Foreign Office

This book contains a comprehensive description of the British Foreign Office and the Foreign Service since the important Eden reforms of 1943. It helps the reader to understand the complex factors that have to be taken into account in formulating Britain's foreign policy and the ways in which information is obtained and advice offered to Ministers. Also included is a vivid picture of daily life and work at the Foreign Office, at embassies and consulates overseas, and at the headquarters of international organizations.