The Foreign Service Journal, June 1942
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QL AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE VOL. 19, NO. 6 JOURNAL JUNE, 1942 Eyes for the Army and swift courier service Free literature on request for 50 to 175 h.p. hori¬ zontally opposed or 220 to 300 h.p. radial engines. for the military command ... these are the du¬ Write Dept. J62. Specify which literature desired. ties of the rugged, low-flying Stinson L-49’s. The unfaltering dependability and highly economical operation of Lycoming aircraft engines provide important requisites for the successful completion of such missions. Contractors to the U. S. Army and Navy LYCOMING DIVISION, THE AVIATION CORPORATION CONTENTS JUNE, 1912 Cover Picture: Formation of Douglas A-24 Airplanes See page 341 j>ren?iei> Caribbean Survey Trip of Anglo-American Carib¬ FOOD bean Commission By Edward R. Pierce 301 PRODUCTS Our Culture Under Fire By Donald C. Dunham 305 The FSO’s in Manila 1EREVER you go through¬ By Cabot Coville 308 w out the world you can enjoy “How to Climb the Matterhorn in One Easy (?) PREMIER FOOD PRODUCTS. Lesson” Let them follow you by availing By Wayne W. Fisher 311 yourself of Francis FI. Leggett & Lend-Lease Operations for the Year Ended March 11, 1942 Company’s PERSONALIZED By Charles IV. Yost 314 EXPORT SERVICE developed Ten Major Faults in Government Report Writing 315 solely for the convenience of for¬ Mauritius—Golden Isle of Sugar eign service officers and their By Commander J. E. Capstickdale 316 families. Editors’ Column 318 News from the Department Not only will you enjoy the finest By Jane Wilson 319 of American foods, selected and News from the Field 322 prepared according to most rigid The Bookshelf standards, but you will be assured By Francis C. de Wolf, Review Editor 324 of efficient service down to the mi¬ Letter from London nutest details of packing and ship¬ By Emilita Victoria (Viki) Sauer 326 ping. Conference of Foreign Service Officers. Mexico City, April, 1942 By W alter N. Walmsley, Jr 328 Many foreign service families have Foreign Service Changes 330 for years enjoyed the convenience of this service. We invite your Service Glimpses 331 correspondence with reference to it. Guide to Administrative Work (77/ contact Joe on that) 332 Letter to the Editors 340 Address: EXPORT DIVISION Births 341 Marriages 341 In Memoriam 348 Visitors 352 pRANCIS |].LEGGETT&(0MPANY HUDSON RIVER, 27TH TO 28TII STREETS Issued monthly by the American Foreign Service Associa¬ tion, Department of State, Washington, D. C. Entered as NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., U. S. A. second-class matter at the Post Office in Washington, D. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. JUNE, 1942 297 ... to Central and South America and the West Indies All America Cables and Radio, with its own direct facilities to 67 points in 24 countries and islands in the Western Hemisphere, where it maintains its own offices, assures fast, accurate and secret service to Central and South America and the West Indies. 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Co. 352 Chase National Bank ~~ 351 Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. - 300 Foreign Policy Association - 351 Grace Line _ 337 Harris & Ewing —. 342 International Telephone & Telegraph Co. 298 Latin American Institute 352 our Leggett, Francis H. & Co. 297 Mayflower Hotel ._ — 344 National City Bank ~~ - 334 National Geographic Magazine 341 Pan-American Airways, Inc. — 338 uears RCA Manufacturing Co 333 Schenley Products — 336 This is the 80th Anniversary of BACARDI Security Storage Company of Washington - 329 —that golden bond between the Americas. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc. 335 When you serve BACARDI, you serve the best. When you drink BACARDI, you drink Southern Engraving Co. 349 the best. That has been our idea since 1862. COVER St. Moritz, The III We will be glad to facilitate shipment of BACARDI Texaco Petroleum Products 343 to any locality not served by local agents or dealers. Tyner, Miss E. J. 352 United Fruit Company — — 350 United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company - 348 'BACfiRfi/ Rum 89 Proof—Compania"Ron Bacardi," S. A. Santiago de Cuba United States Lines — — 346 Walcott-Taylor Co., Inc. 352 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel IV COVER IAS AMERICAS SAIVARAN IA LIBERTAD Westinghouse Electric International Co 347 THE AMERICASWILL SAVE LIBERTY JUNE, 1942 299 WAR PRODUCTION IS AT Tire$fotte -Tv Th.HE change from peacetime FOR PEACE production to war production at FOR WAR Firestone has been a smooth transition. Here are a few examples of how peacetime machinery and equipment are TIRE VU LCAN IZING being used to produce essential FUEL TANK VULCANIZING war materials. Tire vulcanizing equipment is now