Major Characters of the Novel
At the United Nations:
His Royal Highness Terence Wolowo Ajkaje (“Ahdge-kah-gee”) the M’Bulu of Mbuele; “Terrible Terry”
Senator Harold Fry of West Virginia, acting head of the U. S. Delegation
Senator Lafe Smith of Iowa, member of the U. S. Delegation
Felix Labaiya-Sofra (“Lah-buy-uh-Soaf-ra”), Ambassador of Panama
Lord Claude Maudulayne, the British Ambassador
Raoul Barre, the French Ambassador
Krishna Khaleel, Ambassador of India
Vasily Tashikov, Ambassador of the U.S.S.R.
The Secretary-General
Other Ambassadors and delegates
Members of the Secretariat
The Press
In Washington:
Harley M. Hudson of Michigan, President of the United States
Lucille, his wife
Orrin Knox, Secretary of State
Beth, his wife
Senator Robert D. Munson of Michigan, Majority Leader of the U. S. Senate
Dolly, his wife
Representative Cullee Hamilton of California
Sue-Dan, his wife
Maudie, their maid
The Speaker of the House
Senator Seabright B. Cooley, President Pro Tempore of the U. S. Senate
Representative J. B. “Jawbone” Swarthman of South Carolina, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senator Thomas August of Minnesota, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Señora Patsy Jason Labaiya, wife of the Ambassador of Panama
Governor Edward Jason of California, her brother
Robert A. Leffingwell, Director of the President’s Commission on Administrative Reform
Mr. Justice Thomas Buckmaster Davis of the U. S. Supreme Court
Other Senators and Representatives
The Press
In Geneva:
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R.
Other officials of the U.S.S.R.
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