The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-23

 not affected by the swap, but in IA of the 25 countries of Europe, the United States will be without direct consular representation in Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Albania, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Yugoslavia, Greece, Latvia, Esthonia, Lthuallia and the occupied portion of France.
 In the German occupied part of Europe, where all the $50 returning Americans come from, the United States government will be left with only six strategic listening posts Berlin, Rome, Budapest, Sofia, Bucharest and Helsinki. In all these capitals the United States has embassies or legations with diplo- matic officers rather than just con- sular officers, and under the terms of the mutual expulsions of each others lesser fry officials, the enn- bassy staffs are permitted to func- tion at the same old marble stands. NO OFFICIAL MAD-ON
 The Unltuo States still isn't at war with anyone, and Germany and Italy aren't officially mad at us. It's good bit like divorce, where the parties go on dating each other though they're not married any more, and they simply haven't any permanent use for each other. Custody of the children in this queer setup is left principally in the hands Of the ranking half dozen diplomats. William Phillips of Massachusetts is ambassador in Rome with a staff of 20. We have no ambassador in Berlin, the em- bassy there being in charge of Le- land B. Morris of Pennsylvania, who ranks as counselor and was aetu- ally consul general. His staff num- bers 30. At both Rome and Berlin at all embassies, in fact-are mili- tary and naval attaches, service of- ficers who can kibitz on the war from the capital fronts.
 Four diplomats with the rank of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary occupy the other listening posts in the German area; George H. Earle of Pennsylvania, at Sofia, Bulgaria; H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld of Washington, D. O., at Helsinki, Finland; Herbert O. Pell of Rhode Island at Budapest, Hun gary; and Franklin M. Gunther of Florida at Bucharest, Rumania.
 Gone are the other United States diplomatic and consular staffs in the Balkans, the low countries and the Balkan republics, although Am- bassador Anthony J. Drexel Riddle, Jr., of Pennsylvania, stationed in London, is in contact with the re- fugee governments of Belgium, Po- land, Norway and the Netherlands.
 Similarly, the consulate staff in Paris, which has been under Robert D. Murphy of Wisconsin, is home- ward bound on the West Point, leav- ing the United States without ob- servers in occupied France. At Vichy is Admiral William D. Leahy as ann bassador, with staff of 15. This is perhaps the touchiest assignment in the whole diplomatic corps for 1t in- wolves the tough job of doipg every thing possible to keep France from going for all-out cooperation with the axis.
 FIVE THAT COUNT
 Theoretically, business as usual for the diplomatic and consular staffs goes on in the five neutral countries of Europe: Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Fire, and all of them are important, too for these are the countries that must be kept neutral, or at least not too pro-axis.
 David Gray of Florida is at Baile Atha Cliath-Dublin to you. Bert Fish of Florida is at Lisbon, and be- cause this Is the principal European port kept open for shipping and the clippers, 1t is the big relay point for mail and passenger services, hence essential to watch. Leland Harrison of Illinois is at Bern, Switzerland; Alexander W. Weddeil of Virginia is at Madrid, and Frederick A. Sterling of Texas at Stockholm.
 That leaves the two big allied ca pitals, London and Moscow. Ambas- sador John c. Winant of New Hampshire at the former, and Lau- renee A. Steinhardt of New York at the latter. Steinhardt is rated one of the ablest men in the diplomatic service. His staff numbers IS, and in all the U. s. s. R. there are only two other U. s. foreign service officers, a consul and vice consul at Vladivos- tok. At London is a permanent staH