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"/;,SHcNGT0N, July 26.--(UP).-Director John F.:lr:::r Hoover of tbll
federal Bu.rec.u of Investir~tion today began his 31st year with the
j.1,.tLce denartmcmt .,·ith a forecast that the days ahead wo11ld be ·usier
than tlwse of the recmt :war and the fangst<:r era or the )01a.
He was 22 w:1en he started work with the department )0 years
aeo toda/. For nearly 2) years he has bee~ director or theFBI which
w':cn he took over, had about 6oo B!nployees, includine: agenta and other
types of employees. Today finds him •lth 8,LOO men and women under bil
COrrwldnd.
Hoover told the United Press that tbu work-load OD the11e
persons--apents, tvpists, BWitchboard operators, messengers to 'llhOll he
fondl;: refers as "m,y associates"-has increased by laaps and bounds.
"In addition to the general increase in work reaultine frClll
the ris<J ln crime trends", he sai:l, "the FBI, by leeislatim and other ,,/
means, has been !,'.iven new responsibilities since the end of World War II•
He saLd that the Atomic E.nerry Control Act "will in one 7ear
more than double the case load of the FBI.• r
The end of the ..ar, Hoover sai::I, saw a reneral. ~\\ne in the '"-, ..
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sP.:urity duties of the FEI, out this was immediate+r:''(>rriiet b7 • a rising
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tid" of ~rime •hich swept over the United States and reached tr~
19L6. There were .. :11 ewer ?,~Ooo ,2 _?°Z alarmir,: orooortinns by the end of
serious cr·lmes reportej to the police durine; 1946.
increase or 7.6 oer cent over 1945." I.la j or er iJlle s eh 111Jed -zr:? _:.:;
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~-r,r, '"' 1 t~ie ffrst. oJ' this ye:..r found 63,368 matters of an investip:ative
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At thtl sa·n, tim.•, many afcnts were forfeitin~ annual leav~ in
-.(;I'"'...- t..··- ._.·,,~. t,h~- w~)r~:. :\t saiJ, for t·x2111;)le, t·~1at apents
forfei tPd <'1226 •1a:rs of annual leave Jan. 1, beca~se they ha:l already
a >~l.11Tll1l:ite1J tt1e maxi.num allowe-i LUlder ~overn!Dent regula.tions.
Hoover said that one of the most important jobs raced by the
E:.u-e,;u in tt.e months to come are the juties imposed under the atomic
enerr;y law. In al•Jiti ,,n to investigatint? violath>ns of thi eecurit7 o!
the atomi: prof!ram, the F'ilI also is responsible for investir:ating the
asscciations ani lo-.-alty of employees an:i others havinf! access to
restrict.e:! dai:.a, whil" the sec1rity for the bomb itself rests with the
" Co-:lmission.
I "::lurinr the next year,• Hoover said, "the F"I expects to aondact
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aoproxi:!1a • ely 75 ,ooo se?arate investigations under the act--a Job t.bat will
require sumethinr like 225 ,OM d:iys of work f6r FBI ap,ents and an untold
num' •er of' days for clerks, strnograCJhers and' suoervisory employees,•
••• He said he also antlciop:ite'i a:•out 20,00:; add<.tional requests for
se>ecial 11nmo an.l finrorprint SLarches under an agre<::nont with the Atomic
h1erpy Co .. :r.ission.
"The proulem of ~.aniline this assignment 1s complicated by the
fact th~t every inclividual case under the act is considered urgent and of
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n.1.Jl1cd '1..ticUy, t,,c:·o,,(.ly and delicately: quickly so that persons
criiic~lly n""d': o:,•: t.£ '1ired; tr.crourhly if' they are to rev.,al the
loyalty, oharacter an<! asso~iations.
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dtlicately t.· minim·-.ze tbe hazard of embarrassinf'. or irritating the
thousar:dr u!' t·lameless people who will necessarily be investigatjd in
He descr i\ ed the magnl tude of the j ol> as imposing and said that
the day Ll1e act was passed a year aeo the preparations to handle the work
begaci. lie s~l.; when t.hc first trick.le of cases arrived Dec. 5', the FBI
"kc"fh ~till woefu.Lly short. of personnel, had thea:lminist?"at\ve machine17
estatlis1ied and ready for operation." He said new employee were beinr,
ri: red and traintd as rapicly as the continr.encies of budyet and ayaila-
t-ility permit.
But, Hoover said, this w"~ only part of the new load. He
detF.iled ac "-art of the new work increasing the work load as tollowsr
Veterans Administration matters---An increasing Dumber of auita
for &enefi ts under tte Nat. ional Service Life Insurance Act, more than
offsettir.r. the investigation job arising from claim8 for war riek
insurance benefits of World War I. In addition, an tncreasine number ot
frauds a~air.st veterans and frauds by veterans arainst the rovernment1
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satinn while beinr gainfully employed, and who file false claims ror
tuition anJ maintenance benefits.
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Federal tort claims act-~This authorized damage suits a~inst
the government and settlement of claims up to t1,ooo by hea.ds of federal
af!ericies involved. The law did not designate an agency to inYestigate
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0ver t,c t11f' F!Sl after c ·nl'erences of juctice department and other
0ffi~ies. One government agency alone estiruates 31000 suits in one
Greece-Turkey Aid Eill---This provided that nc. civilian per-
sonnel he assig11ed iil Greece or Turkey until such persons were investi-
eated by u . ., FE'I. Expeditious handling will be required because ot
the need of personnel to administer the aid.
Special lnvestigations--During the year ended June )0 alone,
the FEI conducted 70 very urgent investigations for congressional
~ommittoes and governmental agencies. These required more than the
usual amount of aeents• time because none of tte leads could be handled
in routine fashion and required handling as a special aasignment.
Federal Correctional Institutions--An anticipated 1,200 cases
in the next 12 months as the result of an assirnment to make ua.'exhaultive
inquiry into the background, character and associations of employee in
such institutions.
Bank Surveys---llpon special request, the FBI undertook 1n January
a survey of every federal reserve bank and branch ban! patterned on the
prctective surveys of industrial plants do.rinc the war. Blrperienced arenta
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will inspect physical layouts, sarety equipment, guard !orcss and oii.r pro-..
tectiv• facilities and recOlllllend further measures where necessary to pro
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tect against robbery, burglary, larceny anrl embezzlement.
And, Hoover said, these are but a few ot the new probleaa be and
•my associates" must face in the future •
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Today Will be '"Just another doy"i'
t the FBI, tbou1h ;;,,_ boad of that
A6enty, J. ZdJ'tr Jioover, Will be
«labraUnr hll !Otb annlv1roar],
'14·ith the Department of Justice
Hoo•tr, now ~2. went to wort foa !
the departm.nt tn 1917 after r-,_~
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Wublorton Unl~nlty .
.!i&ht )'ear1 later the d•part
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lhcn • special •llf5tl.nt to the At
tornroy Grneral, v.11 made t"hief o( lhe FBI.
Hoovrr J>rocreded fn .,modrTnize
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T r1ini11g n1ethod'i and huild lhe
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tnp..f!i~ht <'rime drtert1nn ni-aani· ra11on_
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.J:eberal ilunau of lnueetigation
IN fotEPL Y. P'LE.ASL Rl'.FER TO
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Uni~& St..e.i:.f!le Depa.rtaitnt of Juat1ce
Waeh!.L~n, D. C. July 15~ 1947
For !nclUB!on !n the !'und to bo pe.id to the widov or 1181!-ted -t!o~ ot m;r 9-1&1
AW1nt or t.he Federal ~au of lnTeat1~t1on., United State• Dep&rtaimt ot .Jutioe, 1l!bo b&4 oontrib-
u~d to th1a fund prior to Jul,r 15, 1947, and vbo 41•• f'roa 8Jl7 caUH except Hlt-4e1truotJ.aa *11.e
employed ae a Special Agmt, I am to:nard.1.ng herev1t.b (~ ClmCI: - ) 'Ule nm. ot t.m. 4oll.arw
($10. 00), made pe.;r•blo !£> the Cb!et Clerk of oeid Bureau, to bo 1Dolu4ed 111 oa14 tlm4. ~t "111
be :made for deat.b. b.Y eell'·deetni.ct1on af'ter the A.Fit hall been a -ber ot t.be t'm:li5. tor t1ltl TKZW·
It ia understood and agreed that the 9la tendered. her.vith 1• a 'ft>lunt&.17', 81"&tu1to11.a ooatri'batioa.
to aaid fund, vb~ch I underetm:ul 1• to be da1D.1•Wl'K 1D tAe follD"1aS; -.»r:
Th• Directer of tho a.re.u 11111 appoint a -tt ... •bicll 1ball COlllider all •ttcw Pl"'-
ta1n1.ng t..., the acqui1ition, aare k•pin.c and a:pmd1nc or aaid hnd, wbicb ~tt.ee will rec d
appropria u action to the Dir•ctor or the Bureau ill pertinent Mtt.n. TM Cblet Clerk ot Mid
Eiur.a.u ahall reeeiw all contriWUone and account. tor .... to t.be Dinctor.
Upo<> the aeatb ot an7 Specl..al .t.pnt, the appoint.ed -ttee "111 -.1~ the -and
•utait • roc-d&Uon to tho DI.rooter a1 to it.a concluoiODO • .lppropriat. inltl'lleticmo 11111 t
be 1uuod 1'> tho Chief Clerk, dinct1111 b1a to pa7 to the d•1-ted -•!1ci&r7 the ••of f].0,000.
