Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.2011-06-152011-06-151928-01-270004-00http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/5977Enumerates the varied duties of Foreign Service officers; general public has little idea of work involved; all reports are sent to State Department, and from there copies are sent to the interested Department such as Agriculture or Commerce; reports are then distributed directly to the individuals or firms who will find them useful, but who probably will not know they are the work of the Consular officers; Commerce Department, for instance, gets larger appropriation, while State Department finds it difficult to stretch budget to cover necessities; suggests Foreign Service Officers, when on leave, use every opportunity to speak before business organizations and write articles for their local papers with reference to the Service and its work.Typed Document, 18 p.en-USMessersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.OtherMSS 109