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Show MUST SHOW EFFICIENCY. Plan by President to Improve Personnel Person-nel of Diplomatic Service. Washington. To improve the personnel per-sonnel and efficiency of the diplomatic service and to encourage secretaries of legations to qualify for promotion to the rank of ministers, President Taft has approved a plan suggested by Secretary Knox, and he published it Sunday as an executive order. The new project provides for a board of examiners to pass upon all applicants for appointments as secretaries secre-taries and prescribes the standard to be maintained. |