64001 Vol. 8 No.5 May 1954 At-ISO DESUKA by Russell Do" The red carpet spread out be­ War. He too found friends of fore us at Haneda Airport, Tokyo, earlier days. I had spent three last November proved to be a somewhat grim months in Japan true symbol. During the en~uing as a naval officer in the fall of five weeks we were to travel very 1945, surveying the economic nearly from end to end of the effects of the hostilities. For country and to meet dozens of Dick Richards it was a "first," leading figures in government, but as a practitioner of judo he finance and industry. On every could hardly claim to be entirely hand we encountered not onl y unversed in Japanese ways of that traditional and exquisite thought and action. And what he courtesy which smooths human had forgotten was recalled subtly relations in those crowded ·islands, yet forcefully when he found time but cordiality and gracious hospi­ to visit the Kodo Kwan (judo head­ tality. quarters) and tangle with the Of the four of us, three had holders of the judo "black belt." visited Japan before. John de For Case and myself the con­ Wilde was a veteran of the pre­ trasts were particularly vivid. His vious year's Bank mission and recollections were of the days of the many friendships he had war preparation when every for­ formed in those days were quickly eigner was suspect. Now he and warmly renewed. Chester found a willingness frankly and Case had lived in Japan and as a freely to discuss installations, representative of Brassert worked technique s, problems; a new with the steel industry of Japan respect accorded the technical and Manchuria for the three years man; above everything ail doors immediately preceding the Pacific open in a friendly welcome. Even • ] apanese for "[s that so!" an expression so frequently used that even the worst linguist picks it up after two days in Japan. The 'u' is almost completely elided as in "sukiyaki.· 2 after a month his wonderment had wood pan'els with neat oblongs of not worn off. For me, memories of . . the weed drying into paper thin the ashes and devastation and green wafers. When, later on, we hungry people of 1945 were still sampled them, we decided that vivid. The sight of completely the cattle ranchers have no need rebuilt cities, bulging shop win­ to sell off their stock just yet. For dows, swarming automobiles and Japan, however, unusual tastes cheerful townspeople was a truly in food are a real asset. Since impressive demonstration of 1945 Japan has undergone a pop­ Japanese resilience and resource­ ulation "explosion." Repatriation fulness. of some six million Japanese Scientists now say that when from overseas, the return of mil­ the land can no longer support lions of soldiers after lonely years its teeming billions our descend­ far from home and wide introduction ants will turn to harvesting from of modern medicines, have com­ the sea not only such succulencies bined to increase the population as fish and lobsters, but plankton, of the Japanese islands from 65 algae and seaweeds. The Japanese million in 1940 to around 87 mil­ have long anti~ipated this trend. lion today. And the increase is As one wIngs in over the Uraga more than a million a year. Even Strait and skirts the shores of now twenty per cent of the food Tokyo Wan to Haneda, one sees supply is imported at a cost of "­ below tens of thousands of stakes fifty per cent of merchandise driven into the shallow bay bot­ exports. Soon it will be more. tom in regular rows. Fish traps? The intensive cultivation which No, seaweed cultivation. And prevents food imports from being driving into the city one sees in even larger is proverbial. In the yards of houses near the bay, Honshu and Kyushu the charming Banlc Mission prepares to go rmdergrormd at Yubari Coal Mine. Holclcaido. pattern of small rice paddies runs the mine entrance and donning far up the vall eys of even the coveralls, boots and hard hats smallest brooks, stepping up the with lights attached, we were steepening slopes until there is treated to a most telling demon­ no room for even a tiny plot. And stration of the need for a vertical the upland fields are laid out and shaft program to shorten under­ cultivated by hand as carefully ground travel time. Intellectually, as gardens. I suppose, we would have all Arriving in Hokkaido, the nor­ admitted that we weren't walking thern island, is like coming to the entire 550 miles back to Tokyo another