The tollowinC peroon 1" b9Nb7 duicn&ted u IQ' bonof1oiar7 fDr r. B. I. Ac9ot1' Ium-
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Tbe following per•on U hlreb7 cie91pt.ed u -., bme!1ci.sJ7 mder t.M: CbU. s. ao.a Pmd
proTiJi.ng llSOO-cteath benefit to ~-ici.&ry o! apnta ld.l.i.d in lin• or du.tr.
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J. Edear Hoover's uaoclat•• had
l a tendency U» chuckle todaY ovf'r his \
latest hoiOt. , ti
The hand9"11\•, •14.000 a year, di·
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vestigaUon was named one of the
country's "best fatben of the year" 't
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the Amwican Motllen Committee. tJa had nothlnl to aay about It per-
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comment" could '-constr"'6 u -
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Gen. Dwight D. E11enhow•r~ 4.tt.o or· t
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11 ball Player J.,. DiMaggio. • .
,e Hoover'• fdend• around the Just-:
Ice Department. however, thought 't
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~r. c;ptnr. 1• written to the IJirector requesting that the l>trector furntah ca ;;;•:.~·
stone j'ron ei+'er his home or birthplace which can be placed inU:~,,;,f:
the so-c~lleu ·~lt o~ romr at Rollins College where aiz hundred othel
nationally a111 ir.terna'tionally known 111en have atones engraved 10tth
their na:nes and the places from which the stone came. frle attco"1d -·
booklet carries a ptct.,,re of the ll'al/r and iJ a stone!J(/llfrn~l.Jrt
wi 11, o.r course, be neoessarv to have a bro~plate placed on t'h11 ·
stone or the stone otherwise engraved, In~ h as t~is tn~ution
~as pre?Jio.isly offered its Honorarv·Degrft<---·11- the Director- 1ch the
Director accepted but has never been abl~~o be presen~ t~ cetu11-
i t, J wo<J.ld suggest that a atone be /!!4.~Bhed from 1ttther ~-M~~e · -i o: conceivably tr.eremight be a stone Ci~e Seroard,..,Square .Pt~~Svf!Mf~ ;:
m• Jht be sec~red and, t/ approued"-a-letter ta·~· Bd.*7. ,......,-. .. ··
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letter o/ April 64th. Jt •Ill bcr o pl•,..ure lfl4••d
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HAMILTO:\ llOLT. PRESIDE!'(T
Of'FIC£ Of TH[ PME~IDE~T
April 24. 1947
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l.:r. J. Edgar Hoover
Feu~ral Bureau of Investi~atian
,;ashin,:.ton, D. c.
Dear !.T. Hoover 1
I wonder if you can aend me a stone from
/our ho11'J or birthplace t!1e.t we oan put in our so-oe.lled
,;,,1·: nc· .c. .; :.':;Rollins wblre aix hundred other nation
-·_ """ internationally known men have stones engraved
whh their no.mes and the places from which the atone
cama.
This is'fj::aay that the rain-check for
your comin;:: here to our red-letter week next year
still holds GOod and I hope you will co:ll& and let ua
confor upon you that honorary degree. :ur. Strt11,g and
I, like Annie Laurie, will "lay us down and dee• if
you postpono it ac;ainl
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I am a~jachtng ~~reto the Director's obituar11
written by Fred Jlullen. Fred atate~,that while the ar. Ladd -:..r, IC1cnc,.,,t1~-
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appeared, nevertheless, as a mat~,..'of court•Bll ht tDQnted,
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SUHJECT; r ,.r -I •. Jurnii \' J, Ha:"bo
On February 281 19471 accompon ted by '-'apta 'tn Al/aro1 ~; ~
I called upon the AmbasBador of J.'icaragua1 Senor Dr. Don r;~;..::-~-
Guillermo ~evilla Sacasa, to arrange at his suggestion /or o ~=~
cor.venient time for td111 to call at your office and confer upon • ,.. ".J'IW
you a decoration awarded you by the government o/ Nicaragua. The "fl'"',
"4mbassaclor is a pompous, stuffed shirt to say the least. He desires
to call upon you on two occasione--the /trst to notify you o/ the
fact that you have been awarded the highest ctuiltan decoration by
hi~ country, and to arrange with you a convenient ttae upon ~hioh1 on a second occasion and accoapanied by his Jlilt1;1Jry Attoohe1 A•
can call upon you and present the decoration.
I e~plalned to the Ambassador that you would be absent fro•
tlashington most of the weelr of Jlarch 3rd and tt raas agreed that
I would contact him early during the weelr o/ Jfaroh 10th in order to
set a date which will be agreeable to you /or the nottftcatton
ceremony.
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STRIKING AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Deugrtmttnt or Juatic•
(Dept. or Estab.) l'ttdttral Rurea1c Of Tpu•pi:;(nn.+.i 1 (Bureau-or Off!cer·-----·.,-···
Place of E)aplo)'llent)
I, John Kd.gar ffoa11er , do hereby swear (or affil'll)
that I am not engaged in any strike against the Government of the United
States and that I will not so engage while an e•ployee of the C.overnaent
of the United States i. that I llll not a 11ellber of an organization of Govern
•ent employees that asserts the right to strike against the Govemaent of
the United States, and that I will not while a Goverrment e•ployee beco.e
a member of such an organization.
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~OTE: Any orrtcer or employee ot a department or eatabltahaent who ta deatgnated la
writing by the head thereof to adatnt•ter oaths tn connection with •11J>loyaent ••
required by law ta authort1ed to ad.•1niste? the affidavit required incidental to the
foregoing and such attidavtt -..t be ad.•1n1atered without charge or ree and baa tt. •a.e ~orce and effect •• affidavits eda1n1•t4!red by orttcer• havtrg aeal•.
STJ.T!ITOOY Pl!NALTY CL&IJSE: •J.n7 peroon who e..:agH in • atr iliB agaimt ti. Govar,..nt
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~o ·:~r :bt a .;:fr:~ ifii:GC:!~::!:: t !f" th! ~t!.t'St'!t::--!:r_::
accepts eattloywent the salary oP wage• fop whteh aPe paid troa an7 appropriation contained in this £ct ahall be guilty or a felony and, upon convtetton, ab&ll be tined not J10re than a1,ooo or i11prtaoned tor not more than one )"8&r, or bot.b: Prcwlded
turtt'M!'r, that the above penalty clause •hall be tn addition to, and. l'Ot tn aubatt
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TO AIL F»'WYEES: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
July 2, 1946·
CIRCUIAR NO. 3959
Subject: Af'fidavit regarding •e•bership in organizations which
assert the right to strike against the Govenment.
Appropriation bills for the fiscal year 1947 provide that
no part of the appropriation shall be used to pay the salary or wages
of any person who engages in a strike against the Govenwent of the
United States or who is a member of an organization of Govenuient
employees that asserts the right to strike against the Govemaent of
the United States. It is provided that for the purpose of this
legislation an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence
that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provi
sions of this law engaged in a strike against the Govemment of the
United States and is not a member of an organization of GoveM111ent
employees that asserts the right to strike against the Goveniment of
the United States.
All e•ployees must execute the affidavit on the other side
of this circular. Mien you have signed the affidavit it should be
returned promptly to your i .. ediate supervisor who will forward it
through regular channels (for noting aglJ.inst p11.yroll records) to
the Adllinistrative Assistant to the Attontey General • . .
Certifying Officers shall not release salary checks tmltil
this affidavit has been prepared and forwardMl.
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Delegate• to 'this Coil"t'entionc
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Thank you, )Ir, connmdar, tor your
introduction, t.nd thank you tor having given .. thi• aoet pleu&ll't u•i~
to repreHnt The ~rican Legion in~ it• higbeet oompliJllnt to lfr. lo
Bd&ar Hoonr, llothillg oould pleue .. ure, tor llro Boo"Rr ha• al~ hMl 11/f
1'1111 ac:lmiration, 111if proto=d gratitude and lllV' •inoere attaotion. I t.el eerllaill
that eTery member or our orgmiaat1011 llhare1 th91e •-1eni;i.menta.
We re-mber ltr. BooTer tir•t in 1917 u a ;young law olerk witil ._.
Department ct Juatioe, ud then in 1919 u a 1peoial u111t&Dt ilo tM .ltWrmT
General in charge ot the d9portat1on or the reTOlu;ticmaria• ot 1Zat dq -
anaroh11t1 Im& Goldu.n, Ludwig llartiu, .lle:sander Bert.an, Gregory W.1.uteia
violenoe.
other 1ubnr1iT• group aotivitie• throughout our uticm. We enth1111ut1oall~
-tohed hb progre11 -hi• aa1ipment to thAi PWdaral ll\lreau or xn-..1UptiOll -
hi• 1ppo1ntment .. it• director in 1924. 1te reM!lber the ett.otin •1.1uro1 lie
took in ali.lllinating the raolceteer1 and --.ahillg 1he rortng gang• or lddnaper1
and bandi t1 throughout the land.
We c._ to appreciate aore and -r• hil teohZlique 1n ~cl1Jlg that
hi• uaooiatea guard the oon.-titutional righta ot peraon1 arre11ied, ucl idlat
hi• agenta work harder to eatabl11h a mn•1 innooenoe than hi• guilt. Aa a
re1ult or 1uoh damandl, onr 97% or thOle arre•ted b)' the Jlltderal Juro•u ot
Inve1tieation wre ultimate~ tblllld suilt;y.
