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Show NEW MEXICAN MINISTER TO U. S. IS NAMED WASHINGTON. June 1C. News that Miguel Covarrubias has been selected se-lected by the now Mexican government govern-ment as minister of foreign relation?, was received with satisfaction in of-flciul of-flciul circles here, where the new minister min-ister Is well known as the "dean of the r.Iexlcan dlplomate corps." Advices to tho Mexican embassy tonight to-night officially confirmed the selee-fion selee-fion of Covarrubias, which first wls reported in Mexico City newspaper. yesterday. Tho advices said Cutherto Hidalgo had been named under secretary secre-tary of foreign relations. The foreign relations minister began be-gan his career In the diplomat!: service ser-vice in 18 S9 as third secretary of the legation here. During his Washington service which lasted until 1 SOS, he rose to 'harge d'affaires, and then was sent to Chile as minister. He later served as the Mexican diplomatic representative rep-resentative at most of the European capitals and was minister to G':cat Britain when he resigned because of lack of sympathy with tho Hureia regime. Representatives of the defacto government gov-ernment asserted today that selection of Covarrubias would mark thy beginning be-ginning of an era of rlendly relations between this country and Mexico. oo |