ALMA NAC OF CURRENT WORLD LEADERS EDITOR Jeffrey Harr is Co ri ht 1961 py g , Harris Llewe llyn All Rights Re served SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PUBLISHED QUARTERLY Subscriptions pe r year in US . and Canada per year in Asia Euro e n , p , a d Latin Ameri ca Single Copie s per copy in US . and Canada per copy in Asia Euro e and , p , La tin America r n me nts can be made for bu k or a e nc urcha Spe cial ar a ge l g y p ses . Addre ss all corre sponde nce to ALMANA C OF CURRENT WORLD LEADERS r Los An e es 34 a if rnia 8921 National Boule va d g l , C l o TABLE OF CONTE NTS SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION SAMPLE ENTRY SYMBO L KEY Iv EDITOR ’S NOTES A LPHA BETICAL LISTING OF STATES Curr ent Le ade r s Politi ca l Affiliations Capitals Inte rnational Organization and A lliance Me mbe r ship Date of Forthcoming Ele ctio ns ORGA N IZATIONS AND A LLIA NCES Le ade rs Sea ts of Gove rnme nt ABBREVIATION KEY IND EX TO POLITICA L AFFILIATIONS —ii1 SAMPL E ENTRY CEY LON l u 20 19607 J ly , SIR OLIVER GOONETILLEKE‘ 2 5 Colombo Gove rnor Ge ne ral ‘ ' 6 ' DUDLEY S . SENANAYAKE UNP Prime Mi ni ste r Footnote s 1 Name of the country (or organization) 2 Capita l city (or seat of governm ent) 3 Inte rnational organization abbre viation ; se e page 47 ‘ Name of leade r s 0 ffice he ld in governme nt 6For e x anation of s mbo s a eari n at be i nnin of line s pl y l pp g g g , s e e page 47 7 The date the next e lection will be h e ld 8 Po litica l affiliation abbre viation ; for party title in full s e e page 48 DATE OF TABULATION u 1 1962 J ly , INFORMATION BY INTERPRETATION In orde r to deve lop additio na l i nform ation of re al significance from the basic data ub ish e d i n thi s A LMA NA re ade rs are i n ed p l C , vi t to m ake full use of the j our na lis tic techniq ue of inform ation by i nter — n pre tation th e key to de rivi ng m e a ingfu l de tail from ske le ta l facts . For exam e bei n aware th at two or m ore diffe re n t o itica ie s pl , g p l l p art ’ have re pre sentation in a cabi ne t give s a broad idea o f a gove rn m ent s ' i n ic ie s A n ta i n i ndica i n tre n th s tabi t a d o . o t o t a ove rnm e nt s s g , l y , p l g g care take r s tat us or rece nt ca bine t ch ange s le ads to c ons idera tio ns of n ia shifts i n o itica o r i nte rna tiona orie ntation The fi of pote t l p l l l . e ld comparative gove rnme nt can b e o pe ne d by j ust noting the sc ope and ni n f officia tit e s fo o wi n os ci ations amon abine mea g o l l . ll g ll g C t po rt n nizan f the orde r i whi h fo li os or be i g cog t o n c po s itions are liste d . Such re lati ve ly obvio us data as the fa ct that a country has two ca pi ta ls ’ ead to an i nves ti ation o f that state s h istor eo r a hi may l g y , g g p cal divi s io ns or c im ato o ica ci rcu m s tance s . All in a ll i nfo rm a tio n , l l g l , by inte rp re tation i s a challe nging bu s i ne s s to the imagi na ti ve a nd the s it is ca ab e of co ur se of de ve o me nt far be ond th cur io u ; p l , , l p y e fe w v h e e xa mple s gi e n e r . EDITOR’S NOTES EVENTS OF NOTE : D ur i n th e ast th re e m onth s inte r g p , na t i o n a atte n tion t ur ne d a ai n towa rd h ar i ean uba be an l g t e C bb . C g g r a pp ling wi th th e s tagge ring e co nom ic p roble m s ari s ing o ut of its i m i s sa from th i nte r - Am e r ica n r i i i n d s l e syste m fo pol tica l dev at o . A n o th e r se ve re cri s is in th e Dom i ni can Republic wa s s o l ve d wh e n R a f a e l Bonne lly trade d ar re st fo r th e Pre side ncy wi th Ge ne ral Pe dro ’ h varria A u s 6 h w an no n e ai E c a . gu t t as u c d as J am ca s i ndepende nce da t e a s Tr i nidad and Tobago so ugh t a parall e l a c comm o dat ion from ’ i e th e Unite d K n dom . On th e sh o r B r itai n s wi i n ne s s to ne otiate g , ll g g a s e ttlem e nt with G uate mal a o ve r Br itish H ondur as ran co unte r to ’ m nd f r h re u r n fi Th h h G u a te mala s de a s o t e t of Be lice r st . e fact t at bot a r e o ne i n th e sam e te rr itory h as do ne litt le to s implify the h undre d e a r o ld dis ute The on o fade d fr om the h e ad ine s but not y p C g l , m a te ntion as th e di s utants i n Katan a and Le o o dvi e s e t e d fr o t , p g p l ll t l ai e d ne ia tions o n o iti a i n e r n I A i h i n t o det ot c t atio . n e r a t e l g p l l g lg , n e o ti ations e nde d but th e te ns e s tr u e for owe r be cam e as de s g , ggl p p e r a te as it has be e n tragic Th e m e re po liti cal exi s te nce o f Switze r la n d h as a lways h ad a significa n t im pac t on the co nd uc t o f fore ign p o li cy : Th e Swi s s no t on ly h o s t a m u ltitude of re gu l ar a nd ad h oc n r nati ona athe rin s anuall bu t a so s e rve as di om atic re re i t e l g g y , l pl p — s e n ta tive s for so m e 20 sta te s f ro m Togo i n Nige ria to Rom ania in a i n Th e itt e u nde rs tood h a rd de ve o e d and m o st e rfunct S p l l , ly l p , p o r y Union o f A rab Sta te s di s so l ve d r e ce ntly wh e n th e Unite d A rab nd Y e m e n de cide d to e nd th e a lmos fictio na r aniz i n R e p ublic a t l o g a t o . e r e i La in re ace d as Fo r e i n Mini s te r o f the Ru s s ian Fede ra S g p , pl g h Mi h i n i n b forme r Am bas sador to t e US . k a Me s h kov h as be e n t i o y l , a p p oi nted USSR De pu ty Fo re ign Mi ni s te r The no ve l We s te r n S o m oan approach t o inde pe nde n ce fe a tu re s a co n tin ui ng ar range m e n t wi th Ne w Zea l and to handl e fo re ign po licy and re te ntion o f r h e h eads o f e x te nde d fa mi ro u s po li tical powe by t ly g p .