country. Suddenly there underground, but there was more is space, there are woods on level than one moment when it did seem areas as well as precipitous that we were. And it was quite ones; there are moors where one apparent that some of our Japanese looks instinctively, though vainly, friends were taking the shaft pro­ for flocks of fat sheep; there are gram rather seriously, for at several farms with silos; in December places in the prospectively re­ there are sledges and fur hats dundant main haulage way we had and people on skis. Hokkaido to stoop low to avoid projecting has a Wisconsin climate, which timbers where the roof was caving the sturdy rice growers who have in gradually enough, so every­ over the centuries worked their one hop ed, for the shaft to be way up from the more hospitable financed and built first. It was south find quite uncongenial. than that the question crept in of Perhaps that is why when the whether a Bank Mission can carry Mission proposed its visit there devotion to duty too far! our hosts quoted us the Japanese The Mission's intere st in J ap­ saying - "Hokkaido is like an old, anese food which I have mentioned old lady. Everyone knows she is was by no means confined to its there, but nobody goes to see her." economic aspects. The Japanese Coal was our principal interest themselves told us that their food in Hokkaido. At Yubari after was designed to appeal to the eye churning through deep snow . to more than to the palate, but I L to R: Guardian of the gate at TokugaJrU Shrine at Nikko; Temple and cemetary at Kyoto; December .treet .cene in Sapporo, Holckaido. doubt whether any of us will soon Our earthquake, though prolonged, forget the delights of sukiyaki and was well-behaved. Coming as it tempura (live shrimp and fish did after bedtime while we were fried at the table) with which we in the earthquake-proof Imperial were regaled. Also memorable Eotel, one could hardly feel that is the Mongolian grill at the de& the pronounced but gentle rocking lightful former princely residence, which went on for several minutes Chinzanso, where we sat on was cause for alarm. It was like benches around a large square nothing so much as the persistent, charcoal brazier and plucked but lazy motion one sometimes delectable morsels of meat, onions feels in the tail of a large air­ and other vegetables practically liner, when the air is disturbed off the coals. but not really rough. The baths Along with the fine food went were, as advertised, frighteningly the famous geisha parties. Fea­ hot and enormously euphoric, but tured were the superbly colorful, alas, contrary to popular report, highly stylized, classical dances entirely non-coeducational. The of Japan. Though relying almost perils of progress! entirely on gesture, facial ex­ As for the temples, some of us pression and various static atti­ were fortunate enough to visit tudes these produce a real impact. Kyoto, Nara and Nikko. One Not less entertaining were the wonders whether to dwell most various folk dances including the on their splendor of color, which fishermen's and coal miners' runs the gamut in lacquer and gilt, dances, and "beizbol" (baseball) on their exuberance of ornamenta­ in wbich the guests are expected tion, sometimes entirely abstract, to join. De Wilde displayed an sometimes exactly representing expertise and an elan in this the subtlest beauties of nature, activity which the rest of us on the vitality of their design, or could only envy. on their superbly lovely natural No account of a trip to Japan settings among trees and moun­ would be complete without mention tains. The combination makes a of earthquakes, baths and temples. westerner catch his breath. L to R: Terraced rice paddies and landscape of the interior of the Ise Peninsula; Spreading rice to dry in the courtyard of farm near Sagamihara; Mother and child in ceremonial costume for the fete of the "Three. Five and Seven." NON - TECHNICAL APPRAISALS This is the first of a series of impressions of countries visited by "Spottie", Spottswood. Others will follow in later issues. I want to give my impressions of a small island densely populated with charming people whom I greatly admire, located sort of south­ west of Iceland. It is a part of the United Kingdom but, unfortunately, I am informed by one of the loyal inhabitants of this island that I cannot call it by any single name. It is an island containing England, Scotland