being used to cure bullet¬ sealing fuel and oil tanks for RUBBER FABRICS airplanes. Rubberized fabric facilities are now being used to build barrage balloons. Machine shop for making molds furnished the labor and tools needed for making anti¬ aircraft gun mounts and carriages. Vulcanizing equipment, built for huge earth-mover tires, is used to cure tires for bombers. Experience in metal stampings is now used to turn out metallic belt links for machine gun STAMPINGS cartridges. Equipment used for making metal beverage containers is now used to make oxygen tanks. Experience in making rail tie BEVERAGE CONTAINERS plates is used to make tracks for OXYGEN TANKS tanks. Listen to the Voice of Firestone with Richard Crooks, Margaret Speaks and the Firestone Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Alfred Wallenstein, Monday evenings, over N. B. C. Red Network RAIL TIE PLATES Copyright, 1942, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. THE FOREIGN JOURNAL n£E PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION m VOL. 19, No. 6 WASHINGTON. D. C. JUNE, 1942 Carililioan Survey Trip of A»«*lo- American ( arililieaii C ommission By EDWARD R. PIERCE, Divisional Assistant, Caribbean Office THE creation of the Caribbean Office on October avoid unnecessary duplication of research in these 9, 1941, with the appointment of Coert duBois fields, a Commission, to be known as the Anglo- as Chief and John B. Ocheltree as Assistant Chief American Caribbean Commission, has been jointly indicated the Department’s recognition of the grow¬ created by the two Governments. The Commission ing importance of this strategic area and the need will consist of six members; three from each coun¬ for an organization within the Department which try, to be appointed respectively by the President would devote specialized attention to Caribbean of the United States and His Majesty’s Government problems. Since its organization the efforts of the in the United Kingdom—who will designate one staff of the Caribbean Office have been directed member from each country as Co-Chairman. toward and increased exchange of information be¬ “Members of the Commission will concern them¬ tween our government and the various island gov¬ selves primarily with matters pertaining to labor, ernments in matters pertaining to agriculture, fish¬ agriculture, housing, health, education, social wel¬ eries, housing, health, shipping, and other matters fare, finance, economics and related subjects in the in which an exchange would either bring added territories under the British and United States flags knowledge to the various governments or prevent within this territory, and on these matters will duplication of effort. advise their respective Governments. The recent organization of the Anglo-American “The Anglo-American Caribbean Commission in Caribbean Commission marks another step forward its studies and in the formulation of its commenda¬ in achieving increased cooperation between our gov¬ tions will necessarily bear in mind the desirability ernment and the government of Great Britain in of close cooperation in social and economic matters matters concerning this area. The following joint between all regions adjacent to the Caribbean. communique was released in London and Washing¬ “The following appointments have been made: ton on March 9, 1942: “For Great Britain: “For the purpose of encouraging and strengthen¬ “SIR FRANK STOCKDALE (Co-Chairman). ing social and economic cooperation between the “For the United States: United States of America and its possessions and “CHARLES W. TAUSSIG (Co-Chairman).” bases in the area known geographically and politi¬ In addition to naming Mr. Taussig as co-Chair- cally as the Caribbean, and in the United Kingdom man of the AACC the President selected as the and the British colonies in the same area, and to two other American members of the Commission, JUNE, 1942 301 At Barbados Airport: Coert duBois and Consul Ho C. Funk. Photographs by the Author At Trinidad: Governor Rex Tug- well, Co-Chairman Charles W. Taus¬ sig, Consul Claude Hall, Commis¬ sioner duBois. 4T the Honorable Rexford G. Tugwell, Governor of On March 19th President Roosevelt received Mr. Puerto Rico, and Mr. Coert duBois, Chief of the Taussig and Mr. duBois at the White House to dis¬ Caribbean Office, Department of State. Sir Rupert cuss with them plans for the future activities of the Briercliffe, an official of the British West Indies Commission and to give them final instructions in Development Fund, and Mr. Sydney Caine, Chief connection with the forthcoming meeting. of the Economic Department of the Colonial Office, Messrs. Taussig and duBois, accompanied by the were named by His Mejesty’s Government as the writer, departed by air from Miami on the morn¬ British commissioners. ing of M arch 24th, enroute to Puerto Rico.