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Memorandum On The Organization Of Foreign Commercial Departments, May 28, 1912, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Organization of the State Department

The document is a carbon copy of a typed memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State respecting the importance of the consular service and diplomatic relations in commerce and the need for regional divisions in such a unified Department.

Notes Of A Meeting Held In The Diplomatic Reception Room Of The Department Of State On Monday, March 20, 1911, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, Wilbur J. Carr, William Mcneir, Chandler Hale, Sydney Y. Smith, William T. S. Doyle, George T. Weitzel, Herbert C. Hengstler, Charles F. Wilson, Ransford S. Miller

Notes, Speeches, Articles, and Addresses

The document is a carbon transcript of notes from a meeting held in the State Department respecting the necessity of more such meetings, the present organization of the Department, expenditures, and esprit de corps.

Present at the meeting were: The Assistant Secretaries, the Solicitor, the Director of the Consular Service, the Chief Clerk and the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs of the Divisions and Bureaus of the Department.

State Department Schedule Plan Showing Personnel Distribution, October 29, 1906, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Third Assistant Secretary Documents

This typed comprehensive plan by Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson outlines how he wishes to organize the Department of State, including details about personnel distribution, costs, needed legislation and salary compensation.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Elihu Root, October 29, 1906, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Third Assistant Secretary Documents

In this hand-written letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to Secretary of State Elihu Root, Wilson thanks Root for considering his plan for departmental reorganization.

Department Organization Plans, July Through September, 1906, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Third Assistant Secretary Documents

This typed draft plan of Huntington-Wilsons' ideal organization of the Department of the Assistant Secretary of State includes a political committee, communications specifications, diplomatic and consular divisions, and legal and commercial bureaus. It also discusses protocols and division of labor.