Herbert Hoover actually said...

Whenever practicable, such a situation shall be met by the expansion of the existing stations, if necessary under joint contribution of the ...

No department shall erect a new station in the proximity of an existing government station, unless the same is incapable of rendering to suc...

All absences of consular officers and employees from their posts, whether by leave or otherwise, must be reported to the Secretary of State ...

Leave of absence is granted, within statutory limitations, at the discretion of the President, acting through the Secretary of State.