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other diplomats invited to the
gathering Of a 100 or so. Mem
bers Of the State Department on
the guest list included Mr.. and
Mrs. John Jernigan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Metcalf, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Collins, the Director Of the
Office Of South Asian Affairs and
Mrs. Donald D. Kennedy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Dahl and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Fluker.
Others invited were Foreign
Operations Administration As
Sistant and Mrs. Marion Hard
esty, Mr.. and Mrs. Vaki Saad,
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Cochran, DR..
and Mrs. A. I. Qureshi and Mr..
Nah Quarni from the World
Bank.
The Begun Ali received her
guests wearing q royal blue and
silver gharara-that is q full
skirt with q tunic over it-and
a matching chunie-which is q
long gossamer stole wrapped
about the shoulders. Their at
tractive daughter. Talat Ali. who
is a student at George Wash
ington University. wore a be-
coming Sari.
Three Pakistani dishes on the
buffet came in for much SAM
pling followed by an immediate
reaching for something cool to
drink. All highly seasoned. one
of them kofta balls, Kere so hot
to taste that a member Of the
staff quietly admonished. "You
may strangle on It," Kofta balls
are made Of finely ground beef.
spiced and fried In butter then
dunked in a relish Of hot chile
seasoned with fresh mint.
The other two dishes were pa
kauras and namak para. The
former is composed Of thinly
sliced potatoes and tomatoes,
spinach and hot chile rolled in
chickpea flour and fried in
butter. Namak para is pastry
filled with cardamon spice and
also fried in butter. One wonders
how the Pakistani ever reduce.
Turkish Luncheon
Turkish Ambassador Feridun
Erkin gave a luncheon yesterday
in honor Of the Turkish Director
General Of Press and Radio
Hahn Aloyt. The latter is visit
ing this country preparatory to
the Turkish presidents arrival
on the 9th. The luncheon guest
list indicates the various cate
gorieS concerned with the foreign
chief Of states visit-press, pro-
tocol, city officials and State De-
partment officers who cover that
area.
The Ambassador and Mime.
Erkin have issued invitations for
a reception in honor Of Presi-
dent Celal Bayar and his wife
on January %. The S to Z party
will take place in the Chinese
Room and grand ballroom Of the
Maylower Hotel.
Gathering at the Turkish En-
bassy at o'clock were Chief Of
Protocol John r. Simmons, State
Department Press Odicer Lin
coin White, Messrs. John Jer-
nigan, Arthur L. Richards, Edwin
M. Wright, q. Huntington Da-
mon and Elwood B. Acker also
from State; Mr.. Edgar Morris,
official greeter, Mr.. Edgar
Mowrer, Mr.. James Reston, chief
OF the New York Times Bureau;
Mr.. Andre Visson. Mr.. Constan-
tine Brown. columnist on The
Star; Mr.. George E. Jones, Mr..
Anthony Muto, newsreel Repre-
sentative; Mr.. Shepherd Whit
man, Mr.. Seyfi Tashan and Mr..
Mehmet Baydur, First Secretary
OF the Turkish Embassy.
The Indian Ambassador and
Mrs. Mel1ta were hosts at tea
yesterday at the Embassy for
the Secondary Education Dele
cation from India.
IsroeIi Fete Tomorrow
The Israeli Ambassador and
Mrs. Eban will be hosts tomor-
row at their chancery on Twenty
second street on the occasion Of
the opening Of the Land of the
Bible" exhibition at the Smith
sonian Institution. Vice Presi-
dent Nixon will open the exhibi-
ton which is being presented by
the American Fund for Israel
Institutions.
Invited to the reception are
members Of the National Pa
tronage Committee. of which
Ambassador Eban is honorary
chairman: and Of the Washing
ton Committee. They include
Justices Of the Supreme Court.
members Of Congress, the Dis
trict Commissioners. representa-
tives Of the clergy and Of educa-
tional and cultural organiza-