The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02


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 Luxembourg - The dean of the foreign ministers will be the repre- sentative of the smallest country Joseph Bech of Luxembourg. He is only 50 but has held his post for 20 years.
 CzechOsIOvakia - 58-year-old Jan Masaryk will represent the Czechs. He has been Vice Premier and Foreign Minister of the Czecho- slovak government since 1940: He is the son of the famous T. G. Mas aryk who played such a prominent role with Woodrow Wilson in 1919 in establishing the independent state of Czechoslovakia.
 Norway - Trygve Halvdan Lie pronounced Lee) is another young ster, being only 48. But he has been member of the Norwegian Cabinet almost continuously since 1885 and has been it's Foreign Minister since l94O.
 Greece John Sophianopoulos was founder of the Agrarian Party and follower of Venizelos after the first World War. He is another bachelor, and a lawyer by pro- fession, and generally regarded as a liberal. After organizing the Popular Front Forty in 1886, he was imprisoned by the late dicta- tor, John Metaxas, escaping sub sequently to Paris and returning to Athens in 1940.
 YugOslavia - Her representative will be Dr. Ivan Subasic. He was Governor of Croatia before the war and leader of the Croat Peas- ant Party. He was called upon by King Peter to help form a govern ment when the King finally agreed to hitch his star to Marshal Tito. became foreign minister under the premiership of Tito.
 Netherlands - The strong man. of the Dutch exile government will head this country's delegation -. Foreign Minister E. N. Van Klef.. fens, 50. creer diplomat. He is remembered and revered in Hol- land for his sharp answer to Shuts proposal for western bloc under. British foreign policy domination ana his repudiation forever for Hol.. land Of her former policy of isola- ton and neutrality.
 Mexico - Ezequiel Padilla, 54, tho sensation of the Rio de Janeiro conference in 1942 and chairman of the recent American Con- ference in Mexico City, will head the Mexican delegation. His friend. snip toward the United States is said in Mexico to have virtually killed his chances of becoming pres- ident,
 Brazil - Pedro Leao Velloso. 58, IS career diplomat who has served Brazil in Japan, Rome and other countries. He is Acting Foreign Minister, having served only few months. He head. ed the Brazilian delegation at Mex leo City.
 COlumbia-One of the bright young men of Latin America, Al oerto Leras Camargo, will represent Columbia. Only 38, he was consil- reed one of the heroes" of the Mex leo City conference. He was behind the original draft resolution which resulted in the Act of Chapuitcpec and steered the reorganization ot the Pan American system trough his committee with relative ease.
 Venezuela-Caracciolo Para Per- ez' career, like Padilla's, dates back to the Rio de Janeiro conference. He is 56, career diplomat, and has served his country in many Euro. pean capitals.
 Chiie-Joaquin Fernandez y Fer nandez is the country's 49-year-old foreign minister. He also is career diplomat W ith long service abroad. He has held his present post since l942.
 Uruguay-Foreign Minister Jacobo Varela, 68, was chairman of the steering committee at Mexico City and his long diplomatic experience made it possible for him to handle business expeditiously. He IS a vet eran of international conferences, having attended no less than 15 major ones starting with Versailles In 1919.
 Haiti-One of the youngest chief delegates at San Francisco prob ably will be Haitian Foreign Mini. 'ter Gerard Lsscot who was born ,he year the last war started - 1914. He is already veter n dip omat.
 Saudi Arabia-Emir Faisal, second son of King Ibn Saud, will represent his country. He will be one of the most unusually dressed delegates, with his long Arabic gowns. He has been Minister of Foreign Affairs ever since Saudi Arabia has had to do with the rest of the world.
 Iraq-sayid Tahsin Al Askeri, niddle-aged, is the brother of the minister to London and France md formerly was the Iraq minister o Egypt. He was a Turkish army officer before the end of the last var and returned to Eaq when that lrea was mandated to Britain
 Belgium-Paul-Henri Spaak, so- ,ialist Foreign Minister who sur- lived the cab,re: crisis last fall, will 'epresent the Belgians. He is consid- 'red one of the strong men of the present. cabinet and is a fervent of the Socialist Party When Achille Van Acksr was asked to form | new government, one of the con- l.nons he placed on acceptance was hat Spaak remain as foreign min ster.
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