and Wales,but if it should be called by anyone of the three names the inhabitants of the other two regions would be offended. So from here on the island will be referred to as «it." It frequently disappears in a fog. When these fogs occur, the London papers print headlines saying «Con­ tinent Isolated." It is noted for G~eenwich, where time and space begin, Shakespeare, peculiar plwnbing, Church­ ill, a complicated system for counting money, and the worst coffee in the world. The people who live on the island like :0 bet on horse races through bookies and on football pools, and spend their spare time in pubs and clubs. In pubs they throw darts and drink beer. In clubs throwing things is prohibited, and so is practically everything else except drinking Scotch whisky ­ which is served without ice. The men love to wear striped pants (pardon, trousers) and the women tweeds. They drive on the wrong side of the road and try to accent as many words as possible on the first syllable. This is known as the Ki"ng's English. The double negative and understatement is the proper use of the King's English. They never, well, hardly ever, say: ftThis is important" - always ctThis is not unimportant." And if something is good one must say celt is not bad;" and if it is really good, it becomes «Really not bad." The English fought the Scots for many years until ~. they discovered the Scots knew how to make good whisky. • _ After that they settled down to do a little steady drinking • ~ with the Scots and have forgotten about fighting. The ~~"lV....~r Welsh don't make any kind of whisky that is drinkable and consequently haven't reached any fundamental ~""~r:::===~~ understanding with the English. ~Jany still refuse to learn the English language. This is stubbornness. But when the English refuse to learn Welsh, that is different. Some of my ancestors left the island along about 1710 and settled in Virginia. They have been pitied ever since. 6 OUR ALTERNATE DIRECTORS John S. Hooker, Alternate Executive Director of the Bank for the United States as of July 1946, and of the Fund as of January 1950, held office in the Department of State as Executive Secretary of the Board of Economic Operations and as Assistant Adviser on International Economic Affairs. He was also Assistant Chief of the Division of Financial and Monetary Affairs and Deputy Director of the Office of Finan­ cial and Development Policy. Martin Flett, Alternate Executive Director for the United Kingdom as of October 1953, was born at Sutton, Surrey. An Oxford graduate, Mr. Flett started as a British Civil Servant in the Dominions Office, and then transferred to H.M. Treasury, where he has followed his complete financial career, with the exception of two years when he was seconded to the Cabinet Secretariat and the Ministry of Reconstruction. Maurice Perouse, Temporary Alternate Executive Director for France as of April 195'3, is a graduate engineer of the Ecole Centnile de Paris.: After service in the army he entered the French "Inspection des Finances" and later became Chief of the Monetary Operations Service in Sarre. Following several other posts in the Ministry of Finance he was ap­ pointed Financial Counselor to the French Embassy in Washington. v. G. Pendharkar, Alternate Executive Director for India for the Bank and Fund as of December 1953, received B.Sc. degrees from both the Uni versity of Bombay and the London School of Economics. A Research Fellow in the Indian Statistical Institute, he became a Deputy Director of Statis­ tics in the Government of India during the War and then worked in the Reserve Bank of India. His publications in­ clude articles on problems in Economics and Animal Husbandry. 7 Julio E. Heurtematte, Alternate Executive Director of the Bank for Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama ,a s of November 1952 (and previously from 1950 - 1952) was Undersecretary of Commerce in Panama and now serves at the Panamanian Embassy in Washington as Financial Counselor. He represents Panama in the Inter­ American Economic and Social Council and is also Alternate Governor of the Bank. Antonije Tasic, Alternate Executive Director for Germany and Yugoslavia as of May 1953, worked first in the Research Department of the National Bank of Yugoslavia, and then joined successively the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Finance Ministry, and the Federal Planning Office. While in the service of