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We appreciate hh oppoaiticn to t.he tonnation ot a natiClll&l polioe
force, of which he wu 1h.ted to be the bead, beoatae he waa againat ~ taroe
of t.'1st character which could Maily drift into a geatapo organisation. U.
ha.a aloya cont•nded that PSI ahould be deaigncd 10 a1 to Nliat looal lar
ecforoement offl.oera, and to tlll"Ili•h them With speoial aerrioe• •uoh .. f1i:ii•r•
print filn, the Pl!I National .loadally. th• T•ehnioal Laborator,y, and ....-• ..-
teaturea,
llhen -foWld ouraelvH i11.Tol'1'8d in thb laat worldld,. oatu"Wopbt
..., were eapecial.ly grateful to llr. 'floo't'er tor the praparawey -rk ha> lilad •-,
at a nault of which hiatoey now recorda t.hat 110t one •1'Cl• an o.t --ir
aabot.ura and npionage acent. .... 1uooaa1tul. On tb9 tint ...,.. ot World. war fl
l2 dangaroUI •net!IY a~ente wen arnated. Within the tirat 24 Mlll"I of Wwld ar
l, 700 key tir;un• or the •Il8111Y F1tth Colian •re taken into ouawq, iqd thia
rJ.iure roae to -re t.b&n 16,ooo before the n.r -.. onr. U. had laid hi• plana
-11, for Jllelllbere or hi1 ataff had bean auirnad te, and had ae~l7 gndl.lated
t'ronl the G9rman e1pionage •ohool•. The Oal'll&D pn8ral 1•ff pl.an w 11119 h
I Wad 1'1.t'th Collmll aa an aotiTe ara of it.• llilitary toroa Md aetiftta t!le -
infamo1.11 Brani»nbwg legiment wu oheolwd iD 1 ti 1-ption.
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With a hii;h reoord of aooa11pl1'hllant iD •Tel_'Y t:l.eld of aotirtv und
tbe jurbdiotion or hi• bure11.u, 111r. llooffr, haa nawr loat •icht ot tbe taot
that FBI 1• m.intainad tor and by the ~ar1 ot AMrioa. la tb.J put 1D 791
tha tupayer• have 1nveated ~ a1llion dollar• in tba ooet of Min'llaiDJ.Dc and
operating PIH. During that , .... period tille1 lmpoaed :lJI. oue1 ~1tigatad \J;y
the nr. and recOYer1ea of atolan gooda, and other 1av1Ji.t:1 ... l'ld.Dc to the
goven:uaent ha...e amounted to 294 aillion dol.lvo. In ott..r -ru, -. illl.e
t&xpqera, ha,.. rooeiTed hi• axoallent aarnoe1 and haft 'Ileen paid a dl'ridul.4 ... ___ ,,. . .. q'l ,,.,u 1h> DoLLAl<s oµ ouf, ltJV~s:rrt.rtJr.
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were in charr;a of 1.cthi tie• Ulat had to do with winning World war If!• We
honor o<U" ••l"Tio.-n who •re in the &ir0 on tha aaaa. under the 1eu ad•
11ud 1'1 all th" tl1~atr11a or -..-ar aoattarai OTer th• entire globe. .. hlqor the
oo.n: .• a>1d1n~ offio<ilrs ot olll" great tlaata -or our air 1'oro.a -our uriDa• -11nd
anothur great lnIIY or 0111' i;overiaan:t, the agenta 01' th• JIBI. the N'lfiY wbiah
-de it poHibla for U8 to lift without llloodahed at haM u.d t'ultlll ev part
as the arsenal or a.11 the united A&tiona in tbi• oonniot.
We e;ipr••• our grati1.uJe, our a.nirat1on0 vur attoction. tw
S.rT'l.ce Medal or The Amllrioau J.agiim. 11r. Roever ahol1ld ~ that tbia •d&l 1•
Congressional Medal of Jianor. Thi.a ia not be0&uaa ~ .,w.d not priu it0 lNt
rather because .... raaervti it tor those fe• peraona wbOM perform&DC• baa
umrlata.Lably pl&oed thui abo'Te a.rd beyond the Oi.1&1;Qmary att.rib11.taa et a
diatin.i;1iahad oiti&en. Kr. Hoover 'haa 110re than -t. and oontiJliaDa te -t, the
( highest •tanclarda .... hav6 fixed for the•• who -:,· we&r it. He ia a g1'9at
.A.;nerican, ?he tr11th of hi• ci.eda aeeaa atran<;or than .t'1oUan, 79t be Ma
&ocopted tame and acclaim with the moa.aty that al"ftYI proala1M nal ganiu.
are our e~H. In the ful.1'111-nt or the dutiH of b1a hig;b ofti. .. • be daily
e:umplitie• the principle• of our orcaniaation. Of the 26 par•- 'llho haft
now been a-rded the Di•tinguiahed B•rviG& M8dal at The AMr1-.n X.gimi. -
1• DIOre -rtlv than J. idt;ar Hoover, D1reator of the Jllltderal l'lllS'HU et
Inveatigation.
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tl.U or war, in oabatti:o.& •ullnr•in aotivit1e• and ill taae -1.Jlt.ilUaOO et 1•
and order.
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JJ. :.t. Ladd ~fl. PllOlll
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FROM MR. R0ll~R'£ W, WALL, Jrl.. ~ r .
SUBJECT: Rl:J..I\ TI CNS HIP nTfH lilillCICAN POLICE STATES
DATE: 6/19/46
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As of possible interest to you, just prior to ~ departure
from Mexico City, I had a luncheon to introduce John Speakes, the new ~ Civil Attache, to the various Heads of the Polics Department.a in Maxi.co. •\ /V 4\:_
At the lllncheon I was presented with copies of letters written by the (
various Heads of the Police Departmenta addressed to the .¥resident ot ll!lxioo•
These letters request him to coni'er upon the Director the highest honor whicli
can be given by the Maxi.can Government to a .foreigner. This medal 11 called\
the AGUILA. AZ'l'C:CA. It will be noted that ·the letters, which are attached
hereto, are from the following indi viduale 1
Ger1eral Ramon Jimnez Delgado -Chi.ii oi Police of the iederal
District of llex:l.co.
····. Antonio Yanez Salazar -Chief of the Inspection Department o.f'
Conmmi ca ti one
Pablo l.leneses Vivanco -.lssistant Chief of the I11Bpection Department
of Co11111Unications
Juan Jose Gonzalez Bustamante -Chief Justice of Suprelllll Court
-. Dr. Alfonso ~iroz ~aron -Chief o.f' the Banking Police
Alfonso Friaa H. -Chief of the National.Detectives and Tecbnical
rolice
Jose S~rez Ballesteros -Chief of the Office of Ce1111orahip.
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~-ln tho event tha honor is conferred on the Director, in )
all lll:elihoo<.I it will be presented to him at the International C011C1'9aa ot
Chiefs oi r>olice or by the :uexican Ambassador to Washington.
Unlike most Latin American countries, Mexico has not made the
practice of conferrinc this honor on a large nwW:>er o1: individuala.
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~enc ti tuticnal ?recident cf the United States of l!exico
:.at: orial Palace
r t...):ico, "l)• 1•.
The follmdnc inJti tutions (7 police or judicial organizations)
have joincd togcthH to accomplish an end which may dignify the altruistic
acti vi tits wLich tr.e !Jorth American citizen, John Edgar Hoover, Director ot
thto Ftderc.l 3ur~au of Investieation, has perfonned in the course of his
activitie~, resultint: in a real benefit for Latin American countries.
For these reasons the mentioned institutions, the Department of Inspection
anJ the un,lcrsibned, submit a humble but 11incere vote to the end that
sOf'le re:coc;ni ti on Le accorc.iea the meri torio\UI work perf'onned by J.ir. Hoover •
',/e respectfully submit:
That Mr. John Edgar Hoover, as Director of the Federal Bureau of
Inv"sti!'ation, durinc the World Ylar i1T111ediately pa11t, f'urnished a very
valuable cooperation in the actions which the Allied Nations had to undertake
in order to triumph.
That Jlr, John Edgar Hoover has cooperated in all possible Wa¥11 with
police insti tutio:i~ throu._:hout the continent and has given very valuable aid
in order to repress crime, !.Ir. Hoover has been particularly cooperative with
the police of our countr;r.
It is to !'.r. Hoover that ls Olfed the obligation for the strengthening
of the bonds among the police of the Latin American Republics and it was
;Jr, !iOOVP.r who made it possible that your idea, Mr. President, that the next
Concress of :;:nternational Chiefs of Police be held i!! this continent was
realized.
The Mexican decoration, the Aztec Eagle, has been given to o!ticials
and private individuals of friendly nations who have been ot service to our
Nation.
For hie meritorious activities in favor 6!" Latin America and par
ticularly for our cowitry, we believe that Hr. Hoover is deserving of this
distinction. ?or ti.is reason, Mr. President, we respectfully request that,
having in mind the foregoine, you will be most generous if you will concede
to the high official, John ldgar Hoover, the valuable decoration, the Aztec
Eacle, which in all justice he deserves through his help to the Latin American
nations and in ~articular to our country.
(Signed)
Uexico, D. F,, June 8, 1946 (Cornplimenta..T"j' closing)
Antonio Yanez Salazar y
Pablo !Jeneses Vivanco
Chief and Sub-Chief of Department of Inspection,
Ccrrununications and Public Works
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Prt>&id<311 t.e Coll.SU taoior.al de los r..t.M.do41 Ullide• llaicaD081 Palacio llaciOll&o.11 wmco, D. r.
