Consul's Furniture
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Never Got Sat On
Reports that the French Gov ernment had decided not to allow the United States Con sulate to remain open in Papeete left the consul, Mr. George Grey, out on a limb early in April.
Mr. Grey, who opened the consulate in the Chamber of Commerce building in January and moved to other premises on February 1, was unsure whether to take delivery of furniture for the consulate that had arrived in Papeete but was still in the hands of the Customs Depart ment.
However, as soon as the order came through to close the con sulate, arrangements were made to ship the furniture to Suva.
It was also expected then that Mr. Grey would return to Suva, his old post, before being ap pointed elsewhere.
According to “Le Journal de Tahiti ”, Mr. Grey had granted more than 200 visas for people in French Polynesia wishing to visit the United States since his arrival in Papeete.