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an exchange philosophy professor al
the University of Chicago. He says
he likes the country and the
people" He remembers Washington
as IAN exceedingly handsome city, y
Sir divers views on the Marshall
Plan were not obtained in an ivory
tower. After Foreign Minister Bevin
went home, Sir Oliver headed the
British delegation last year at the
Paris conference of 16 European
nations, at which the western halt
of the continent charted its economic
future and added up its unified need
for long range aid from this country
He also was chairman of the con-
ference. In October he came to
Washington to explain the con-
clusions reached at the Paris talks
In his interview with The Star
last night, Sir Oliver was reluctant
to predict the outcome of discussions
on the European Recovery Program,
now taking place here.
Developments Cited.
The situation has developed con-
siderably since I was in Washing
ton," he said. land one loses touch
SO quickly
Sir Oliver also declined to answer
the reporters question as to whether
he believes the world might get
along better If more diplomats were
philosophers these days.
Now, now" he admonished, In
what seemed one of his sterner pro-
fessorial tones, II don't think that's
quite fair
Sir divers appointment is re-
garded here as nonpolitical. He Is
not known to have put himself or
record as a professed socialist OF
Laborite, and those who know him
think he might be described as "a
liberal without capital L."
The diplomatic shift which bring
Sir Oliver here is understood tt
have been in the making for abou
six weeks. Recurrent rumors re.
Gently have included Sir Oliver,
name in a list of possible successors
to Lord Inverchapel. Others men.
toned were Lords Montgomery
Mountbatten and Ismay.
Inverchapel Now 66.
Although the British Embassy
consistently had denied any knowl-
edge that a shift was impending
spokesman said last night that
Lord Inverchapel long ago. signi-
fed to the Foreign Office his desire
to be relieved of his duties here. A
member of the British foreign serv.
lee may apply for retirement at the
age. of 60 and an Ambassador custo-
marily retires at IS. Lord Inver-
chapel, who is the former Sir Archi-
bald Clark-Kerr, is 66. He has beer
here since May, 1916.
He wants to spend his remaining
, years farming and hunting on his
Scottish family estate at Lock Eek
near the Argyleshire town of Dunoon
the spokesman said.
Precisely when and how the changt
at the Embassy is to take place i
still uncertain today. Sir Oliver tolt
The Star last night he expects t.
come to Washington lin two o.
three months" Embassy officials
here, however, think 1t more likely
the present envoy will remain at hi.
post until the Marshall Plan issue /.
settled one way or the other, perhaps
in May of June, and that there viii
ensue a delay of a month or two
before Sir Oliver arrives.
Made Good Impression.
The future envoy made a good i'm
preston when he visited Washington
last autumn. Ofhcials found hin
easy to deal with, alert and wei
informed. In his first conference
with the American press, the youn.
professor took reporters by surpris,
With lucid 45-minute discourse OF
the detailed theory of the Marshal
Plan-a more penetrating analyst!
than the newsmen could remembe
hearing here. Not once did tn
speaker refer to notes.
On a less formal note, Sir Olive,
entertained dinner partners her
with unstarched comments on tn
relationship between old Oxford ant
her academic sons. He thought i
unfair, he said, that as proves
heaO of Queens he could be dis
charged for immortality" wherea
the rules provided that an ordinar!
fellow (professor) could only be dis
charged for gross immortality"
There was a case of one fellow
who ran away with the wife o.
another fellow" Sir Oliver said. IT
was decided, however, that this wa
not gross enough to fit the rule
50 he went unpunished. woule
not have been extended the same
privilege"
Sir divers acquaintance vary ir
their judgments as to proportions
IN which austerity and humor are
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