Lu 111et11ucie?A8 qu.. a oonHnn•et6ra .. ci\alu A•••'- de
CiLncic.a Panal-:.a, 1etatun di& Pollda Gal Dlat.&""1.to 1~, Jlit .........
to de In'ftl1t1poi0Zk:o Sod.ale• 7 Pol!tieu de la Seontar!a de~
c1611, llejJU"\ueato de Preft!llc16R Soaial de la al..a s.on.ia. 8cn1_
oio t:.~cial del &nco de 114xioo1 l.roo1ac1611 Mui~ de le\eoti'fN, -
lalic!a .Judiaial del. Di.Itri to Jederal 1 Polic!a .J\11-;i~ .. la ~ 6uia C..:un.l. de la JW;.llibl.1•, .., 111111 Diti...aa .,.a iteotuar ua la
bor q\lf> t.1.ene• a di&nifiear 1 enal.'t.eom' la alt.nill't.a ~eiU. .-el
Ciad•d•no DOrteaaeriuao J·Jllll EDGl.l! Jl)()l!J\, Jllrener Ml. .,edNal --
Jur-u of lDftltipUon• a la• ltatedcta Uaido8 .. lortNMrioa ba W!i
tit.Hi 9ii wl OUHO Ge Mil &etiYiUdN• Wii iii1 ~Gia real. pan l.N
..U1aa lat!no .. erioano1, por lo QI.le 'llDld~ a .... Iutituciooee 7 •
-repre&cntwi$e• dol DepaM.uont.o de luP"cida • la ~ • -
Cnp1n1 eac1011e1, en _.t.rota eareo• c1e Jet• y MJat• llel. .i-, ~ •• DUNtZ'a ia.ulilde pero •ilicEiro ~-. a till de tau. • '-9 • -w. ••t.& merit.;.ria act....,.oi511 t1!1ctuada por el Sr. looftll', j,>01" lo q\&9 aat.
\.1.Bted COii tado Z'tlBpeto, Cxpol>-.081
Que el c. Jo~ UlGAR lllODR, -lllrector del •redenl -
&lreau or Inftustipt.ion• de 1111 '-todo• lhli.da• de lortaulrioa, preat&
duru1t.e la r•11110. CNern. "'md"' waa 11Q' ft.il•N ooe~c16a • la ao_
.S.6n 1,wo turltl"Oll q-de-.rnllar ~ •c1- alladuJ lo Cl• 5MZ'"'UI cl t.ri.unfo de las ~oraoi&a.
i;.u .. el Sr • .10111 EDGAR bJOftJI ba pre1t.do c:W __.. .u.f" ell.
-•, £G t.oda11 lae f-. pollilll••• a l&t·· lnatJ.twd.-• de Pal.1o!a del.
Contir...Dte, llU ~ ftlio1& qu.da pBJ'L la Npre116a del. m-. 14~
pwitualilNIJ' caao 0tom upeoial la at.eacS&a llQ' part.l&W.ar ~e el Sr. -
ioowr ha t .. ido pun COD la Polic!a M iiliN't.fi ~
r.ua al Sr. lbewr B<o debe eJ. acn n•• BD1io a c::iae llaa ll•P...
do las 1ol1e!ae de lal ~loi.e la\1r• •eriouu 7 por lo "1• ~
pceW. a Dl•at.r& a-trta. el ld.&0 ,11e la ao'blA U... 4• u"<d• Sr. l'l'fllli_
deate, se tornara CG retJJ.dad, 7& rsu• el pr4aillo c.i,r- 111\M'Mol-1
de Jefr,a de l'olio!a .. wrif1c:..ra .. ••ta c:.piW.
hr 9'rlwa que bl&r. e!ect.i.u.do el.&\me• ,.,....,•rl.•• 7 JllU'til
eu1u.n•, de aacil-• .-; p•, ,._ ea al..-toiM a.a -•:ida a ~
aaail11, .. l•• ba tliat.1• ei•' do -la r·du Jftoi&9 del. •.tGJIL& IJ.IDCl• .. -t.ro Gobi-.
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pect.a a 11' .Adrioa L.Una y de ...w& aq tmw'ee1;nt.&l a _..tn ,a!•, ·
a••o•, ea wd&n de laa Inat1tuoi•u• que 7& i-a w10Mdo• '119 N
ba bee!» aoreecbr • Cl\19 •• l• otor1\.l9 ... 11.1.•tinci.S. 7 ra le 91_,
J. USTJ:tl c. l'n•iderit.e de la Jie.,dblica a"Wnt.uent.e .1•'1•11
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Chief of Police of the Federal District
Mexico, D. F.
June 14, 1946
General of the Division
Manuel Avila Camacho
Constit.utional President of the United Statee of Mexico
N3. ti oral Palace
City
~ dear arxl most respected Chief1
Kindly allow me to infonn you that a group of Chief• of
Police am dietinguiehed penolog111te have requa11ted me to tra111111it
certain letters petitioning you to beetow the decoration of tbe
"Aguila Azteca• upon Kr. John Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation o! the United Statee of America. I take
pleasure in joining in the peti ti.on, imemuch a11 Mr. Hoover baa been
a good friend to llexico and ha11 exte!Xied -ey courtesies through b1a
organization to the Police of Latin America, especially to the Jlllxican
Police, always in a spirit o! 1'9ady and efficient cooperation •
"'1th my appreciation !or the consideration which 7ou ~
give to this request, I remain as alwa,• 7our·lLffectio:mte aervant
arxl frierxl who holds you in high esteem.
I . (signed) R. Ji..-nez
• General Ramon Jimenez Delgado
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Chief of th• •attonal Union of Detecthee &114
!echnical Polle•
Ke:dco, D. J'.
.JUDe 13, 19'6
General of the DlTi11oa
Manuel A•ila C•acho
Conatitutioll&l Pree14ent of tba UD1tl4 ltatee of Keztco
•ational Palace
Ctt;y
!be ... tlo!l.!ll Unto~ of Detect!Yee ~ !ech!dcel Jtol!ae Jc!s
in the peU tlon of the Kn;loan .&11114•1' of Penai Scl•ac•• an4 'be police
orga.nisatlona of th11 clt7 an4 other branch•• ef thfl 0oTe!'Jlll9at tbat
upon the occulon of tbe colllJIC CoDTenUon of the Iateru.Ueaal .f.a•oola
tlon of Chlef1 of Polle• la thla oqltal houc• be pal4 te Ir • .Jebll
Jdgar I!oonr, Director of the J'e4eral hr-of IDTeaUpUoa ef \be
United State• of .&aerlca for b11 brlllaat cooperatien with t:i:a. Allle4
•attons during the recant Yorld Var, a• well ae for hi• •al'll&llle &114
efficient a1•i1tance to the police organlsatlolll of thla Coatl!Mllt la
the reprHsion of crlae. !'be frieu41hlp which he bu for We M.tloa
was in a larce part rHpondbl• for the ••l•ction of Ke:id.co, ». '1. u
the 1lte of the Con••ntion.
Because of the abo•e Mr. J're114ent, ••-reepeotfu111' Jola la
the petition that the 4ecoratloa •.&«utla .Uteca• be bestowe4 apoa ndl
a dignified Aaerican vbo 11 hlgbl7 4H•"111C of th11 4letlnctloa.
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J'r•l14ent
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AVE. 5 DE MAYO NUM. 57
DESP. NUM. 34
T£L. MEXICANA L-2~··31
MEXICO, O. F.
P1.,1ldrnl•
Alfonso Frlos H.
Silvestre Fern.lndez C.
l,;nocio 8. Gonz.llez Rivos
Sou;:oti.:10 dit Actu y Acut.rdoi
Solvodor Veg• Goon•
Adolfo Picozo Torres
Co•iMrio·
Rom6n Novarro Luno
~t.c.rci..rio de O•t•n•l•c•l-11 'f
ProPt .. nd•·
Jose Kim Peck
Scutttrlo dt fducs, •6n;
Fernondo L. Herrerlos
Rtprt1tn1'1\tc Gt.rit.r•I rn 1•
luiUbloc•·
Jesus Mato Montemoyor
Au:'°' Tici>tco lt.9<11:
Lie. Enrique: 5dndovol R.
Vo-:.. In.:
Luis Mazon Eguren y
D;goberto A. del Cdstillo
Co•;"On :j~ Ea.n:Nnc:
Clara U. Dominguez
Coa1.,:6n Jt. V191l•rw;:i•
Julian Vallejo Benitez
C:0.1 .. bri d,. HOl\Clr 't ..11.nlid.
Prof. Victor Cdrdoso Maid POLICIALES
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ASUNTO: Se eleYa eol1o1tud Exp<di•nteNo ...................... ..
nl Senor Prea1dente de la con reloci6n 1.AIOll4MIU'Ar. I
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Mexico, D. F., • 13 4• Jwalo de 194'.
C. Gral. 4e D1•1•1'D laauel AY1la Callaebe.
Pres1dente Con•tltuolonal 4e loa Ee\alleo
Un1doe Kexloanoe,
Pa1ac1o llao1onal.
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La Un16n Haolonal 4e ».t,ot1Ye• 1 flonl .. • Pe-
11olalea, ant• ••te4 eon '•do re•p•to oxpoael
Qr.le ba t•aldo oolloelaleno 4e qu la Aoe4M1•
Nex1oana de Clenola• Penal••• laa 1Da'1ttl01o.-a Pel:
o!aoa• 4• ••ta Ota4&d 1 otra• Depeadeaol .. 4-l .. pr.
ao Gob1orno, •• ban 41rlg140 a Uated. llalllf••t••le q1
•on aotlwo 4• la oel•brao16a 4el pri'zt .. ~ l!
tel"Dac1oaal d• 3et•• 4e Pol1o!a qia• ae nrlfl-.N e: ••ta 0Ap1t&l.~-~~ d1•t1aga ltael,nll.Ol• an boaeaaJ• al. ••i'lo,. JOB.W iWAft eoovu, Dlr••tor ul 1Fed8J'al hre of ln•••tlptloa• 4e loo &at•4o• UaldO• 4e llo1'1i...
oa por •u 11>11.llant• ooope-ol6a a l•• lao1om• .Al.1.a lk• dul'aDte la pau4& guerra a11n41al, aa{ ..,.. ~I' Tallou J ef1e1•ta -QU a lo• 0.orpol ... 1e.1Wa oete Con\1aente en J.• npn•16a 4el OJ'laeal 1 per l
•1•pat{a q•• t1en• por ••••tl'O Pa(e, lo "8e Cetel'lll
en gren part• q11e el Ooa&r••o •e Y•rlflqae • ••b ·
i;111dad •
Po• todo lo •xr>••to 1enor Pr1a1"8nt• nape'a
aaa•n~e ao• peraltl.O• r.41r a Uat•4, ... ir;.. eoaa derarno• p&J"\{olpea de a eol1e1t•4 par. qao lo ...
oonoecU4a la ooa4•oorao16a 4•1 Aplla a&te .. a \aa 4\gno tuo1our1• •or&ou•rloane, 1• qaa •• al .... 11 aereoodor a eoa 61•\1Do16a.
