Evening star., 1939-06-06
0umansky Presents
Credentials in Time
To Meet King as Envoy
Action Saves Russian
From Standing With
Charges d'Affoirs

SHoiSS " Hsl0uS
Constantine Oumansky, recently
named Russian Ambassador. pre-.
sented his credentials to President
Roosevelt today just in time to al
low him to stand with the Ambas-
sadors instead of with the charge
d'affairs in the lineup of ENJOYS
presented to the British King and
Queen at the diplomatic circle in
the White House Thursday.
Because Mr.. OumanSky had not
presented his credentials, 1t was
feared before today. the technically
would result in his being among
the last to meet their majesties.
Until today, he was still ranked as
counselor and charge d'affaires ad
interim on the official diplomatic
list and Alexander Troyanovsky was
still considered chief of the embassy
he left a year ago.
Other aspects of the shifting
diplomatic scene here will be re-
flected in the list of chiefs of
diplomatic missions and their wives
who will be presented to the royal
couple.
Among those missing from the
circle will be German Ambassador
Dieckhoff, who has not been in
America since last November, and
Irish Minister Brennan, who is visit
Ing out West and will not return for
several weeks.
Spanish Envoy to Be Present.
Two Ministers generally consid-
cred men without countries
Konitza of Albania and Vladimir
Hurban of Czecho- -Slovakia. both of
whom. are still on the diplomatic
list-Will be presented to their mai
estes
The outcome of the Spanish civil
war will be signified by the presence
of Ambassador Cardenas. Had the
King and Queen visited Washington
few months ago they would have
met Senor DR.. Don Fernando de los
Rios, whom Senor Cardenas sue
ceeds. Although Senor Cardenas
did not present his credentials to
the President until today, he had
already presented them to the State
Department and so would have stood
with the Ambassadors in the diplo-
matte line.
The three months Immediately
preceding the royal visit have
brought four new Ambassadors and
one new Minister to Washington,
and have changed the rank of one
envoy from Minister to Ambassador.
The new Ambassadors are Carlos
Martins, Brazil Senor DR.. Don
Diogenes Escalante. Venezuela: Don
Ascanio del principi Colonna, Italy,
and Senor Alberto Cabero of Chile
The new Minister is Hjalmar J. Pro-
cope of Finland, while Senor DR..
Don Augusta S. Boyd of Panama
has been raised to the rank of Am
bassador. Incidentally, the Pana-
manian will precede Ambassador Ca
bero because, though both were
received at the White House on the
same day, May Is, Senor Boyd was
presented a few hours before the
Chilean Ambassador.
Ceremony in East Room.
Neither the President nor Mrs.
Roosevelt will attend the diplomatic
circle. AS Mrs. Roosevelt expressed
1t at recent press conference,
They've all met me-" The State
Department explained the affair will
be held at the White House simply
as matter of convenience and be-
cause the King and Queen are guests
there
The presentation ceremony will
begin in the east room Immediately
after the procession reaches the
White House. incidentally leaving
the royal party little time in which
to change clothes for the informal
luncheon at the White House which
follows at l pm.
Sir Ronald Lindsay, acting in his
capacity as dean of the diplomatic
corps by reason of his length OF
service here, rather than as AM
bassador of the visiting King, will
present the chiefs of mission and
their wives to the King.
Presentations will be made in Or
der of diplomatic precedence, deter
mined by the individuals stay in
Washington, with the Ambassadors
first, followed by the Ministers and
concluding with the Charges
d'Affaires.
Others Invited.
Invited to attend the circle. in ad-
dition to those already named, are
Ambassador de Freyre of Peru, the
Argentine Ambassador and Sonora
de Espil. the Turkish Ambassador
and Nine. Ertegun. the Belgian Am
bassador and Countess van der
Straten-Pointhoz, the Mexican Am
bassador and Sonora de Castillo
Najera, Ambassador Potocki of Po-
land, Ambassador Alfaro of Ecuador,
Ambassador Martinez of Cuba, Am
bassador de Saint-Quentin of France
the Colombian Ambassador and
Sonora de Lopez. Ambassador HUI
Shih of China, the Japanese Am
bassador and Nine. Horinouchi, the
Swiss Minister and Nine. Peter. the
Guatemalan Minister and Sonora de
Recinos, the Danish Minister and
Nine Wadsted, the Portuguese Min
lister and Nine. de Bianchi. the
Hungarian Minister and Nine.
Pelenyi, the South African Minister
and Mrs. Close. Minister Richling
of Uruguay, the Norwegian Minister
and Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne
the Minister of Ell Salvador and
Sonora de Castro, Minister Sicilianos
Of Greece, the Siamese Minister and
Nine Abhibal Raiamaitri the I,ith-
uanian Minister and Mrs. Zadeikis,
the Yugoslavian Minister and Nine.
Fotitch, the Latvian Minister and
Nine. Bilmanis, the Dominican Min
lister and Senora rio postori1o tho