Cinderella Service. British consuls since 1825
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- Author(s) Platt, D C M
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1971
- Pages 272pp
- Publisher Longmans
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Provides a general account of the history of the Consular Service dealing especially with issues such as functions, recruitment, training, conditions of service, salaries, promotions, controls, etc. Has chapters: 'British consuls before 1825'; 'The General Consular Service in the nineteenth century'; 'The General Consular Service in the twentieth century'; 'The Levant Service'; 'The Far Eastern Service'; 'Epilogue'. It provides modest coverage of commercial functions