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Chief of the Social Pr1T1ntiT1 Departaent of tb8
Minl1tr7 of GoYer11111nt
General of tb8 DlY111on
Manuel ATila C1111aeho Minco, D. 1.
lwl• 10. 19"6
Conetltutional Pr111d1nt of the United ltat11 of Keldco
Jational l'alac•
Mexico, D, 1.
llo•t r111pected Kr. Pr11ident1
Dl1UJ1C17.hti.cl Mexican penologhh 11114 per1oa1 who MTI dedi
cated a great part of tb8lr llT11 to tb8 hourabl• 4hobarc• of polloe
functlone baT1 Joined la a oo•on plea tbat 10u llA1' 'be1tow tbe 4-r ...
Uon 1Agu11a A11teca• upon Mr. John Jld«ar looTer, Director of \be
1e41ral Burian of IDT11tlgation of the Vnlted Stat•• of .Aaerlca. Je
caue1 of the pollUon which I haT• occvphd 'llD41r J'OUI' Qoye~n\, I
haTe b11n able to appreciate tbe •aluable l11Ye1tlga\lT1 11r...loe1 wblab
haT• been pioneered 'llD41r high ethical 1tu4ard1 'b7 Kr. loeTer, t ..
cludlnc the deT1lopa1nt of 1clentlflc and teobnlcal law entero ... nt
•ethod1, 'fhrou,;h hi• effort. pollo1 worlc ball b11n rat1ed to a pre
f11e 1onal leT1l, and lt woul.4 be ideal tf 11Dllar pollc1 gro11p1 la
other .AllerlcaA countrl11 could follow the ezapl• 11t 'b1 hi• orpal...,
Uon,
'BlcaU11 of tbe abo•e, I llA4 DJ' plea to tho•• et tbe otbar
dl1tiJ1C17.l1bed Kexloane who petltloa 10u ba 'bebalf of Mr. JID0T1r,
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?.ihico, n.r., a lo de jwuo d• 1946 •
• • C cal. Je I>:!.v1a16n J!anuol Av! la Cer.uicho.
• r«s:d.m.to Cc-r,;:t!.tuc:!.o.nal. de los :.stadoa ln1dca
: :ex 1 cant.·S.
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!'.u· r('lp11t:iblo ~.C\f'\or l'rt•s1den•.o:
u!st1nt;U1doa penal!at.aa 11Wx1canoe y rersocaa
<'\•e l.an dccUco.Jo i;ra.n parto do au v1da al hon .. to d•••Pefio
cie fur;c1 ones pol!o!aC1\9, se han acerr-.ado al euaori to aol1~
tl:{ndole qt:e nna • olloa au i;t11t16n a i'!n &!e sup!!ear a uste4
~t:c otoi·guo la condecor11ci61 nel •Agu!la Aat9Ca•f a! :teftol"-
• ohn Ed~1i1r Hoover, Director del"Pcderal Bureau o Inveat11&
ti6n"Ja los Lstc..dos Unidi~i de ~lortueMriaa.
1lada la !1'ticl0 '!el tr!1baj~ que corr'!tSpont'e -
ul !10;:11.rta!'..or.to de I rcvenc16n Socia.l.1 Cl\l,YA Jet•tura ho t.ltl\1
do ol honer -la ae:rv!r ·~\U"Qr.to !It! Goh1erno, be rod!do cooet;t tar la e<1.c~;icl,nal !!"'.portancia de 1011 Bffrv1c1oa de 1nvNU
euc~6r. <'re.a<0s "O?' el s":1or hoover, lo• que orcant&d \Ja~o -
l•c 1"tl&S \.6cn.:.ca1 y <lo 'ti ca pel!c1aca, ha11ta untoncea m•noa
arrc· .. •ct.ados "!1 scrvlc:r:.·s l!!et'lejantee :y coN1tti1ent.erionte bLl
o.ov<odc lb ::.c.1.Clr :polic~nca lia!'tu au jU8to a1t.1o de o!eno!.a
aux!l1ar cta lt.:. ."sc~:·)_t~·.a!'I ronnloa y ~or te.nt~ llf>J'~a. ~d•l
q1;p au or;::an1u,c~6n ~c to·:art. ccoo •:ol'l:rlo para •r,rur11cio-
r•· ·s air'. l..iires o:. tcdcs loa pa1sea do n!teatra An6r1ca.
, or le• oxr '.e~ to n.:i perre w un1r 11j J"Ueto al
d.a .l.o::i .::::.r.t::.n1;t.:ndos t&cn~cor !:!eXiC&IH.B ttt!O,.fl•l1c1t.an en -
r1avor de: sailor Hoover.
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~o ..... _:.ll _:!.'.'f::..;tilj'-l.t~cn:.; of thH !Jecretariat of Gob~rnacion (Interior) respect
f,1::_1;,r c:.lL yov.r attention to the followinc:
::'hut : ·.r. John Fdc.-ir Hoovc:r, Director of the Federal Bureau of
Invest'..:·itlon of the :lni t"J :,;ta tee; 'Jf ·•orth America, extended himself during
t~.r~ r~rFji-nt ·war in orlier to !"urr1ish valuable cocp~rat:.or1 to ti'1e Urdted Nation3
aL'.1 whc ~"n-:rilmt-eJ to the triwnph of the Uemocracies •
·,·hat at, the same ti."!le he has lent efficient aid in varlous forms
tc ~,,c..l.i.1."f_· j_zJ..>t_._ t11-:icn:; throu...;hout the continent in the repre3sion o:f crime.
:.c: L '" C-1cc:·1 :':u· oi c•,lcu·ly help1'ul to the police of this country.
: le i,a.,; ,,~r 1'orr1ed a work of strengthening the bonds between the
police ckpdr'tJTl<.·•·t~ of the various L&tin American "e:pubHcs and to his help
'"'.;u:.;t !,.,c c:r~ditcU t!1e i\1llfilrr~ent of :lour desire ~l-iat tfif:l next Interr~tic.n&l
1:cn~1·c:s~ e;f r:i.it:L cf Police be held in l!exico.
/0r ;;i!!!J..l:1r services, tl1c I~exican Government' z decoration, the
.~ztec l;a1;lu, h:is been given to oth,,r officials and priv:ite individuals of
n:-tlicn:-lli ties oth~:r than l:~ey..ican.
I be;lieve that for the services which he has rerhlereJ. as set out
aLove, r. John ;~J.:ar Iioover merits this distinction . .an:i tor these reasons
I r'LSJ;t.;;Ctfull:,~ rer1uest tP.:;:.t the valuable decoration, the Aztec ~gle, be
awo.nleJ tc i'.r. Jor,n Edgar :ioover.
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(Signed) General Emilio Jl:aie Serra
l'8xico, .1. ?., June 11, 1946
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Pre~id.00n-:e Crmstltuc1anal de los Eatadas
U:11•1•JS llex1canos.
I ~l··c1-:. Nac1onal.
~:.?:::..lea, D.F.
C 0 P I A • -El que suscr1be, Jere del Departam~nto de Invest:
:;aclones Pol!t1cas y 6oc1eles de la Secretarfa de Gobernac:.
ante USTED con todo respeto, ex:pone:
Que el senor John Ecgar Hoover, Director del 1Fea
r~~ Bureau Or ;nvest1gat1on1 de los Estnios Unidos de Norte
a11er1c..,, pre~to, durante lP. l"'c ;p. ~n gue:rra mundla.l, su val1c
sa coope7'ac1on a las Nacion es ,~ Al1adas, pnra el tr1unfo de las De'llOcr~.clas.
~ue au1~1smo, ha venido prestando eu aIUda et1oaz
en d1versas formaa, a las Inst1tuc1onea de Polloia de este ·
Continente, en la repree1on del orimen, 1 en e speo1al1dad a la Pol1c!a de nueatro Pa!s.
Que ha hecho qna labor de aoercam~ nto dentro de -las polic!as de las Reiu911cas Lat1no-Amer1canaa, 1 a au AJ'l
iv,se debe htlber tenido exito •1 deaeo de usted, _para que el
prox1mo Congreso Internao1onal de Jetee de Polloia, ae Yer1-
f1ciue en esta Capital.
~ue par mer1tos eemeJantes 88 ha ooncedldO a otroe
func1onar1os y particulares de otrae nao1onal1dadee, que han
nr")a_tt::1,.f'I D10"1~r\ C!IO,.V'\t\-1 n a. t'tlloa+--n. 'P .... f"--4 • , _ Al\.ftA.a~- ... nA4 t. ... ~
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Est1mo, que oon loe mer1tos que antes he anunc1'1do, el se~or JOHN EDGAR HOOVZR se ha hecho aoreedor a que 1e le , otorgue esa alta d1st1no1on, y por lo mismo.
