Overview

The special diplomatic agent has played in the history of American foreign policy an important and, it is safe to say, unique role. The names of Colonel House and Harry Hopkins come, of course, right away to mind. But there have been others: John Quincy Adams, Ber­ nard M. Baruch, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, James Monroe, John Randolph, Daniel Webster, Wendell Wilkie, for instance. At the beginning of American history, the use of the special agent was primarily due to the scarcity of available talent. Later it was due to the low quality of many diplomatic representatives, chosen for political reasons and without regard for their diplomatic qualifications. More recently, the President has availed himself of the special agent in order to make sure that his will prevails in the conduct of American foreign policy. The institution of the special agent is indeed inseparable from the preeminent, contested and uncertain role the President plays in the determination of American foreign policy. Since the Constitution is silent on that point, the ultimate determi­ nation of American foreign policy has been throughout American history a subject ot controversy between the President and Congress.

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Author:   Maurice Waters ,  Hans Morgenthau
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1963
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.403kg
ISBN:  

9789401503464

ISBN 10:   940150346
Pages:   233
Publication Date:   01 January 1963
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. The Nominating and Appointing Power.- Establishment of the Practice.- Early Years.- First Congressional Restriction.- Later Acts.- Present Requirements.- The Change in the President's Authority.- Summary.- II. Historical Arguments for and Against the Use of the Special Agent.- Arguments Against the Use of Special Agents.- Opposing Arguments Outside of Congress.- Opposing Arguments Within Congress.- Arguments For the Use of Special Agents.- Supporting Arguments Within Congress.- Supporting Arguments Outside of Congress.- Summary.- III. The Question of Office.- Marshall's Opinion.- Later Definitions of Office.- The Problem of Rank.- The Presidential Signature and the United States' Seal.- The Contingent Fund.- Establishment of the Fund.- Restrictions on Use of the Fund.- Effect on Presidential Authority.- Summary.- IV. The President's Appointing Power with Respect to Special Agents.- Early Attempts at Restrictions.- Restrictions Successfully Passed.- Restrictions With Respect to International Organizations.- The United Nations Battle .- Special Agents and the Question of Rank.- Summary.- V. Status of the Regular Diplomatic Agent under International Law.- Agreation.- La Lettre de Creance.- The Nature of Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities.- Duration of Diplomatic Immunities.- Theories on the Basis of Diplomatic Immunity.- Representation.- Exterritoriality.- Function.- Who Receives Diplomatic Privileges and Immunity.- Who Decides the Question of Entitlement to Immunity.- The Basis for the Decision.- The Diplomatic Passport.- The Diplomatic List.- Presentation to the Chief of State.- The Meaning of Function.- Responsibility for the Protection of Diplomats.- Responsibility for the Acts of a State's Agents.- Functions of a Diplomat.- Diplomatic Agents Below the Rank of Ambassador.- Summary.- VI. Status of Miscellaneous Agents under International Law.- International Conferences.- International Organizations.- International Commissions.- Summary.- VII. Status of the Special Agent under International Law.- Special Secret Agents.- Special Public Agents.- The Establishment of Special Missions.- Privileges and Immunities.- Foreign office views.- Decision of courts.- Opinions of scholars.- Freedom of Movement and Communication.- Responsibility for the Protection of Special Agents.- Responsibility for the Acts of the Special Agent.- Functions of the Special Agent.- Summary.- VIII. Conclusions.- Municipal Law Aspect.- Historical Development.- Possible Reasons for the Use of Special Agents.- United States Usage.- Problems That May Result from Using Special Agents.- Problems from United States Practice.- Critics' Views.- Supporters' Views.- The Writer's Opinion.- International Law Aspect.- Ambiguity of the Term Special Agent .- Writer's Definition of the Term Special Agent .- Relationship of the Special Agent to the State.- Position of the Courts.- Position of the Foreign Offices.- Position of Scholars.- Writer's Views of the Status of the Special Agent.- Appendix A.- Representative List of Special Agents.- Appendix B.- Provisions for Appointing United States Delegates to International Organizations.- Appendix C.- Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.- Appendix D.- The Agencies of Colonel House and Harry Hopkins.- Edward M. House.- House's Background.- The Nature of the House-Wilson Relationship.- His Influence and Methods of Operation.- Five Missions Abroad.- Advantages and Disadvantages in Using House.- Summary.- Harry L. Hopkins.- Hopkins' Background.- The Nature of the Hopkins-Roosevelt Relationship.- Five Missions Abroad.- His Influence and Methods of Operation.- Advantages and Disadvantages in Using Hopkins.- Summary.

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