the State Administration he was also a Profes­ sor at Belgrade University and was Alternate Governor of the Fund in 1951. Ali Akbar KhosroPlfr, Alternate Executive Director for Paki­ stan, Egypt, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Ethiopia and Jordan as of November 1953 was an economist in the Head Office of the Bank Melli Iran. He studied and trained in Paris and then returned to the Bank ~lelli where he remained until 1951 when he became Manager of the Insurance Company of Iran in Teheran, and Vice Governor of the Bank Melli. Felice Pick, Alternate Executive Director for Italy, Austria, Turkey and Greece as of November 1952, holds a doctorate degree in economic sciences and has had extensive experi­ ence in cotton manufacturing. For seven years he was manager of an Italian exporting firm in Bologna and later joined the Bank Societa Italiana di Credito in Milan. His publications include a book and many newspaper articles in \lin Sole" on monetary and general economic subj ects. 8 Ohn Khin, Alternate Executive Director for Japan, Burma, Ceylon and Thailand as of January 1954, was born in Rangoon, Burma. A graduate of the University of Rangoon, he served in the Ministry of Finance for ten years and then entered the Burma Diplomatic Service. He was a member of the Burmese Delegation to the Colombo P Ian Conference, and now holds the rank of First Secretary at the Embassy of Burma in Washington. Veikko Makkonen, Alternate Executive Director for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland a~ of April 1954, received his M.A. degree from the University of Helsinki and then joined the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He served in Copenhagen at the Legation of Finland and then returned to the Ministry as Acting Chief of Bureau. In 1951 he was appointed First Secretary to the Legation of Finland in Washington. Jorge Schneider, Alternate Executive Director for Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Philippines, Bolivia, Ecuador and Para­ guay as of ~Jarch 1953, (previously serving in a temporary capacity) was Assistant Manager of a tire and rubber company, a U. S. and Canadian representative of the Chilean State railways and Vice President of the Steel Company of Chile. Since 1950, he has been head of the New York Office of the Corporacion de F omento de la P roduccion. B. B. Callaghan, Alternate Executive Director for Australia and the Union of South Africa as of February 1954, has been with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for more than twenty-five years. In the course of his career, he served in the Exchange Control Division and then became Assistant Secretary and Assistant ~fanager of the London Branch. He was appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth Bank in 1953. 9 ,. H. Warren, Alternate Executive Director for Canada as of May 1954, served with the Royal Navy in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean during the war and then jo ined the Department of External Affairs. He was with the Office of the High Commissioner for Canada in London for four years and then returned to Ottawa. A delegate to many conferences he is also Financial Attache of the Canadian Embassy. L. R. W. Soutendijk, Alternate Executive Director for the Netherlands as of January 1953, engaged in private banking for eight years and then joined the staff of the Netherlands Military Mission in Berlin. An Adviser to the Netherlands Delegation in Savannah and Adviser at several annual meetings of the Bank "and Fund, he has served as Financial Counselor to the Netherlands Embassy since 1946. 'ean Godeaux, Alternate Executive Director for Belgium and Luxembourg as of October 1953, is a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in Namur, Belgium, and also holds degrees in law and economics from the University of Louvain. First with the National Bank of Belgium, he later joined the Fund as Technical Assistant in the office of the Executive Director for Belgium and then as Alternate Executive Director. INDONESIA IS 56th MEMBER OF BANK AND FUND His Excellency Moekarto Notowidigdo, Indonesian .Ambassador in Washington, signed the Articles of Agree­ ment on April 15 in the pre­ sence of Samuel C. Waugh, Assistant Secretary for Eco­ nomic Affairs, Department of State. The following contributed to the Red Cross Blood Donor Program recently: L to R (Seated): Gladys Willard, Irene Young, Alliene