One report from Shanghai said that Mr. Johnson would succeed Mr. Gauss a5 Minister to Australia, but this report could not be con-'Some quarters be-Moved that it Mr. Gauss was appointed Ambassador to Chungking, Mr. Johnson probably would retire or be appointed to another Amassadorship instead of being sent} to Australia as Minister.
'A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told the United Press Inst night he had heard that important changes were pending in America's Far Eastern diplomatic representation. The State Department, however, declined to comment on this report.
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