Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-17
Funds for Housing u. S. Diplomats Almost
Exhausted; TO Buildings Are Owned

| the purchase of the building now occu-
pied by the American Minister II
Teherar1. Persia, and this will be re-
modelled and refurnished. At Aden..
Arabia, the commission has allocated
$4,000 for an American consular build
ing. Negotiations have been completed
for a site on the water front
The commission has granted the sum
of $4,000 for the purchase OF an once
and residential quarters for the Amerl-
can Minister at Ottawa. There are Two
very old brick buildings on the site
which will have to be demolished before
the new project can be completed. Cass
Gilbert of New York has been selected
as the architect for the construction OF
new Office building. In year or two
the American Minister to Canada Will
be housed as we'll as American repre-
sentatives abroad.
Site Owned In Rio.
The country owns a site in Rio de
Janeiro and the Ambassadors residence
there The commission will now erect
an office building for the consul gen
eral and the commercial attache on the
site adjoining the embassy. The allo-
cation for this building amounts to
$260,O00, The building will be five
stories high and an American f1rm OF
architects in Rio, Preston and Curtis,
has drawn up the plans.
The commission has given special at
tention to the needs of the Far East.
aforementioned buildings in the Far
East add to the prestige of the United
States in what now is one OF the great
est battlef1elds Of commerce and diplo-
macy. The commission has allotted
S75OO00 for the erection of a consulate
at Shanghai, gateway to the populous
Yangtse Valley. The consulate will be
located on the river front and will be
one of the finest buildings in Shanghai.
1t will house all official American activi-
ties in that city, with the exception OF
the consular court.
Chairman Porter and other members
of the commission are particularly anX-
ious to have the United States repre-
sented by suitable Offices throughout
China in order that the Chinese may
the importance of their country in Far
Eastern affairs. The commission has
under consideration plans for a $4,000
Office building at Mukden, together with
residential quarters for the consul and
his staff. About $63,000 has been ap-
propriated also for consulate at Annoy.
Builds Toxic Embassy.
The commission is erecting a hand
some embassy in Toxic to take the place
of the building destroyed by the fire
and earthquake in 1928. In addition to
Offices, the building will contain suitable
quarters for staff of the embassy and
the military, naval and commercial at
tacheS. A consulate. will be built at
Yokomama and another at Nagasaki.
There will be new consulate at Pen
ang, Straits Settlement. So far as pos
sible, the furniture selected will be OF
steel and aluminium, materials calcu-
lated to resist the ravages of the white
ant. The sum of 100000 has been
allocated for a new legation at Bang
kok, capital of Siam. White ants have
seriously damaged the old legation. In
1927, the commission voted 100000 for
a consulate at Calcutta, where American
consular officers have found living con-
ditions trying. Both Offices and resi-
dental quarters will be provided here.
When completed, the Calcutta project
will offer American foreign service OFF,
GERS one of the most attractive homes
in that part Of the world.
Sees Gain In Prestige.
The program in the Far East has al
ready justified itself. Commenting on
the situation in that part Of the world,
our commercial attache at PekinH. JUL
can Arnold, said:
Seldom has our Congress enacted
legislation more fruitful in furtherance
of Americas prestige and trade abroad
than that carried in the provisions of
the foreign service buildings act.
1.-The dotting of the worlds map with
many beautiful edifices representing the