But the Germans now (as the rest of us) are fighting for their lives.

They are desperate and their leaders care nothing for human life.
The Embassy now is a good deal bigger than the whole State Department ever was in times of peace.

I have three buildings for offices, and a part of our civil force occupies two other buildings.

Even a general supervision of so large a force is in itself a pretty big job.

The army and the Navy have each about the same space as the Embassy proper.