Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-19
BY AMELIA YOUNG
star star Writer

LnaC, long because OF poor
communications and other
difficulties.
If the Nepalese Congress,
one of the two leading polit-
ical parties, should win con-
troll Of Parliament, it's possi-
Bile Mr. Shaha will be given
some high government post
at home. He was once Secre-
tary General of the group
and would be a member still
If it weren't against the
rules.
Ambassadors must not
belong to any party" he said.
But he added, II am not a
career diplomat"
The mes major opposi-
ton is the Gurkha Party,
composed mainly of the
Ranas, a family which had
hereditary control of the
government before 1851. OF
the 10 parties in Nepal, the
Communists are the third
strongest.
Mr.. Shaha is 80 years old
and contagiously cheerful
always so. says his social
secretary, Miss 10 Kleinman.
Last night he gave his first
Washington party, to cele-
brate Nepal's National Day.
Marks Overthrow
The holiday commentaries
the overthrow of the Ranas
eight years ago and the proc
lamation of a popular cab
met. 1.-THE elections are a
fitting sequel for that" the
Ambassador said yesterday.
The East Room Of the May
flower. where the party took
place, was splashed with COL
or. The American and Nepa-
leSe flags were placed near
the door and the long buffet
table, royalty spread with
choice dishes, was decorated
with CONNECTIONS, duplicating
the flag and emblem, and
giant bouquets of red carna-
tons and purple iris. In one
corner Of the room an en-
semble played dinner music,
while walters passed cham
payne.
Among the first guests to
arrive were the British Am
baSSador, Sir Harold Caccia,
and Senator John Sherman
Cooper, former ambassador
to Nepal, with Mrs. Cooper.
The Dean of the Diplo-
matte Corps, Nicaraguan Am
bassador Sevilla-Sacasa, at
tended, as did the Indian
Ambassador and Mrs. Chagla,
Italian Ambassador BroSio,
the Afghanistan Ambassador
and Mrs. Maiwandwal, the
Japanese Ambassador and
Mrs. Asakai, the Ethiopian
Ambassador and Mrs. Hey
wot, Burmese Ambassador
Win, Saudi Arabian Ambas-
sador Al-Khayyal, the Lux
embourg Ambassador and
Mrs. Heisbourg, The Neither
lands Ambassador van Roi-
-jen; the Lithuanian Minister
and Mrs. Kajeckas, Viet-Na-
mese Ambassador Tran Van
Chuong, Swiss Ambassador
de Torrente, Chilean Ambas-
sador Muller, Swedish Am
bassador Earring, Austrian
Ambassador Platter, Tunis-
ian Ambassador Slim and
the Libyan Ambassador and
Mrs. Fekini.
Wedding in Offing
Also, the Jordanian Am
bassador and Mrs. Juma,
Iranian Ambassador Arabian,
the Norwegian Ambassador
and Mrs. Koht, the German
Ambassador and Mrs. Grewe
and Ceylonese Ambassador
Gunewardene, accompanied
by young DR.. Neville Raja-
paksa, who will be married
to his daughter Irsngani on
Saturday.
The bridegroom to be said
he was quite ready for the
wedding, but "a little ner-
vous," of course.
Other diplomats present
were the Romanian Min
lister and Mrs. Brucan, the
Soviet Charge d'Affaires and
Mrs. Smirnovsky, Hungarian
Charge Thor Zador and
CzechoSlovak Charge Karel
Duda.
American dignitarieS at
the party included Supreme
Court Justice and Mrs. Doug
las, Mrs. Christian Herter,
Mrs. j. William Fulbright,
the Deputy Undersecretary of
State and Mrs. 10y Hender-
son, the Assistant Secretary
Of State and Mrs. William
Rountree, Representative and
Mrs. Walter Judd, Gen. and
Mrs. Graves Erskine, Chief
of Protocol and Mrs. Wiley
Buchanan and Deputy Pro-
tocol Chief Glen Conger.
Other guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Curt C. Schiffeler, Mr..
and Mrs. William Riddell Of
the Defense Department, who
met the host in Nepal, and
Mr.. Byron Engle of ICA, who
sometimes takes Ambassador
Shaha shooting. It's the
ENJOYS favorite sport.
EARLIER YESTERDAY
the British Minister of Educa-
ton, Mr.. Godfrey Lloyd, was
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