¹ This reorganization was made possible largely by the passage of S1704, by the 81st Congress in May, 1949. In the realm of foreign affairs, both the legislative and executive branches have acted promptly on the Commission's recommendations.

² The task force, appointed in January, 1948, was headed by Mr. Harvey H. Bundy and Mr. James Grafton Rogers, former assistant secretaries of state, with the Hon. Henry L. Stimson as adviser. John F. Meek, Jr., was executive secretary in charge of a small staff which prepared various studies.

³ Stimson, H. L. and Bundy, McG., On Active Service in Peace and War (New York, 1948), 157Google Scholar.

⁴ Foreign Affairs Report, p. 4.

⁵ This phase of the problem is dealt with in another section of this symposium (see pp. 978–989 below).

⁶ Foreign Affairs Report, p. 23.

⁷ Ibid., p. 24.

⁸ Ibid., p. 26.

⁹ Ibid., p. 28.

¹⁰ Ibid., pp. 29–32.

¹¹ Foreign Affairs Report, p. 11.

¹² General Management Report, p. 22.

¹³ Ibid.

¹⁴ Foreign Affairs Report, p. 28.

¹⁵ Ibid.

¹⁶ Foreign Affairs Report, p. 32.

¹⁷ The Commission and its task force kept in close touch with the organizational plans for the State Department developed under the direction of Secretary Marshall. Undersecretary Lovett, and Assistant Secretary Peurifoy.

¹⁸ Reston, James, New York Times, Mar. 28, 1949Google Scholar.

^18a Foreign Affairs Report, pp. 41, 54–55.

¹⁹ Senate Report, on S. 1704.

²⁰ See statement by Associates of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government; New York Times, May 22, 1949.

²¹ L. D. White, The Federalists; A Study in Administrative History (New York, 1948), p. 129Google Scholar.

²² Elliott, William Yandell, The Need for Constitutional Reform (New York, 1935)Google Scholar.

²³ Dickey, J. S., “Our Treaty Procedures versus Our Foreign Policies”, Foreign Affairs, Apr., 1947Google Scholar.

²⁴ Another related amendment that is winning some support is the proposal to change the term of Representatives to four years in order to match the President's term and lessen the likelihood of divided party control between the White House and Capitol Hill.