Evening star., 1934-04-04
NATIONS TO SHIFT
DIPLOMATS IN J.. s.
Several Already Slated to
Go-Britain and France
May Change Envoys.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

A Spring transition Is taking place
in the Washington diplomatic corps
Familiar faces in Washington are
by way Of leaving the National Capt.
tai to be replaced by new men.
The dean of the diplomatic corps.
Ambassador Ahmet Muhtar, has re-
ceived his recall orders. He will be
replaced by younger man. Munir
Bey.
Ambassador Muhtar is retiring from
diplomatic service. and will return
to Ankara, where Ghazi Mustapha
Kemal, the President of the Turkish
Republic, has had him elected a
member of Parliament.
Ambassador Lima e Silva OF Bra
zil has been transferred to Brussels,
and will be replaced by Senior Aran-
no, former secretary Of the treasury
of Brazil. The cordial relation be-
tween the United States and Brazil
has been considerably improved dur
ing the tenure Of Senior Lima Silva,
but questions pending between the
United States and Brazil are OF a
paramount economic importance and
require the skill of a man moro
familiar with that type of work than
routine diplomacy.
Spain's Needs Change.
The Spanish Ambassador. Don
Juan Francisco de Cardenas, has
been transferred to Paris and will be
replaced in Washington by the former
commercial counsellor at this en-
bassy, Senior Calderon. Spain also
feels that the Washington post re-
quires a man familiar with economic
and financial problems, while the
Paris post demands q skillful dip
lomat-
Frederick Nano, the counsellor Of
the Rumanian legation, has been
transferred to the foreign office in
Bucharest. This Is q routine move
to enable the counsellor to obtain
his promotion as a Minister after q
stay Of 18 months in Bucharest.
The last three diplomats, despite
the fact that they come from three
countries situated far away from each
other, are related to each other.
Lima Silva and Nano are brothers.
in-law, having married sisters, the
daughters Of a Mexican diplomat,
while Cardenas is Nanos brother-ln-
law, having married the latters sister.
DR.. Varela Recalled.
The Uruguayan Minister, DR.. j.
Varela, has been recalled to Montevi-
deo and it Is doubtful as to when he
may obtain another diplomatic post.
His successor has not yet been desig-
mated. but the Uruguayan consul gen.
eral In New York. Senor Richling, has
been appointed charge d'affaires.
The French naval attache, Capt.
Camille Husson, has been promoted
to admiral and will leave Washington
shortly to be replaced by his predeces-
sor here, Capt. Louis Sable.
The Italian naval attache, Capt
Ferdinando Cassardi, Is leaving this
Summer for sea duty and will be re-
placed by another high ranking
Italian naval officer whose name has
not been made public yet.
Other Changes Rumored.
Besides these changes, it is rumored
that at least one, If not two other
Ambassadors may leave Washington
before the end of the year.
One is Sir Ronald Lindsay, the
British Ambassador, who in spite OF
his quiet but efficient work in Wash
ington may be called to another post
and be replaced by Sir Robert Van
sittart, the permanent undersecretary
of state in the British foreign oface.
The other is Andre de Laboulaye.
the French Ambassador. who came
here a year ago and also may be
transferred to another post.
According to reports from Paris.
the French government contemplates
sending q non-career diplomat TO
Washington, more familiar with the
economic issues of these days, than
with diplomatic affairs. The former
are more in the foreground In the
relations between the two countries
and are likely to increase soon after
the Congress gives President Roosevelt
the authority to deal with the tarin
,srnt1Invy,