Lybrand. (Standing): Vittorio Bolis, Joseph Fajans, . ] onas Haralz, Murray Bryce, Hans Bachem, Arie Kruitho/, Edward Lamont, Victor Umbricht. Unable to be present: Siem A ldewereld, Egbert de Vries, Toni Georgion, Francis Godwin, Douwe Groenveld, Dick Richards, Alexander Stevenson. INTERNA TIONAL COOKING CORNER Tay Matsumoto, Administration Department, gives us this delicious and popular Japanese dish. SUKIYAKI 1 cup green onions, tops and 1 tbs. bacon grease or all, sliced lengthwise, 2" long cooking oil 1 cup mushrooms 1~ Ibs. fillet of beef, cut 2 cups bamboo shoots, sliced in very thin strips, across 1 cup celery, sliced lengthwise, the grain in strips, 2" long %' cup beef stock or bouillon ~ cup green peppers, sliced %' cup soy sa uce in thin strips 2 tbs. sugar 1 cup tofu (bean curd) diced Pork, veal or chicken may be used in place of beef; and carrots, onions, celery, cabbage or broccoli may be substituted. Saute meat until brown in cooking oil in chafing dish or skillet. Add stock, soy sauce and sugar and when mixture begins to simmer, add separately each of the vegetables, the tofu last. Cover and cook gently for about 15 minutes mixing gently about half way through the cooking. Serve at once with steamed rice. Serves six. 11 WELCOME TO NEW STAFF MEMBERS Mario Piccagli, Department of Technical Operations, from Milan, Italy, formerly with Societa Edison de Milano. Olga Vick, Department of Technical Operations, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, formerly with the British Consulate General in Philadelphia. Thecla Schulz, Depart­ ment of Operations -- Asia and Middle East, from Arlington, Va., who is returning to the Bank after spending nearly three years in Germany with the U. S. Air Force. Elmer Burland, Marketing Department, from Visalia, California, who is returning to the Bank after an absence of two years in Brazil with Interamericana de Financiamento e Investi­ mentos. (Unable to be present:) L iselotte Boesch, Paris Office, from Berne, Switzerland, formerly with the Compania de Navegacion ft Anne" S. A. in Greenwich, Connecticut. "I would like all members of the committee to be clear on whether this loan under consideration is for a project to grow coffee or for the means to purchase it.· 12 The Bank-Fund Tennis Club has started activities in fine form and to date has 59 members. The Committee are still looking for more enthusiasts so don't forget to call Helen McLeod, Ext. 2993 if you are interested. The Mixed Doubles Handicap Tourna­ ment for the Thailand Cup will com­ mence Saturday May 15 and continue during succeeding Club hours until the winners are determined. Partners will be drawn and handicaps assigned so all players have an equal chance to win. President, Rudi Kroc. ========i;-rRADING PO$T~========== EMPLOYME NT - Dutch girl, university student, would like summer job as household help. For information call Extension 2015. RIDE WANTED - North Capitol Street to Bank and return on re­ imbursement basis. Ramm, Extension 2164. FOR SALE - Semi-folding baby(twins) buggy; excellent condition: also 2 well-worn children's car seats with trays; 140 the lot or near offer. Extension 2951. Sailboat - Norwegian built; 16 ft.,· good condition; 1500 or offer. Finne, TE 6-1511. 9 yds. floral drapery material, grey and yellow, all one piece,· 110.00,· also Dress, size 16, black and white orIon, nylon, wool, lined with taffeta, red trim, almost new, 125. Thoms, Ext. 2268. SHORT TERM RENTALS - 5 BR house, 3 baths, at 3433 - 34th St. N.W., avail. June and July,· fully furn.; 1300 per mo.,· also services of Jamaican maid. Extension 2951. 3 BR house, 2 baths and maid's quarters, at 6612 - 31st Pl. N. W., avail. June 17 to Sept. 15; fully fum.; 1250 per mo. Tenant could discuss use of car. Extension 2951. The following new books have been added to the Staff Relations' Library, Room 1212. They rent for 3¢ per day and may be reserved without charge by calling Extension 2951­ SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET TOMORROW by Heinrich Harrer by Philip Wylie MIND ALIVE KING'S VIXEN by Harry and Bonaro Overstreet by Pamela Hill THE DOCTORS BLESS THIS HOUSE by Andre Soubiran by Norah Lolts SECOND TREE FROM THE CORNER by E. B. White The Bank picnic will be held on Thursday, June 10 in Areas 2 and 3 in Rock Creek Park. Races, games, pony rides, soft drinks, ice cream, prizes. Watch for more details. The Bank's contribution to the American Cancer