To take another example. world travel at the end of World War II was at a low ebb. Passports issued to American citizens traveling abroad amounted to only 137.609 at that time as compared with the approximately 400.000 that will be issued this fiscal year. During the same period there were only 101.784 visas issued annually for entry of aliens into the United States as compared with about 485.000 in 1953. All of these responsibilities call for much greater time and effort on the part of the State Department and the Foreign Service. And yet. instead of recognizing the vast expansion in responsibilities to perform these vital tasks. we are prone to obscure these factors with generalized charges of waste. duplication of functions. and excessive staffs and appropriations.