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, DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Friday, December 5, 1947
Yank Watches Tots at Work in Zion
Diplomats Are Feted
at Jewish Embassy'
Agency Is Host to Foreign Envoys
at a Ilig Balfour Day Reception
By MURRAY FRANK
WASHINGTON — The diplo-
matic reception season is in full
swing in Washington. Beginning
about the middle of October to
approximately the end of April,
each embassy and legation plays
host at a social reception for the
elite of the diplomatic and gov-
ernment circles and the repre-
sentatives of the press corps in
the Nation's Capital.
Customarily, such social events
are celebrated in conjunction with
a major national holiday or on
the anniversary of the independ-
ence of the respective countries.
Among the first this year to
hold a diplomatic reception was
the Jewish Agency for Palestine,
whose Washington office has tak-
en on the status of a quasi-em-
bassy in the past two years. •
The Agency has chosen Nov.
2, the day on which Lord Bal-
four issued his famous declara-
tion back in 1917, as the origin
of modern Jewish independence
in Palestine and recognizes that
day as the Jewish "Fourth of
July."
MILESTONE IN HISTORY
This year's Balfour Day cele-
bration, which marked the 30th
anniversary of the Balfour Dec-
laration, was a particularly im-
portant milestone in the struggle
for Jewish independence since it
coincided with the supreme efforts
waged by the Jewish people at
the United Nations.
It was natural that this year's
reception be more festive, more
cheerful and more spirited at a
time when Jewish hopes are run-
ning high and century-old Jewish
aspirations are on the threshold
of realization.
Although the day on which the
reception was held happened to
be one of those rainy, windy fall
days which drives people indoors,
some 150 to 200 guests came to
pay their respects. Many more
from diplomatic circles, who act
as their country's representatives
at the UN, were not able to
leave the sessions at Flushing
Meadows or Lake Success.
It should be kept in mind that
the turnout is particularly impor-
tant at this time when officially
Jews have just attained po-
Herman Gilman, center, chairman of the Boston Allied Jew-
litical status in an international-
ish Campaign which passed its 1947 goal, watches two young
ally-recognized Jewish state. The
boys clear rock at communal settlement in Palestine. UJA
very presence at the reception of
supports settlement projects in the Holy Land.
foreign diplomats and American
government officials was in itself
an indirect recognition of such Department officials and diplo-
traordinary and minister pleni-
status.
mats of other 'countries.
potentiary of France; Dr. Vlidi-
PALESTINIANS HOSTS
Naturally, attendance at these
receptions is only by invitation.
Some guests stay only for a little
while, others remain for a half
hour, an hour or longer.
At the entrance to the reception
room the guests are greeted by
official hosts of the embassy or
legation in question. Originally
scheduled as host at the Jewish
Agency was Moshe Shertok, head
of the Agency's political depart-
ment, but last-minute develop-
ments at the UN detained him in
New York and in his place was
taken by Eliahu Epstein, director
of the Agency's Washington office,
and his wife, •Zahavah, who are
both Palestinians.
The general atmosphere at the
reception was this: nearly every-
one present expressed the hope
and the wish that by the time the
next Balfour Day celebration rolls
around, they will he privileged
to attend the first official inde-
pendence day in an official Jewish
Embassy representing an inter-
nationally-recognized and func-
tioning Jewish State in Palestine!
This thought was expressed by
numerous guests, including State
SENATORS ATTEND
tinez Vargas. Castello
second secretary of the Brazilian
embassy, represented his country,
From the Chilean
came Ambassador Felix Mete
dA Rio and Minister Counsch,r
Mario Rodriguez. Other Latin
Americans included: Dr. Jose A.
Mora, minister plenipotentiary of
the Urugauyan embassy; Dr. Car-
los Arosomena, first secretary of
the Ecuadorian embassy; Dr. Joa-
quin Salazar, minister counselor
of the Dominican Republic's em-
bassy; Daniel Theard, second sec-
retary of the Haitian embassy.
This by no means exhausts the
diplomatic list, which included
also the minister of the Negro
Republic of Liberia, Mr. King, a
representative of the Hungarian
legation and many officials of
lesser rank.
More than 85 per cent of the
Jews in Poland now are in nisei
of dental care, according to a
recent survey undertaken by
mir Houdek, first secretary of the the Joint Distribution Commit.)
tee.
Czechoslovak embassy; Dr. Sergije
Makiedo, counselor of the Yugo-
slav embassy; Mihai Ral(4, en-
voy extraordinary and Minister
plenipotientiary of the Romanian
legation.
Among prominent Americans
present were Senator J. Howard
McGrath of Rhode Island and
Senator Elbert D. Thomas of
Utah. Senator McGrath is the
newly-elected chairman of the
Britain sent the agricultural
Democratic National Committee
attache of its embassy, A. N.
and a staunch supporter of a
Duckham.
Jewish state in Palestine:
Senator Thomas, also a Demo-
crat, is a member of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations.
From the State Department came
Charles T. Bohlen, counselor of
the department and one of its
highest officials, and Robert A.
Stein of the department's Pales-
tine section.
Other government officials in-
cluded: David K. Niles, special
assistant to President Truman;
David A. Morse, assistant Secre-
tary of Labor; Economist Louis
M. Bean, adviser to the Secretary
of Agriculture, anct a number of
others.
The foreign diplomatic list con-
tained the following guests: Am-
bassador Jozef Winiewicz of Po-
land; Francis Lacoste, envoy ex-
MORE DIPLOMATS PRESENT
A sizable contingent of diplo-
mats came from the Latin Amer-
ican countries. The Argentine em-
bassy was represented by its
counselor Martin Drago. !Bolivia
sent its Ambassador Ricardo Mar-
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