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and of sending his children
through college.
The post Of Assistant Secretary
for Near Eastern and African Al
fairs is expected to 60 now to Mr..
McGhee, who has been co-ordi-
nator of the Greek Turkish aid
program for the last two years.
Mr.. McGhee entered the State De-
partment in 1946 after Navy serv-
ice during the war.
Mr.. Perkins, now director of
the industry division in the ECA
Office in Paris, is expected to be
assigned to European Affahs. A
54-year-old native Of Riverdale-
on Hudson, N. Y. Mr.. Perkins
has been executive vice president
of Merck g. Co. since 1927. He
served as executive secretary to
Postmaster General Hays In
1922.
Veteran Career Diplomat.
Mr.. Hickerson, a veteran career
diplomat who has been director
OF the ONCE Of European Affairs
for nearly two years. is slated to
be Assistant Secretary for United
Nations Affairs.
Mr.. Butterworth, another career
man now serving as director OF
the Office Of Far Eastern Affairs,
Ia to be named assistant secretary
in charge Of relations with that
part Of the world.
The post of assistant secretary
for american xepuhlics affsirx
urder a reorganization pan cslls
ing for assistant secretaries for
the worlds four major geograph-
ical areas. Is expected to go to Mr..
Miller. -
Mr.. Miller, 81. a native OF
Puerto Rico and Yale and Harvard
graduate, entered the State De-
partment in 1941 as divisional
assistant. He was sent to Rio de
Janeiro in 1942 as q special as
sistant in the, American Embassy
there. In 1914. he was made q
special assistant to Mr.. 'Acheson.
then an Assistant Secretary of
State, and continued in this posi-
ton when Mr.. Acheson was pro-
noted to Undersecretary in 1945.
Kennan Due to Be Counselor.
Mr.. Miller served as q special
assistant to the secretary general
of the San Francisco Conference
that organized the United Nations
in l945, and soon thereafter re-
signed to resume law practice IN
New York with the Arm with which
John Foster Dulles, Republican
foreign policy expert, Is associated.
Appointment Of the five new
Assistant Secretaries Of State Is
to be accompanied by
appointment Of George F. Ken
nan, now director OF the State
DEPARTMENTS policy planning
staff. as counselor to replace
Charles E. Bohlen, who Is being
assigned to the American Embassy
In Paris as minister counselor.
Mr.. Keenan, will continue direc-
tion of the long-range policy
planning work in his new position.
Another vacancy In the top
ranks of the State Department
soon to be filled Is that OF legal
adviser. Jack B. Tate. now acting
legal adviser. Is in line for TINS
appointment unless 1t goes to an
outsider.
All Posts to BE Filled.
Soon after the new assistant
secretary appointments are sent
to the Senate for confirmation
Secretary Acheson Is expected 10
John E. Peurifoy. now
assistant secretary for admins
tration. and Dean Rusk. now as
sistant secretary for politicai
affairs, as deputy undersecretaries
in those fields-givins them au-
thority over the other assistant
secretaries. :, -,
The new appointments win NIL
the ranks Of assistant secretaries
provided by Congress for the
State Department--l0 IN all. In
addition to Mr.. Peurifoy and Mr.
Rusk, assistant secretaries now
on duty are George V. Allen. Tor
public affairs: Ernest A. Gross.
for congressional relations, ana
willard L. Thorp. for economic
affairs. Mr.. Saltxman IS on leave
pending acceptance OF his re-