New Ambassador to Paris Appointed

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 283, 20 February 1928, Page 9

New Ambassador to Paris Appointed

SIR WILLIAM TYRRELL “DELICATE COMPLIMENT TO FRANCE” British Wireless—Press Assn.—Copyright Reed. 12.30 p.m. RUGBY, Saturday. “The Times" expresses satisfaction at the news published this morning that Lord Crewe has notified the French Government of the intention of the British Government to appoint Sir William Tyrrell as his successor as British Ambassador to Paris. It is expected that the official announcement will be made as soon as the French Government has formally accepted the appointment. • The transference of Sir William Tyrrell to'the Paris Embassy is likely to take place during the summer. It is understood that Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador to Berlin, will succeed Sir William Tyrrell at the Foreign Office. Lord Crewe’s ambassadorship has lasted live eventful years, during which he has played a part in many important and intricate post-war problems. The period includes the later stages of the reparation controversy and Ruhr occupation question, the establishment of the Dawes plan, preparations for the Locarno treaties, and the inter-Allied debt settlement negotiations. Sir William Tyrrell has been for nearly three years permanent undersecretary, having succeeded to that influential post on the death of Sir Eyre Crewe. MAN OF SOUND JUDGMENT “The Times" says that he has played a very active part in recent; international developments, and his breadth of view and the soundness of his judgment on a rapid succession of intricate questions have been widely recognised. Sir Ronald Lindsay, who is a son of the sixth Earl of Crawford, has held a number of diplomatic appointments at foreign capitals, including St. Petersburg, Teheran, The Hague, Cairo, Washington and Paris. He was additional under-secretary at the Foreign Office from 1921 to 1924, after which he was the British representative in Constantinople, before his appointment I in 1925 as British Ambassador to Berlin. Commenting on Sir' William Tyrrell’s appointment the Paris “Matin” to-day said: “The choice could not be a more flattering one to France. The success of such an eminent diplom/;ist is assured, for his fine character and his perfect understanding of France and the French people, together with the fact that he was one of the prime movers of the ‘Entente Cordiale,’ are known to all.” APPOINTMENT WELCOMED The announcement of Sir William Tyrrell’s appointment has been extremely well received both in Paris and in London. Newspapers point out that Sir William Tyrrell’s appointment is a delicate compliment to Franco, since it is rare for a permanent under-secretary of State to be asked to take any ambassadoric post. The “Observer" says that the choice of Sir William Ryrrell commands the approval at Home and abroad, and adds: “Now more than ever Paris is the nodal point of European diplomacy, and the task which confronts an ambassador to France is of so special a character that the post has twice in recent years been filled from outside professional ranks. "To-day the condition of the Continent is easier, but it still gives the fullest scope for the patient and tactful comprehensiveness of view proper to a diplomat.” The French Press has given the appointment a unanimous and cordial welcome. —A. and N.Z.