Consular Despatches, 1789-1906.

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Consular Despatches, 1789-1906.

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Despatches and related enclosures received by the Department of State from its consular officers. The despatches reply to consular instructions and report on a wide variety of subjects; besides routine matters they deal with economic, political, and social conditions abroad.

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...