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...employee services section of the division of foreign service personnel, Mr. Will has been a sort of Stateside housemother for diplomats. Before a consul or an ambassador goes overseas, Mr. Will arranges for his inoculation against typhoid, yellow fever, bubonic plague. When Mrs. Ambassador wants to insure her mahogany breakfront before shipping it to New Delhi, Mr. Will quotes her rates and advises her on routes. If she wants to stock up on U.S. luxuries, Mr. Will has a list of stores which grant departing diplomatic personnel 20 to 40% discounts. For the men, he can arrange cut rates...
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