General supervision of the clerks and employees and of departmental matters; charge of the property

DIVISION OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The preparation of news items for the press; receiving and answering inquiries from newspaper correspondents; censorship and control of departmental publicity under the direction of the Secretary; the dissemination of information to diplomatic and consular officers and of information for publication abroad; telegraphic news service to diplomatic missions abroad; furnishing to officers of the Department of press bulletins, copies of texts and information sent to foreign services; preparation and distribution through local news agencies of material suitable for publication in the foreign press in explanation of American policies and activities; communication to Members of Congress, governors of States, universities, magazines, chambers of commerce and other organizations of bulletins and texts of official documents which will be helpful in understanding the foreign policy of the United States; distribution of daily press summaries and special articles to officers of the Department; preparation and publication of the Information Series and of Foreign Relations. PHILIP H. PATCHIN. HUGH S. GIBSON.

Diplomatic and consular correspondence, on matters other than those of an administrative character, in relation to Central America, Panama, South America, and the West Indies.

DIVISION OF WESTERN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

Diplomatic and consular correspondence, on matters other than those of an administrative character, in relation to Great Britain (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and British colonies not elsewhere enumerated), Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Belgium, the Kongo, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Denmark, and Liberia.

Charles W. Williams.

Frederick A. STERLING, Acting Chief of Division.

Clinton E. MacEachran.

Dorothy S. Davis.

(Temporary) John L. Bouchal.

DIVISION OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

Diplomatic and consular correspondence, on matters other than those of an administrative character, in relation to Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Roumania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Abyssinia, Persia, Egypt, and colonies belonging to countries of this series.

Diplomatic and consular correspondence, on matters other than those of an administrative character, in relation to Japan, China, and leased territories, Siberia, Hongkong, French Indo-China, Siam. Straits Settlements, Borneo, East Indies, India, and, in general, the Far East.

EDWARD T. WILLIAMS, Chief of Division.

FRANK P. LOCKHART, Assistant Chief of Division.

Ethel G. Christenson.

DIVISION OF MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

Diplomatic and consular correspondence, on matters other than those of an administrative character, in relation to Mexico.

CONSULAR BUREAU.

Consular correspondence and miscellaneous correspondence relating thereto.
HERBERT C. HENGSTLER, Chief of Bureau.

EDWARD L. WHITEHOUSE, Assistant Chief of Bureau.

Custody of the Great Seal and applications for office, and the preparation of commissions, exequaturs, warrants of extradition, Department Register, diplomatic and consular lists, and consular bonds, correspondence and other matters regarding entrance examinations for the foreign service.

Stephen H. Quigley.

MILES M. SHAND, Chief of Bureau.
PERCY F. ALLEN, Assistant Chief of Bureau.

William J. Kavanagh.

(Temporary) A. Claude Houghton.

BUREAU OF CITIZENSHIP.

Edgar A. Shreve.

Examination of applications for passports, issuance of passports; receiving and filing duplicates of evidence, registration, etc., under act of March 2, 1907, in reference to expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad; keeping of necessary records thereunder; conduct of correspondence in relation to the foregoing.

RICHARD W. FLOURNOY, Jr., Acting Chief of Bureau.
WALTER W. LE MAT, Acting Assistant Chief of Bureau.
CHARLES B. WELSH, Acting Assistant Chief of Bureau.