KENNEDY TO NAME PARSONS AS AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN

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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 1998
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 26, 1961
• Content Type: NSPR

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Wt'iSHINGTQN STAR FEB 2 ii 1.961
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Kennedy to. Name Parsons.
As Am.Dassador to Sweden
a1,i btmced` Nits Tritentlon o
naming J. Grahax rsons as
Ambassador, to $vVeden. Mr;
Parsons has -,bee} Assistant
Secretary- pi ;5 t PO Yoe" Far
Eastern Affairs.
The President said he would
appoint U. Alexis Johnson, Am-
bassador trq,,,,'iailand, to re=
place 1. Parsons as Assistant
Scy etary,
Mr. Kennedy said ller?intends
to nominate Mrs'- G"dYs?Avery
Tillett .of Charlotte,. N. C., as
United-,"'States, representative
onF,.t ie ,3jn t~ec1, N tions Com-
Women. .
The President also said he
will name Mrs. Tillett as an al=ternate delegate to the United
Nations General Assembly con-
veniiig''in the fall:
He also announced his in-
tention of'naming Dr. Leland
J. Haworth, director of the
Brookhaven National Labora-
tory, as a member of the
.Atomic Energy Commission.
The selection of the 56-year-
old scientist completes the
membership of the commission.
Out for 2r Hours'
The announcements were
made as the President left the
White House for 21/2 hours
after completing a conference
on defense spending and poli-
cies with Chan es
the Sen aa Ar ed "~ ,see4rrv vices
Committee and Vice President
Johnson.
The White House would not
reveal where the. President
went. The White House press
secretariat would.. acknowledge
only that the President had left
the White House.
1 < : ; Y - it, n
R. LELAND J. HAWORTH
New AEC Commissioner
rains, including
nd added:
It wouldn't be possible to in-
rease the strength of our de-
enses without increasing ex-
enditures."
He indicated that Mr. Ken-
edy's defense recommenda-
ions will be sent to Congress
oon.
The President, who was the
onor guest ~t.the White House
orf?espondents' Xssoeation
inner last night, planned to
o to his week end retreat near
iddleburg, Va., some time to-
ay, the White House said.
rs. Kennedy has been there
or several days.
The White House said the
resident will leave Washing-
n after attending church to-
ay. But in keeping with a
ew ban, the White Horse re-
I used to indicate . when or
1 here the President will wor-
~ ip
Senator Russell, on leaving Bonbright Out
the White House, indicated i Mr. Parsons, who is 53, will
that the President soon will cceed James Bonbright in the
recommend some increases in Swedish post. A,tgraduate of
the defense ,budget to ale in 1929, Mr. Parsons served
strengthen this country's mili- om 1932 tq `1936 as private
tary forces. cretary to 'Joseph C. Grew,
Senator Russell said his dis- en United States Ambassador,
cussion with Mr:' K nnedy yin-. Japan.
volved defense plans and pro- He entered the Foreign Serv-
e .1936 and has served ` in'
uba, Rome and T9kyo. From,
Mit: Johnson[ ?52; joined-the breign 'Service in 1935 and his'!
rst asfiigiiment` was in Tokyo.;
hii a ; Brazil, the Philippines
nee 1958.
Mrs. Tillett, 68, long has been
1949 she was named as a1
rsity of North~Carolina.
&face structure of metals. He
Dr. Haworth started as al
isconsin, a fellow at Massa-
usetts Institute of Technol--
`and an associate professor
~boratory.in 1947 as assistant
Karamanlis Coming
ave accepted` the President's
sit April 17 in Washington. _
rity Council. Mr. Kennedy
pressed "real gratitude" for l
e services of Mr. Lay, who has
en connected with the council
M"Lgq.,said:he.was resigning`
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