Mr, Gauss, who is 53 yours of axe.
one of the oldest members of the Foreign Service Corps in point of service, He began his career as Deputy Consul-General in Shanghai in 1007 and has served four terms of duty China. During his service in China he has been Counsellor to Embassy ind Charge "'Affaives in Peiping and Counsellor to the Embassy sind Con-Jsul-Generat in Shanghai. Me, Gauss har, for number of years, served the State Department in Washing ton and for a year was Counsellor to the Embassy and Constl-General in Paris, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Mr. Gauss to the post of Minister to Canberra on January fand the appointment was later eon-firmed by, the United States Senate. Mr. Gauss' appointment followed the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Australia and the United States. The new minister hax never visited Australia but has professed a great admiration for the people of that great British Commonwealth, Local American consular officials were unable to predict who would be the next U.S. Constl-General Here, Ax yet no information har been received from the Slate Do-partment in Washington regarding Mr. Gauss' replacement. Tt is possible that Mr. Frank Lockhart, Counsellor to the American Embassy in Peipine. Will be chosen to replace Mr. Gauss. Tt will be recalled that Mr. Lockhart took aver the office of Consul-General here during Mr. Gauss" recent trip to the Philippines.
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