ABSTRACT
The memorandum indicated Bradley v. Vance's approval, and promised that the plan would be shared with the Foreign Service. With the support of Vance and Alan "Scotty" Campbell in hand, Ben H. Read announced publicly for the first time that a personnel reorganization and reform plan was under active review, in a memorandum to all hands. Subsequent conversations with American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) showed that the going would not be as easy as at first hoped. An agreement was reached that management would not send the proposed plan to field posts for comment until the union could study it and make suggestions for possible revisions. AFSA's cable on the plan was much shorter and much more focused than management's, which had to give the initial description of a very complex proposal. Thus AFSA's message received more attention, and set the stage for vocal opposition and many suggestions for changes in the plan over the next months.
