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News at random Objekttyp: Group Zeitschrift: The Swiss observer : the journal of the Federation of Swiss Societies in the UK Band (Jahr): - (1957) Heft 1289 PDF erstellt am: 11.10.2021 Nutzungsbedingungen Die ETH-Bibliothek ist Anbieterin der digitalisierten Zeitschriften. Sie besitzt keine Urheberrechte an den Inhalten der Zeitschriften. Die Rechte liegen in der Regel bei den Herausgebern. Die auf der Plattform e-periodica veröffentlichten Dokumente stehen für nicht-kommerzielle Zwecke in Lehre und Forschung sowie für die private Nutzung frei zur Verfügung. Einzelne Dateien oder Ausdrucke aus diesem Angebot können zusammen mit diesen Nutzungsbedingungen und den korrekten Herkunftsbezeichnungen weitergegeben werden. Das Veröffentlichen von Bildern in Print- und Online-Publikationen ist nur mit vorheriger Genehmigung der Rechteinhaber erlaubt. Die systematische Speicherung von Teilen des elektronischen Angebots auf anderen Servern bedarf ebenfalls des schriftlichen Einverständnisses der Rechteinhaber. Haftungsausschluss Alle Angaben erfolgen ohne Gewähr für Vollständigkeit oder Richtigkeit. Es wird keine Haftung übernommen für Schäden durch die Verwendung von Informationen aus diesem Online-Angebot oder durch das Fehlen von Informationen. Dies gilt auch für Inhalte Dritter, die über dieses Angebot zugänglich sind. Ein Dienst der ETH-Bibliothek ETH Zürich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, Schweiz, www.library.ethz.ch http://www.e-periodica.ch Che Swiss Obseroer Founded in 1919 by Paul F. Boehringer. The Official Organ of the Swiss Colony in Great Britain y4dui5or;y Council: r. de cintra (Chairman); o. f. boehringer, ls. chapuis, j. eusebio, Gottfried keller, r. J. keller, a. stauffer, g. e. suter. EDITED BY A. STAUFFER WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE SWISS COLONY IN GREAT BRITAIN. Telephone: Clekkenwell 2321/2. Published Twice Monthly at 23, Leonard Street, PLC.2. Telegrams: Freprinco, London Vol. 42. No. 1289. FRIDAY, .JANUARY 25th, 195T Price 11d. PREPAID SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Trinity College) where he studied law. In 1937 he (Fortnightly issue.) became Licencié en droit of the Geneva University G free and a later he was a .sfaf/iflire at the Dresdner UNITED KINGDOM issues, post 6/- year • 12 free he AND COLONIES issues, post 11/6 Bank in Berlin, where specialised on documentary I 24 issues, post free 21/- credits which later became the theme of his disserta- 12 issues, post free Frs. 7.— tion. the outbreak of the last war he joined his SWITZERLAND 1 24 issues, free Frs. 13.50 At post unit (heavy artillery) as lieutenant, and after his (Sic iss sui)5CFiy>// jus miuv be />at<i iw/o Pos/sc/tccfe-ivow/o ßas/c U 57 fÄ.) release from his regiment he entered the service of the Federal Political Department in Berne, having in the meantime acquired the degree of Doctor of Law at the Geneva University. NEWS AT RANDOM At the beginning of 1941 Dr. Keller was transferred to Prague as Vice-Consul, returning in 1945 to Berne where he occupied a post in the administrative The Federal Council has appointed section of the Federal Political Department with the Fee/era/ Dr. Agostino Soldati to the post of rank of 2nd Secretary of Legation. A year later Permanent Observer to the United (1940) he was sent to the Swiss Legation at The Nations in New York, with the rank of Minister Hague where he remained until September 1950, when Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary. He is he joined the Swiss Legation in London with the rank succeeding Minister August Lindt, who has been of ist Secretary of Legation. In. 1954 Dr. Keller was nominated United Nations High Commissioner for appointed head of the Information and Press Service Refugees. at the Federal Political Department with the rank Minister Soldati was born in 1910 and is a citizen of Counsellor of Legation. of Neggio (Ct. Ticino). He entered the service of the Federal Political Department (Swiss Foreign Office) The President of the Swiss Confederation, Dr. in 1938 and successively occupied posts at the Swiss TL Streuli, has sent a telegram of condolence to the Legations in Rome, Berlin, Lisbon and Paris. In Austrian Chancellor on the occasion of the death of 1951 he was promoted to the rank of Counsellor of the President of the Austrian Republic, Dr. Theodor Legation. Koerner. :fc >Jc * * * * As reported in our last issue, the appointment of The Swiss Government has ordered the Federal Minister Dr. Auguste Lindt as United Nations High Attorney's office to conduct a full investigation into Commissioner for Refugees has been confirmed. Swiss arms purchases. Minister Lindt was born at Berne in 1903 and studied law at the Universities of Geneva and Berne. From 1927 to 1940 he was special correspondent of several European newspapers. He served in the Swiss CITY SWISS CLUB army from 1940 to 1945, and