Robert Pringle, in Foreign Policy (Win-Foggy Bottom ter 1977-78), 155 Allen Blvd., Far-mingdale, N.Y. 11735.
A recent British commission concluded that Her Majesty's diplomatic service was irrelevant and should be disbanded. The U.S. State De- partment has also had its share of problems, including chronic bad relations with Congress and insecurity dating back to the McCarthy era. These traditional ills, writes Pringle, a foreign service officer, are now being aggravated numerous others, including...