:. UST:::D c. Pres1dente de la Re:1ubl1ca,1 atenta.mente p1do& . .
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s1rva conceder al alud1do tunolonarto norteamer1cano. la val!,
sa condecorac1on del •AGUILA AZTEC.A•, a que ee hs. heoho 111erec; dor.
Froteeto a usted m1 s1noero recanoc1m1ento y le hag• , preaente mt d1st1ngu1da oone1derac1on 1 respeto.
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~.) r:·.:_;;_;jtJ(;nt :·:1r:·J.r;~ .\vil;1 1~ar:iacho
,'.,U.Jti t'Jt) oni.: _:: ... ~,;s::.Jcut. 01" the United JtJ.te8 of t'exico
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1.JJnoraule 1 r. Prc::;ider1t:
;, .;ro•l!j of o1'ficials of the a·iininistration so ably presided over
r.,y you h«G bee11 o~sbrVin,: the work whic': h:ls been perfonned by the l'ederal
Burtau o:' Inv.,st1,:ation o!' the Uni t•.<1 ;;taws. ~ecentl;,r a farewell party was
hcl.1 fer ·.ot,ert .. '.iL., Jr., the Civil Attache of the l.rnerican tmbassy.
In t!ib .'.'ar<;well party there was an atmosphere of frank cordiality.
Ic1 ti1i :; a unosj)herL t:Oe iuea was born of re·1uesting that you offer the Order
of' the .'.ztec '~~:;le to l~r. John ]:;dear Eoover for his outstanding services to
the t:ni ted 1:'<tions ciurin.; tlie p~ricxi of the \lorlct '.7ar and for the valuable
coop.,raLon wr1ich i1e has ;;iven in the post which he has held and for his
activities in coor"iin~t'.n,; the work of the J:er.ican and North American Police
ir. the war a;;ain~t ir.tc:rnqt.i.cru.l delin.,uen~y and in anticipation of the
Jelin,;uenciP-s whi~h will iJc P.r'lph:isized in the postwar period.
This de~oration rmich vias faun.Jed by the l.'.exican Goverment in order
to rewar'.i s~rvices of pcr.>cr.s who, like ;•r. lioover, have distinguished them
celvP~ in U1e de "cmse cf hwnoni ty, is perhaj.S a stimulant and an honor for
persons uhc3e act: vi ties h:i.ve been :iuch that they r.ieri t this decoration.
The pe1·son ,;['"'" "" havt. propo~cd i~ such an inuividual.
Full~r aware of your hich feelin._: of patr:i.Dtism and your lcve for
·;:!.l tL, ~ dit:nifics the virtues in ·li stini;uishe<i men, I have taken the liberty
o:: o,u:;~cJtii.,; tl:at you aw'.ir•l th<' decorat.ion, the Aztec Eaele, to Mr. Hoover
in rt:cot..:riitlvr. of Ilis brilliant 3~rvices. I
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Juan Jose Gonzalez· Bustamante
C .. icf Ju3tice of the l'exican Supreme Court
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Senor' C~:1'3r!.:l ':'le Djvi!.16n.
Don Manuel Avila Cami.<cho.
rr,,s1·.: 3nte Con·~ ti tucionr-1 d11
lo!' !<:st~,los Unidos MeY.ieanoa.
?alacio r1ac1o"U.1.
C 1 u d a d.
t.111y l'aspet.uble •ef'ior Presidentea
Un eruvo de !'lmc1omtr1oa del regimen cligunrnt.41
!'recouJ.~., s;or l·sted que hti estedo obsenando le labor •
desarroll1Hla po:" el ":tu.rate Fedoral de Imestigac1.-a·
de los 1l:-,t11doa 'Cnidos de Jfo::-te Wrica, •• nuni6 en r.
c:1a rec1iinte p1.!'a deapedir al Attache el.Til de la llaba·
,1i:;r\e Amarioan& en e1to Pc!a aei'ior Robert WilaCll Wall 3:
In t!ichti reun:'.dn en que eriatid un ambt.nte 4e ·
'.',..uTJ:a corj1al1dad nAc1o J.r. idea de ao11c1tar de uat.d
se oto,., r. ~•'3 la crind~ccraeidn de 1& Aguila Aateca al aeaor Jot.n Edtar Hoov~r ;>Or 8U3 rel~vantea Jl4r1toa pu&atr
~l 6ervic1o de las N~ciones Unidas en el ~ri.Odo 4• la
;·11cr;•n nr:m('!inl y :;>or la va11osa. cooperac16n qua ha brir
1!1'.do en el p'.lesto 1:4u.13 de:iecpafia en cuanto a la act1v1de
~-)ordiru..do:r-a da la Pol1ctc. fJenc;an;..o po~ 111 Polic!~ 4• •
:;crtn l\l'.1~rica en li, lueba contra la d•l1noanc1a inter·
nrc1onal quo se he C1gud1sado an ul peJ"iodo po11t-b4l1oo.
k. oon,Joco?ac16r: 1nst1"tu~da po:r el Gobiemo llaxl·
c::o.no pr rt premiar los 1ervic1os de per1one1 que oomo el
:;P.nor H)ovor sa hnn d1syingu1do en ll' detenaa de la col ·ctivi(:cct o~ ,~,uzi{s un e1timulo y un fron honor para -
9rir.-,01Ws <'e relevant~• .v1rtudos civ1cas 'T de ?>ian trau r: e.''-'c:utc"·io. con:r: la peruone r qu1en p:-oponemoa para -
qi:.e na la concedll. ,~,
f.c, • 1 .. n,io de an~o mano au elevado pa triotiamo 'T st
amO!' por todo l" C'Ut" 111 fnifi[!UC elevao1c5n de l&I Yirtud•
de los homl>r111s t'l1st1ni:u1doa llO percito illlpetrar de mtec
y de au benevolente acoj1111ento riue se otorgue oomo UDI!·
mer1t1s1nu:. d1atinc16n nl sef\or noover la condeooraoidn •
de la /.fuila Aztece eT'. reconoc~Miento a au1 brU1ante•
serv1cios.
Aprovecho ln ocas16n par11 hecer pre•ente a 'li.1ted·
mi emiated y reapeto.
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tj vn.;, re:.i;Jectfully sut,:;_.:ests:
!"l.1~t J-:i~1n ;,,Ji;ar :-toover, lJ::r~ctor Of t.110 Federal Bureau of Investi
·>L~n cf t'ie lin~tei St«tes of Jlorth hfr,erica, contributed gr"atl;r in the V/orld
.:ar to tL:t~ tr:.urnµh of thf! rni ted N:! ti on:; and democracies.
·;hat at the 3!lr.i" tine he ha:> performed conciderable woric in the
i'ieU of ~tr<:n,:thcninc; the r"lations between the police of the Latin American
•.e:oubEci; ani it w"~ due tc his help that it wa~ possible that the next
Intc.rn:itional Concress of ChiBfs of Police will be held in this capital.
::n view af ti.is it is my opinion that the merits above mentioned
snti tle li.r. John :~.i,;<>r l!oov"r to the. hi,;h distinction, given to officials
ond inlividuaL v1ho huve performed some outstandillb service for our country,
cf the Aztec Ea;;le of the Mexican 'Jovernment, Therefore, Mr. President,
I re~pectfully rbiue:;t tr.at the Or'1er of t.he AA.tee Baele be conferred upon
the official, John ;:dear Hoover.
(Complimentary Closing)
( si,:ned) Jose Suarez Ballesteros •
"txico, "· ?. June 10, 1946 I
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DEL JEFE DE LA OFlClNA
DE CENBUl!.A 8. 0. 0. P.
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C.GRAL. DE DIV .D. MANUEL AVILA. CAMACHO,
PRESID'.<:NTE OON3'fI'JUCIOl!AL DE LOS E3':'AOOS
UNI 003 ME:XI CAN03 • 'P R E §_ E _E_ii: _E..
El que susor1be, :Tera •lel Departw11ento da Control de
Comunioani,mes, ante \l3tt'1d 0011 todo respeto eicpone:
O,ue el seiior JOHN EDGAR HOOVil:R, Director del 'TEDERAL
BUREAU 011' IWTE3TIGATION" de los !stados Unidos de Norte4m.e rloa, presto, en la pasada Guerra Mundial, a l~s Naoiones -
.\li'ld"J.s, su vallosa ooope:i.,1ci.~n. para el triunro de las Democracies.
Que a s!mi smo , ha he cho uns labor de a oer oe.mien to d a:i.tro
de las polio las de lo.s Republicas Latino-Amari oanas, d eb1end2
Se a SU ayuds, el haber ten1do exito el deseo de US'ted0 para
qua el pr6xi~o Congreso InternaoioDe.l de letes de Poliola, 9e
ver1f1Que en esta capital.
Pol" lo tanto,estimo que los m&r1 tos antes sefie.lados, -
hacen aoreedor al sefior JOHN EDGAR HOOVER a la alts d1et1n
c16n concedida a funo1onar1os y perticulares que ban prestado
al~~n serv1c1o a nuestrtl Patria, conoedi~ndoles ls condecora
c16n del "A<mILA AZTEC.A" del Gobierno Mexicano y, por lo mis-
mo,
A USTED C.PP.ESI'1ENTE DE IA REPUBUCA, atentamente pido:
ceder
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hecho 'l,ue ten1endo en cuenta io antes expuesto, 88 sir-va oon al func 1c·IL'.lI· 1 o l!ortewne:i;i can o antes meno1 on ado 1 la ft -
oondecoreo16n del "AGUlL\ AZTECA", a que estimo se ha -
acreedor.
