Nanking, Dee. "10, The Waichiaopt has approved. appointment bythe French Govern ment of M. Naggiar, now Minister to Czechoslovakia, as the new French Minister to China, succeeding the late 1M, Wilden, M, Neggiar is expected to arrive in China from France to. assume his new office shortly, 'A diplomat with a brilliant career the new French envoy already is well known in China, having on several occasions represented France in her consular service in this country. In 1912, M. Naggiar was Frencn Consul-General in Shanghai, in. 1918 was appointed Consul-General Kunming, Yunnan, and he was acting Consul-General in Shanghai 1925, 'M. Naggiar entered the French diplomatic service in 1908, Since then, he has served in' various posts of responsibility and at onetime was Deputy Director of the Department of Asiatic Affairs of the French For-feign Office, Promoted to ministerial rank in 1929, M. Naggiar was pointed French Minister to. Yugo-avia in 1992. He was later transferred to Prague, where he stayed until his recent new appointment to China—Central News,
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