangular plot on the waterfront has
been acquired. On october II, 1927.
S15O,O0O was allocated for the demoh-
ton of the present Government-owned
building at Panama City and the con-
struction on the same site of an Office
building and the erection of residentiW@
quarters for the consul on the Point of
Paitilla. Bluefields. Nicaragua, is like
wise on the list of projects under way.
A site has been acquired on Ell Bluh,
across a shallow lagoon from the town,
near the customs office.
Two American buildings are under
way in Cuba. MatanzaS is one OF the
points selected and the commission has
granted $4,000 for the purchase and
initial modelling and repair of a new
consulate. Santiago de Cuba Is the
other Cuban city so far selected. For
a consulate at this important port the
commission has voted the sum of $751;
600. The site selected overlooks the
beautiful harbor and the consulate
promises to be one of the most at
tractive in the Caribbean area.
The commission has voted $50, 600 for