Protesto a usted mi subord1nac16n y respeto, as! como -
mi sincero reconocimiento.
ll~xioo, ;).P'., junio 10 de 1946
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General or the DivisiClll
Manuel Avila Camacho June 10, 1946
Me:ld.oo, D. F.
Constitutional President of the thited St.ates ot Uex:ico
National Pal.ace
Mexico, D. F.
Your Ex:celleney llr. Pres1dent1
A congress of internaticnal chief's of polioe to take place 1n
Mexico, D. F. during the lat.tar part of this year will be attended b.J'
Mr. John Fdgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Imrestigatic:n ot
Washington, D. c. As a group of persOll.8 '!Ibo are interested 1n bettering
the cultural am technical aspects of police activities 1n our countr.r.
we have proposed to pa,y haaage t.o Kr. John Edgar Hoover ~ar t.he llpl.endid
work he has done. We have taken the 1:1.bert.r to request that 7011 Ill:'. Preai
dent concede the highest decoration of our country to Kr. John Edgar Boonrt
the Aztec Eagle,
We realise that this high distinction should only be cC11ceded
person11 or indisputable high qual1ticatioos and 111Brit and, t.here.tare. w
believe t.hat Mr. John Edgar Hoover qualities 1n this regard because be bas
given posterity inestimable benefits. He 1B one of the world's livil:lg
greats but he beloogs prhlc:lpally to the Americas. John l.dgar Hoover baa
made a reality of the dreams and ef!orts or Bertillon. Reias, Hans lk'oas
and Nicef or to give police activities a technical and professional. claracter
similar to that possessed by the other liberal profeslli.0011. It ia John Bdgar
Hoover mo has elevated the de.tense of society agawt crime by scientific
methods. It is recalled that llr. Hoover write in we ot h1a books: •That -
the 111ercenary politicians -oppon the :l.nst:!;tuticn ot police coureea 1n our
schools and colleges because these courses wuld tend to create a higher type
of policei:ian and provoke a reform of the polll.ce, and thanks to thie ref CIE'll
this organization (probably meaning the FBI) will f'unctim upon a pureJ.T
professional basis isolated from all types of :l.nfl'l!ences.•
Mr. John Edgar Hoover has been able to put into practice the fervent
desires af scientific crilninologillts in his own school and laboratories b;r
selecting his persannel. according to technioa.1 criteria 111d giving them
specific j,ru;tructian in accordance with their duties. He baa been able to
fulfil the 1deala ot so1ent1tic cr:l.Jl1nologist1J by using scientific methodll
and technically prepar:!ng his men :l.n eti'iciently canbating crbleo In Ol'd8lr
to give an idea o£ the work that ha11 been pertorl!led in me of the di'rl.eimll
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Division began with 810,000 fineerprint cards and in 1940 the maber ot
fingerprint cards grew to lJ.000.000. The work oi the Federal Bureau of
Investigation durine the war increased. Ill'. Hoover and h1a official•
worked together with great effort in order that victory ooul.d be aohieYed.
but surely as the work of Mr. Hoover was important during the war it wlll
be mare important during the postwar period. especially during the period
af social readjustment when discipline will be so necessary.
We have no doubt that you understand the technical aspects al
Mr. John Edgar Hoover's work and al.so his great ability to organise. ...
hope. Ur. Presidei1t. ttwt :;uu w'.11 favorably eansi.der our ni(f'46&t to ~tw
Yr. Hoover with the order of the uteo Eagle.
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Haoer Pol!t1oa Cr1alaal aPJ"OTetbando lo• .. oart.. , .. ~ • :;:;:!:: :!!"·~::l.P:;r:I!n::n;!':ia:1 ~;~:::. ''o;!~.:'.:r»::
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Manuel Avila Gamacho June n. 1946
Yexico, D. F.
Constitutional President of the lhited States of llexico
Natiooa1 Palace
IAaxico, D. F •
.Yost respected Yr. President.1
A group of' distinguished penologists and chiefs of police
has approached you and solicited your authorizatioo for conceding the
decoration ot the Aztec Eagle to !tr. John Edgar Hoover, the Director of
ths l"aderal Bureau ot Investigation ot the lhited States ot North AJaeriea.
and ths:v have reouested a letter tram me in llUDOm't or this reoll8st. .. - -----------..-6-- --~ ---- --~----
I do this with pleasure Kr. President not only because of
llr. Hoover's personal merits, llhich without doubt have been prm1nentl.y
set forth in other letters, but principally because he is unexcelled 1n
his field and also because he has raised the .function of crim1nal inVNti
gation and the protection or society to a high tecmical. and human plane.
I sincerely join Dl1' request with the others you have received
from various persons and institutions because of the excellence of hill
work and the stimulus he has given to the technical betterment of our
police .forces.
(for you) I take thiB opportunity to reiterate 111.Y' respectful esteem
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of .iuat.ice of the Federal
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June 12, 1946
Hexico, D. F.
Constitutional President of the thited states o1' Maxi.co
National Palace
Mexico, D. F.
I. tha Ctiief at the Federal JwlicW. Police under the Attoruq
General of the Republic, desire with all respect to states
That Mr. John Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau ot
Investigation of the Ulited States of North .America, gave valuable oooperatiCll
to the Allied Natiooa in the triumph of the democracies during the last war.
That he has given hill efficient aid to the police :!JlstitutiClla of
this continent, especially the police of our country, 1n the repress:l.Oll ot
crime.
That be has ccntrib.J.ted greatly in briJleing about a cloaer rela
tionship between the police forces of the Latin aerican Republic• Cid it
is through his &£.torts that we have been able to i'ultil your request to have
the next congress of international. chie.ts of police take pl.ace 1n thU capital.
That be be decorated with the Aztec F.agle by the Jlexican Gcwermunt
in view of the fact that functionaries of other cow:i_tries mve been gj.ven
this decarat:!.m in recogriit:!.m of thei.,. !!:!mil.ar mer!ta.
I lmoir that Mr. John Edgar Hoover tiecause at his qualifications
hitherto mentioned deserves this high dill'tinctim • . .
I respectfully request you Jlr. President of the Republic to favorably
consider ml{ petition and bestow the high dacoratidl\·ot the Aztec Eagle Cll the
afarementianed North American official because he deserves it.
( s) Colonel Kl.guel. Aranda (Dias)
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d1~1, au Yal101a ooop•rao16n a 1~ •aa1one1 Allada1, f>£
r~ el trlunro de 1&1 Pteoorao1a1.
<ue a11a11ao, ha Yen1do preetando sv ayu4a •
et1oaz, en dlveraaa to1'111a1, a laa ln1tltuolone1 4• •ol1o1a de e&te Contln11nte, en la 1'1pr1116n del orlMa, ·
1 en et.pcc1al 1~:" a la ~c11c1a cte :t-Je1tro Pa!e •.
l.ue ha h•o~o una labor de aCJ•J'Culento dantro de la• nol1o1aa de la1 RoJ>ublloa1 Latino-._.r1e ...
na1, y a 1u ayuda 11 deb• hater ten14o •x1to ot 4•••or
ce uated, "P&ra Que el pr6x1ao Conin-eio Jaternaolonal '
'·• Jer11 de Pol101a, 11 ••r1f1Qu• en ••ta Cao1ta1.
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ii. otroa func1onuloa 1 pa""1ou\an1 cl• O\J'al aaotoaal.1
d&Cle1, ou• han pre1\&40 a1'6n ••J"Y1olo a aue•t .. Pa _. tr1a, la or-ndeooraot6n del AG"1'LA AWEOA del Gob1erno-
a...,x1cano. ·
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nunolado, ol 1eftor JCllH f.DOAI' HOOVER •• ~a heoho ao~ dor a que •• 11 otorsue ••• alta t11\lno16n, y por 1 eleao.
A USTi:D C, Pre11dente de la Re~6bl1oa, atent .. ente ptdol
Que t~nl•nt• en ouenta todo lo ant11 •xi>ueetu, ee 11r•a oonoed•r al alud1clo runo1onar1o aorte&11e•
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SUBJECT: Picture of Director Appearing in Cuban lational Poli~ llagaaine ,,
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It will be recalled that ahortly krter the IACP Con'ftlltion at T
)(iud Beach, Florid&, during December 1946 • there waa to~rded au.utogr&phed piotur.
ot the Director to Colonel Jose Carreno 7 Fiallo, Chief ot the Cti>an IJ&tiont.l hlioe
who had attended the IAC:f' Convention. •
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Direotor which wa• torn.rd.eel to Colo11el C&rreno. 'l'he eaption llelow the -ot
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poaiticm which be oooupie• bu found ba Ida an indi•pe1Habla
official. Be ia, beaidee, a great triead of Cuba and ot 011r
Gonnmwnt, haTing receind with a apecial inrltation, oar
dear Obief, Colonel Carreno Fiallo, during hi• recent trip
to the great brother country.•
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1 want to thank uou and, through uou, the emploueea of th• Beattle Of/joe, /or the
k'nd coamente contained tn uour letter o,/
March ee, concerning the actton o/ the Pre1td1nt
tn pr•••nttng •• ~tth the Medal ,for .llertt.
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tith kind p1r1onal r1gard1,
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The heart• of the pereomel of the Seatu ..
Office nelled With pride when we leamed that the
President of the United St.ates had preamted J'OU with the Medal for Merit.
The President• 1 pre1mtati011 •rely oonfiru
our feeling that•• of the r.s.1. baye an out.tand1nc leader.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT ON M.ARCH 8.
HAO A VERY NICE LETTER THIS MORNING FROM MR. RICHMOND B. KEECH,
SECRET~RY OF THE MERIT BoARO.
