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Export Dept., 22 East 40th Street, New York 16, New York NOVEMBER, 1952 1 NOSE, THROAT, and Accessory Organs not Adversely Affected by Smoking Chesterfields FIRST SUCH REPORT EVER PUBLISHED ABOUT ANY CIGARETTE A responsible consulting organization has thorough examination, including X-ray pic¬ reported the results of a continuing study by tures, by the medical specialist and his assist¬ a competent medical specialist and his staff on ants. The examination covered the sinuses as the effects of smoking Chesterfield cigarettes. well as the nose, ears and throat. A group of people from various walks of life The medical specialist, after a thorough was organized to smoke only Chesterfields. examination of every member of the group, For six months this group of men and women stated: “It is my opinion that the ears, nose, smoked their normal amount of Chesterfields— throat and accessory organs of all participating 10 to 40 a day. 45% of the group have smoked subjects examined by me were not adversely Chesterfields continually from one to thirty affected in the six-months period by smoking years for an average of 10 years each. the cigarettes provided.” At the beginning and at the end of the six- months period each smoker was given a Buy .Much Milder CH ESTE RFI ELD Copyright 1952, LIGGETT & MYE«S To»*cco CO. 2 FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL published monthly by . THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION NOVEMBER 1952 Volume 29, Number 11 CONTENTS page 15 THE ART AND PRACTICE OF DIPLOMACY THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION by Sir Charles K. Webster Honorary President 19 NEW YORK-U.N. POST REPORT DEAN ACHESON, Secretary of State Honorary Vice-Presidents 21 A JOURNEY TO THE CUNUCUNUMA by James H. Kempton THE UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE THE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE THE COUNSELOR 23 HON. MINISTER OF TEXAS GOES TO JOHN D. HICKERSON, President WASHINGTON by Lee Metcalf CHARLES E. BOHLEN, Vice-President BARBARA P. CHALMERS, Executive Secretary 27 PUSAN, I DRINK TO YOU byE.A.L. board of directors TYLER THOMPSON, Chairman departments V. LANSING COLLINS, JR., Vice-Chairman EDWARD T. WAILES 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITORS STEPHEN WINSHIP FRED W. JAN DRY, Secretary-Treasurer 9 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO by James B. Stewart Alternates PHILIP W. BON SAL 11 THE BOOKSHELF—Francis C. deWolf. Review Editor WILSON C. FLAKE Richard Fyfe Boyce Milton Barall EDWARD S. MANEY THOMAS F. VALENZA 25 NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT MISS MARGARET P. HAYS, Assistant Sec.-Treas. journal editorial board 2« EDITOR’S COLUMN AVERY F. PETERSON, Chairman Preparing for Retirement J. GRAHAM PARSONS Herve L’Heureux LOUIS J. HALLE, JR. RAY THURSTON 29 NEWS FROM THE FIELD CHARLES F. KNOX, JR. LOIS PERRY JONES, Managing Editor Story of the Month by R. Smith Simpson LEE CLARK, Editorial Assistant GEORGE BUTLER, Business Manager 30 SERVICE GLIMPSES SUE EILBACHER, Circulation Manager 35 ADDRESSES OF FORMER MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE The AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION is an unofficial and voluntary association of the members, active and retired, of The Foreign Service of the 59 BIRTHS and MARRIAGES United States and the Department of State. The As¬ sociation was formed for the purpose of fostering 60 IN MEMORIAM esprit de corps among members of the Foreign Service and to establish a center around which might be grouped the united efforts of its members for the 60 RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS improvement of the Service. The FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL. is not official and 60 FOREIGN SERVICE CHANGES material appearing herein represents only personal opinions, and is not intended in any way to indicate the official views of the Department of State or of the Foreign Service as a whole. The Editors will consider all articles submitted. If accepted, the author will be paid a minimum of one cent a word on publication. Photographs ac¬ companying articles will, if accepted, be purchased at one dollar each. Five dollars is paid for cover pictures. Reports from the Field, although not paid for, are eligible for each month’s $15 Story-of-the- Month Contest. COVER PICTURE: Steps of old Rathaus at Rothenberg, Germany, Easter Sunday, 1952. Photo by C, Heubeck. Copyright, 1952, by the American Foreign Service Association. Issued monthly at the rate of $4.00 a year, 40 cents a copy, by the American Foreign Service Association, 1908 G Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office in Washington, D. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Printed in U.S.A. by Monumental Printing Com¬ pany, Baltimore. When its time to relax... 4 FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Pseudonyms may be used only if your letter includes your correct name and address. GOOD REASONS WHY FIVE YOU SHOULD BELONG TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION \/ 1. Cooperation and association with a FROM THE RETIRING EDITOR group having common professional interests and aims. 4737 36th Street, N. W. \/ 2. Subscription to the FOREIGN SERV¬ Washington 8, D. C. ICE JOURNAL included in member¬ October 8, 1952 To the Editors, ship. FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL: \/ 3. Commercially published books (ex¬ It seems strange after more than three years of receiving cept encyclopedias and others in Letters to the Editors to be writing one. And this is really that category) can be purchased directed to the JOURNAL’S readers, rather than its Editors. at a twenty percent discount. There is no need to tell the Editors that relinquishing my duties as Managing Editor of the JOURNAL does not mean >/ 4. Association scholarships awarded that I have given up my interest in the people in the Foreign to Foreign Service children. Service and the Department—their work, their problems, and their hopes. With their consent I am using this device yj 5. Regular social events, plus the use to tell the readers. of the new clubrooms at 1908 G In resigning from the JOURNAL I shall have more time Street N.W. for free lance writing. Like my recently published pamphlet, Inside the State Department, much of it will be about the Applications and payments for dues should be problems to which I have devoted my thoughts and energy over the past few years. I hope the many friends I have mailed to the Association at the address given. among you will feel as free to “talk shop” with me as you did while I was editing the JOURNAL. Your letters, calls or visits will always be welcome. JOAN DAVID Far East Regional Production Center, American Embassy, Manila, September 25, 1952. The Editor, when overseas you may be FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL: Why is it that the United States government marks its diplomatic establishments abroad with painted tin signs of a . remember our R S. B. quality reminiscent of a soft drink advertising sign? Any country court house or country bank in the United States can afford a bronze name plate. Why should the United Spring seems pretty far away but remember so States spend millions for beautiful and often historic build¬ ings for its embassies and legations and then label them with are you and now is none too early to begin cheap, dingy, usually weatherbeaten signs? I ask you???? considering your new spring outfit. Our wise- Sincerely yours, EGBERT WHITE in - the - needs - of - overseas - customers shoppers Director can satisfy your most exacting requests. Editor’s Note: A good question. 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