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Show Ambassador Again Gives British King is azi Salute . mounted with Its golden crown. Thousands lined the mall to cheer the sovereign. LONDON, Feb. S UF Cerman Ambassador Joachim von Rib-bentrop Rib-bentrop raised his hsnd In the nasi salute to King George VI again today at the new monarch's mon-arch's first levee. Ignoring the furore last week over his first such salute, ha stretched bis arm straight out when he presented IS members of hia staff in ths beautiful throne room of St. James palace, but his subordinates did not follow his example. The salute passed almost unnoticed. un-noticed. The ambassadors were presented to the king In order of their seniority and Von Ribben-trop, Ribben-trop, a recent appointee, waa among tha last. Ths others bowed according to custom, aa did tha ministers and charge d'affaires, diplomats of lower rank, who followed the German Ger-man envoy. Later, authorities said tha British Brit-ish government did not take a serious view of Von Rlbbentrop's penchant for saluting In the nasi manner at formal occasions, holding hold-ing precedent has established aa envoy may adhere to the customs cus-toms of ths country he repre-1 repre-1 aenta. Hia majesty, wearing ths uniform uni-form of colonel la chief of the Grenadier Guards, stood in front of ths golden throne. First levee each year traditionally tradition-ally is the diplomatic court, at which foreign ambassadors and ministers to the court of 8L Jamas are received by the sovereign. King George, going from Buckingham Buck-ingham to SL James to bold court, also made his first state I drive, sitting bareheaded In one of the gilded state landaus sur- |