Evening star., 1963-04-23
DLPLO LOMAT|CALLY SPEAKING
.Ma|ayan Statesman Feted
By PAT SALTONSTALL
star staff Writer

Three days Of talks here
with top officials are sched-
uled for Malayan Deputy
Prime Minister Tun Abdul
Razak bin HuSsain before he
leaves for the rest Of his
three-week United States
visit.
Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Rusk are to be hosts
tonight at a Blair House re-
ception for him after q day
Of Pentagon ceremonies and
meetings with Defense Sec
retary Mcnamara. Tomorrow
he is expected to see Pres
ident Kennedy, and others
who will meet with him in
clude Assistant Secretary Of
State Roger Hilsman and
World Bank officials.
Last night, some 300 guests
Of Malayan Ambassador and
Mrs. Ong attended q recep-
tion In honor Of the visitor
at the embassy residence.
Tomorrow night the official
will honor secretary McNa-
mara at o stag dinner at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Mrs. Rusk and the Nc
Namaras were among those
accepting for last night as
did the Ambassadors and
their wives Of Canada. Great
Britain, Pakistan, Jamaica,
Sierra Leone, Cambodia. Wet
Nam, the Philippines, Jor-
dan, Morocco and Saudi
Arabia.
Also among State Depart
ment acceptances were the
Hilsmans, Assistant Secre-
tary and Mrs. Cleveland, the
Griffith Johnsons, Angler
Biddle Dukes, and CIA Di-
rector John McCone.
More than 100 Fulbright
scholars being received by
President Kennedy this
morning were toasted by
Mrs. Dean Rusk, wife Of the
Secretary Of State. and other
wives Of top officialdom at q
coffee yesterday.
The scholars are attending
the fourth annual Fulbright
Spring Conference through
Thursday at the Washing
ton international Center.
They represent "a countries
and nearly every corner OF
the world. They attend the
State Department sponsored
conference at their own ex-
pense, and some 4S have
brought wives and children
with them.
Center volunteers are as
sisting with conference reg
istration and entertainment,
including sightseeing tours
and serving as hoStesses at
Thursdays concluding lunch
con at Meridian House.
One Of q series Of lunch
cons for wives Of foreign en-
voys was held yesterday by
the international activities
committee Of the District Red
Cross Chapter.
Featured was q Skit on Red
Cross services, and partici-
pants included the wives Of
several diplomats. including
the Liberian and Sierra Leone
Ambassadors, Indian military
Attache Singh, and Norwe-
gian Cultural Counselor
Christopherson.
The luncheon held at
chapter headquarters, is part
Of q series designed to ia
miliarize diplomatic wives
with the opportunities for
Red Cross volunteer service
in Washington, and to pro-
mote international under
standing between Americans
and foreigners.
A new monastery building
was brought closer to reality
last night by a benefit dinner
given by the Right Rev. Alb
bott A. Boultwood at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
st. Anselm's Abbey bene-
fitted from the Embarrassing
event, which featured as
speaker author Barbara Ward,
known In private life as Lady
jackson, wife Of the Commis-
sioner Of Development In
Ghana, Sir Robert Jackson.
Guests Of honor at the
black tie dinner were Aus
trian Ambassador and Mrs.
Platter.
Canadian Ambassador and
Mrs. Ritchie and Jordanian
Ambassador and Mrs. Juma
headed the guest list at last
nights black tie dinner at
the Chinese Embassy.
Also among Ambassador
and Mrs. Tsiang's guests we're
the George Meanys, Harry
Goldbergs. DR.. and Mrs.
Achilles Sakell, Rear Admiral