Society Crusade amounted to $50.43 which represents a decided increase over what was contributed last year. 14 ~~ Robert Skillings, formerly on the Marcel Verheyen, Treasurer's staff of the Paris Office, has now Department, is much improved in transferred to the Department of health and is now home from the Operations - Europe, Africa and hospital. He is reported to be Australasia at headquarters. enjoying these warm Spring days Dr. and Mrs. Egbert de Vries in his garden. (Department of Technical Opera­ tiOllS) have announced the marriage Elinor and Bill Bennett, Office of their daughter, Anna Elise of Public Relations, are the proud Zweede, to Alfred Grant Walton, Jr. parents of a baby son, John on May 15 at. the Wesley Methodist Lawrence, born April 29 at Alex­ Church. in Washington. Mr. and andria Hospital, weighing 7 lbs. Mrs. Walton will make their home 7 oz. in Brooklyn, New York. Jack and Magda Sweede (for­ The girls in the Loan Disburse­ merly Office of Public Relations) ments Division of the Treasurer's are happy to announce the arci val Department entertained at a fare­ of their son David Eugene, born well Iuncheon on Wednesday, in Joliet, Illinois on April 26 April 28th in honor of Chris Per­ we ighing 7 I bs. 9~ oz. kins and Kathryne Prewitt. Chris Donald and Terry Dixon (for­ sailed on the "Ryndam" on April merly Office of Public Relations) 30 for the Hague where she has have a new baby girl, Lyndsey accepted a position at the Austra­ Ruth, born on April 9 at George­ lian Embassy. Kathy also left us town Hospital, weighing 6 lbs. on April 30 to join her husband 6 oz. Before leaving the Bank who is presently stationed at Terry was guest of honor at a Fort Bragg, N. C. party given for her by members of Kathryn Sheerin, Economic her department, at which she was Staff, w ill be married to Robert presented with a bathinette. Holmes on May 15 at St. Ann's Church in Lansford, P a. Her gown is of white satin and lace, It is with deep regret that and she will carry orchids and the Bank learned of the death lily of the valley. Her two sisters on April 12, 1954 of Daniel H. and niece will be the bridesmaids Connor, Assistant Chief of the and flower girl. After a honey­ Loan Disbursements Division moon in Canada the couple will of the Treasurer's Department. live inNew York where Mr. Holmes Mr. Connor had been with the is associated with an engineering Bank since May 19, 1947. firm. 15 B.WL~NG~\~BR OKS It's all over now -- the 1953-54 bowling season, that is. Adminis­ tration held on to its lead and came in the winner, with Treasurer's Assets the runner-up. A surprise upset was for Personnel, on the last night and by a three pin margin, to take third place away from President's Office. Legal, realizing that there could be no change of venue, no appeal to a higher court, no ipso factos or inter alias, proceeded to buckle down and take three games from Treasurer's Assets, thereby finishing in penultimate position. The tournament which finished the season in fine style, saw Jo DiCostanzo highlight the evening with some brilliant playing which resulted in a game of 135. Money winners were Mignon Roberts, Maria Opasnov and Ursula Zieschang for the women, Harold Graves, Colin Conron and Bill Bennett for the men. The rest of us were forced by the rules of good conduct to congratulate them -- quite weakly -- on their achievement. (After all, they got ou r money!) Fabulous prizes were garnered by the following members of the IBRD bowling family: High Average: Doris Eliason and Timothy Burns High Set: Pauline Newton and Bill Geolot High Game: Josephine DiCostanzo and Frank Shull High Strike s: OlgaDinneenand Peter O'Neill, Sr. High Spares: Emily Awid and Bill Bailey High Flat Game: Edith Kesterton and Sidney Wheelock Most Improved Bowler: Maria Opasnov, Frontis Newton and Kevin Flanagan (tied) An interesting finale to Harold Graves' term as President of the Bowling League was his winning first prize money. We are all wonder­ ing if Mr. Demuth, who was elected President for the coming year, thinks a precedent has been established which he will follow. Could be, and we hope so, but there's something about that tenth pin which remains defiant and upright, frame after frame after frame. Ah, me! The League welcomes Mignon Roberts and Olga Dinneen as Secretary and Treasurer for the coming year, and. commiserates with Carol Dewing who has the unenviable task of score-keeper for 1954/55. 16