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was the Prime Minister of Atatürk and served as Turkish Ambassador inLondon during the Second World War. His exploits as a naval commanderwith his ship Hamidiye, are in the history books. I used to listen withrapt attention of his memories of the War of independence and after.There vvere points of disagreement betvveen him and Atatürk. Once Iasked him if I could keep notes. He immediately broke the conversationand said "our nation has united around Atatürk and nothing must be doneto upset it".Yahya Kemal lived in the only good hotel of istanbul- Park hotel.(The hotel has been pulled dovvn and due to a dispute vvith the municipalitya half finished ugly structure stands in its place in the heart of thetovvn- Taksim Square). Shortly after my arrival in istanbul Pakistan'sGovernor General Ghulam Mohammad came on an offıcial visit. Therevvas a dinner at the Park Hotel. Ghulam Mohammad, vvho had difficultyin speaking due to a stroke managed a fevv jokes on poet Yahya Kemal'sRak.Political relations blossomed betvveen Turkey and Pakistan duringmy stay here. Numerous visits vvere exchanged at the highest level. PrimeMinister Mohammad Ali, President Iskander Mirza, Field Marshal AyubKhan, to name only a fevv came on official visit. Prime Minister AdnanMenderes, President Celal Bayar vvere the highest level visitors to go toPakistan. Outside of a military pact in 1954 Turkey and Pakistan becamemembers of Baghdad pact, CENTO and later RCD. At the time of thesigning of the RCD in 1964,1 vvas Public Relations Officer of Field MarshalAyub Khan, the President of Pakistan, I accompanied PresidentAyub during his visit to Ankara and sat as interpreter during negotiationsvvith Prime Minister ismet Inonu. ismet Pasha vvas a historical personalityand fought the vvar of independence by the side of Atatürk and served ashis loyal Prime Minister. Follovving Atatürk's death he became the Presidentand brought democracy to Turkey by accepting his party's defeat inthe elections of 1950. He alvvays more a hearing aid. He vvas the mostmeticulous leader I have seen. He understood English but vvas not fluent.He dictated to his interpreter slovvly in Turkish and vvas alert enough tocorrect any mistake of the interpreter. I had the high privilege to bepresent at the ornate Throne Room of the Dolmabahce Palace, vvhere theTreaty of RCD vvas signed by ismet Pasha, President Ayub Khan and theShah of Iran.In the spring of 1975 I received a telephone cali from Justice AbuSayeed Chovvdhury, vvho had left the post of President of Bangladesh andhad taken up the post of Permanent Representative at the UN in Geneva. Ihad friendship vvith him going back to mey days in Nevv York in the earlysixties, a friendship vvhich had much deepened during my days as Chiefof Protocol in Dhaka in the early years of our independence. When he737