afterwards was appointed special delegate of the " Don Suisse " in Berlin. Dr. Lindt was Press Attaché and later Press Will members kindly note that the next Counsellor at the Swiss Legation in London from 1940 to 1918. In the latter year he became Switzer- MONTHLY MEETING land's representative on the Executive Board of will take place on Tuesday, February 12th, UNICEF and, in 1953, was appointed the Executive 1957, at 6.30 p.m. for 7 p.m. at the Dorchester Board's Chairman. Hotel, Park Lane, W.l (Stanhope Room). * Counsellor of Legation Dr. René Keller, head of the The Dinner will be followed by a game of Information and Press Service at the Federal Political Jass, Bridge or Canasta. in has been transferred to the Department Berne, Members wishing to be present should send Swiss Legation in Paris in the capacity of 1st their card the Manager of the Dorchester Counsellor. to Hotel, Park Lane, W. I, to reach him not later born 1914 and Dr. Keller was in Paris in spent than Monday, February 1 1th, 1957. the first live years of his life there. From 1919 to 1939 he lived at Geneva where in 1933 he matriculated. THE COMMITTEE. Then followed one year at Cambridge University 8672 THE SWISS OBSERVER January 25th, 1957. The Federal Attorney's office is to investigate Department. He is succeeding Dr. Probst, who has illegal profits having been obtained by third parties held this post for the last 22 years, and who is on war material procured by the Federal Military vacating his appointment on reaching retiring age. Department, and whether such people are liable for Mr. Marti (18) is a citizen of Aarwangen and legal penalties. Colonel Ryser, Military and Air Berne. Ile studied law at the Universities of Geneva, Attaché at Washington, has been recalled to bel]) Leipzig and Berne. After practising for two years as investigations. a lawyer in Geneva he entered the service of the * *- * Commercial Division in 1935. The following representatives of the Confederation * * * on the Board of " Swissair " have been re-elected for Monsieur Dimitru Olteanu, the newly appointed the period of 1957 to 1959 : Professor Eduard Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary Amstutz, President of EMPA Zurich : Dr. Ed. Weber, of the Republic of Rumania, has presented his General Manager of the PTT administration Berne ; credentials to the President of the Swiss Confedera- and Dr. Hugo Gschwind, President of the General tion at the Palais Fédéral in Berne. Direction of the Swiss Federal Railways, Berne. *- * 4:- # # # The Federal Council has appointed Mr. Henri The Swiss Federal Parliament has approved the Giron to the post of Swiss Consul in Rosario in grant of an emergency credit for improving and succession to Mr. Paul Born who has vacated his post reinforcing the armament of the army and air force. on retirement. The total sought was 279 million francs, but Consul Giron, who has" been since 1911 in the Parliament granted only 179 million francs reserving service of the Confederation, was born in 1895, and is its decision on the proposal to spend 100 million francs a citizen of Geneva. on the purchase of new fighters, pending further study * * * of the question. The credit voted includes 100 million The Swiss Federal Railways have carried 16.7 frs. for buying 100 Centurian tanks from Britain. million passengers in the month of November, 1956, * * * or 100.000 more than in November, 1955. Receipts, An agreement in which the United States under- 22.2 million frs. (Nov., 1955: 22.1 million frs.) takes to sell uranium to Switzerland and to Goods traffic is returned as 2.27 million tons, or communicate to her certain methods that the 190.000 tons more than during the same period in have Americans perfected was approved by 1955. Receipts : 43.0 million frs. (Nov. 1955: 10.2 Parliament. million frs.) * * * The Federal Council has re-elected the following members of the Board of the Swiss Federal Railways for 1957 to 1959 : National-Councillor Robert Bratschi, Manager of the Benie-Loetschberg-Simplon railway; National-Councillor Walter Bringolf, Mayor of the Mf/7iter Sports town of Schaffhausen ; O. de Chastonay, Manager of the Cantonal Bank, Sion ; Dr. jur. Gion Darms; States-Councillor Dr. jur. Max Gafner, Member of i/i ear/y the Government of the canton of Berne ; States- Councillor Y. Gautier, Banker; .J. Guyer, Manager Spr/ag/ of the Chocolate Works Maestrani ; Dr. jur. H. Herold, Secretary of the " Vorort des Schweiz. Handels & NIGHT TOURIST FARES Industrievereins " ; Dr. sc.tech. E. Jaggi, Director of the " Schweiz. Bauernverbandes " ; States-Councillor from L. von Moos : Gino Nessi, Manager of the " Banca £19 return popolare di Lugano " ; Gaston Schelling, President of the commune of La Chaux-de-Fonds ; Dr. R. Stadler, to eirfter Geneva or Bas/e y Member of the Board of the " S.A. des cablerie et Zun'c/i £20.10.0 refarn in addition To norma/ Jay jftgAti treflleries de Cossonay " ; Dr.