BEST WISHES FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS, I AM
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Dear lr!r. Hoover : March 11, 1946.
My congratulations to you on the
award to you by the President or the Order or
J.!erit. I have relt ror a long time that you
were deserving or such war-time recognition, and
am most hap~ to know that it has been Giver..
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Please accept my a1ncerc congratulations.
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I ~ont io thank uou .tor rour noto •.! Morch 19 ozproootng vour oongrotulat•ono on
th6 •~ord,ng to .. bu tho Pr•••dont o.f tho J/odal jor .llor,t.
1 oon1tdor thto 81Dord a uorv •plond•d
rooo~n,t•on oj tho /'ino ~ork por.for .. d br
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I am T•ry pleaaed to i ... rn that Preaident Trwan reoently
a-rded you the Matal tor Merit. Pleaae aooept ~ •inoere congratulation••
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Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director
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U. S, Department o! Justice
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.lfy dear Mr, Hoover:
I -s very happy to leam that on
March 8, 1946 President Tl'Wll&n awarded 7ou tbe
Medal or Merit at the White House,
It was a well. deserved honor !or
7our excellent leadership o! the Federal Bureaa
or Investigation during the war 7ears. WithOllt
7ou and the members or 7ou.r organization worldn,
long and hard to prevent aabversive activities
in this country, it would have bean iaposaible
to keep our arades in the field well supplied
with the neces•&l')' tools to finish the job at an early date.
With lcindeat paraonal regards, I am !
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. :ith very best wishes, I arc.
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COMMITTD ON P'CHU:IGN RKLATION9
lfe.roh 16' 1946.
It -s good to hear from ;rou.. I haTe heard ot DO W>T• to
replace Kr. Jl'ooyer. I agree 100 percent with :rour rt ...
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Pllreuant. to the autborit," ft8ted in • bJ' t.be Congrea•
ot the Unit.ed Stat.ea, J'l)u have been awardad t.b#Y.ot1w sege
Medal in reoogn1t1011 of the nrrlo. rendill'Wd bJ'Jau to t& ot1.,,.
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Your presence u requested on !Uelldaf, lllLrcb 19, 19"6,
at 10100 J..,1., in Con!a1"9nce Rooa A, ll9part.-nt ot :Labor bter
dapart.Mnt.al Auditoritua, 13th and CODltitution lwnu, l.W.,
waahington, D.C., where a cereeon.r 'll'1ll be beld to .-rd ihU med&l.
It you are unable to attend tbi• cereeo11,1 arrena-iat.a
will be 1111.de to have the lltdal awarded to f011 b7 the State mntctor
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14arch 14, 1946
Mr. John .l:dgar ~~over Director
io'edere.l Bureau of Invea tiga tlon
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award high enough to reflect the great aervloe that 7ou
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concerning the pn11.utat1on to 7ou of tbe Medal tor Merit
President TTUllllA and wi•h to utead t.o 7w tbe n.a.rv OOGp"atu.l ....
tions not only ot 1!,Y'sel.t bu.t or enrr -~ at ta. fed.9nl Bar..,
of lnve11tigati011 atationed at ta. lnor'1.ll• ll'hld Di.U1olh .ill
of wi t•lll that th:i• u a ••rr tit.tia,c t.ribu.ta to ta. •pl•Ddid won
which 7ou have done in dinct.1Dg tb9 &ct1Y1U.•• of ta. f..s.r.J.
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UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
EA•T•RN D1aT111cT OP' Now Yo1uc
FEDERAL 8UILDING
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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Dear Dire~tor:
I have juat learned ot the
great honor bestowed upon 7ou bJ the Preside11t
in ewardir;g to you the lledal ot lleri t, and I
Wish to extend II/I felicitations.
With sincere good Wishes, I
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Tederal Bureau o/ Inue•tigation
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Iiouse on ;,:arc'. 2th and your cr.;;.racteristic acceptance af it
in tbll name of the ;ie rs onne l of th<1 FBI. I know that eveey
ra:n1ber of :.he ?ur.eau is very ;;roud of the honor that has come
to you anJ tb·: u..;h you, to U.e Dur..!au er.!ployees.
Uay I (lXpras~ 11\Y' ;,erso,,al congratulation and the
felicitatioo of the entlr2 ·;.:!w Haven staff on receipt of the
a;;ard.
·,;e are all vor~· arnd:ms to keep the Bureau wortey ot
the approbation of th~ ;€0?19 of the countey exterx!ed through
our Cor.111'lrxler-ir1-Cbief •
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.fullll e•n"te It .ae •Ith• /••lCng •/ gretCtlfdo ~t Z r•IW th• o.i ... nte 1111u md• obou"t m., ••r11•••• q JH,. ..... ,. o/ 1ih• IBI GM $1\o NOent Coaaunt1t tMpC,.ecl agCtetC••
/or •u r•aowi. 8uoh ••Pr•••lou •I loi,olt11 'Rd ..,,.,..
11111t• •II ioor.-•h• pl•v.eur• '*"'-• Ct •• oriel •i•fl u .. ,.. d•t•r••n•d Uuan •u•r ... -1~ .,..,. tu nz ...... A.,gA ... l•u•l• o/ publCo e•ru•o•• I oan •ordl11 /lad *"• .,rdt
to Gd•quoul11 ••P"••• •u ••"-• o/ •PPN••••••• I•'" -. eupport ond oonfCd•n•f 911Co~ 11ou Giid oth•r .. ~.,., I/
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l"arch 7, 1946
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l.!r, J, J:.dgar Hoover, Director,
Federr.l Bureau of Investigation,
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of l.'ichigan rode in the House in January El'ltitled nv1arningl Leave
the FBI Alone" and I was very shocked to learn that un-American
influences are acain endeavorine to have you replaced aa Director
of the FBI.
I personally f.,el that this would be a calamity and I
have written ~.:r. 3radley and my friend, Claude Pepper, to this effect.
I am enclosine copies of my letters to these individuals •
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You /Jl4/ be eurpr1aed to htla.r fr(JI!; me 111d I GI\ llW 1 a
~orry 1 haYe not a-.i ;rou peraanall7 tor ao Lmg, but. 1f11 WQrk Sa tibl Jiil
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the t.hinca Airo IMdl"f Ml 1&14--. laro Hoonl'I I f•etdab'1 II r-. ...
&bU.it.r are ent.irel,y t.rue and t.~ u . ..uld i.e a M'W'7 to t.IMJ ~
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WJlit in t.be P'Bl end &boat. llr0 Ha ••• ' ' .
Claudie, 70la are in a poel\Ur\ t.O'i.ta4 a f14lh\ 111 \M 8'0 $
.... •inst WJ7 el'fort to ropl.ace i<r. llooY• and l hoj)9 JOC1 .. -. ,.. ~ 111...
to ta••• 111oh act.ion if it. •~ 11.aNNnr in t.i. h\&2n. J will I tdt•
it. 11 IAreonal favor t.o aie •nd & 0"9&\ Mrrl<l4 t.o Olll' •OllDVJ•
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far the excellant way you bm14~t out t.bc truth &boll\ A!r. llQllnr eDd ~
at.tcpt.a being ..ade to repl.M• b1a N l>ireot.or of t.h• FBI. At a "
"htll un-\lur1oan 1Atl-- are pnnillg tor h1a it 1-fortunate ... wa
oouut.ry Ulat it h&a a man H.ke 70u in a po&Uioa t.o ett.U.Ml.7 Uke wP
hi• dat.ae.
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t4fi\ @llt.r•Ot.~, ~• at..t.raot.-4 t,Q Mn'i~ in U. '131 Mn of bl.(tl "" llld
J.C'OftuiOD'l educaUC¥1 whco ordiD&rU1 woald not. be att.Noted to Guuw Ill
Hrv1oe. Man)' or the .. un bl.Vt -c1e l'!ll work tilair l&rMll'o I -OQll of
t.h.tM, having entw.d aa a $~e1.al A.-it. in 19)4. :.Oreover, theee ~ t .. l
a penooal allegiance and 107alt.7 to Mr. Hocwer wh1dl laa Mil ... ~ •I
t.1.-m t.o gin t.ht1.r lb·u Clft danprou uei&nl*ltl, durlllg JIMO• ID4 WU'
alike, In a 11ght. apwt. d&nproua or1wtntJe 1111d to"1F ened.•• it-. ..
not. the type ot -•ho would ooa\1n• t.o p. at.t.racted Ml an m badcrd •
a polltioal appo1At .. of dollb\hl qll&l..1tUaUons. I tor_. • 114 Ill&_.
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,·]ease accept hearty conpratulatt ona upon
t''e auard of the President 1a L'edal o/ J.:erit to you.
I tnow that the new• of thta will be warmly re-
ceiued by euery ~ember o; the dureau1s personnel
:·'rn so th arou;7hly real t2e how deserutng you are of
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1il11itd1 •tntea llrpnrhnent of Justice
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UniteJ St&tea Depart.m.it ot Ju.Uce
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For incluaion in tbo fund to be paid to tho n-or -1-tod -•f1ciaJ7 or f6'7 Special
Apnt of the Fodaral Bureau ot li>veot1pt1on, Uni tod Statoa ~t ot ,,,..ti .. , ""° lad -t.ri.l>
uted to thie !und pr1or to f•bl"U&J"7 28, 18'6, and who di .. troa &r1J' oaue ac.pt ••lt-<*:tl'llCUon •hl.19
•plo;ped u a Special Al..,t, I u !ozwardiJlc bor.dtb (bJ' CHICK -~-) tile -ot ttD dollan
(,10.00), •de ~blo to tho Chio! Clerk of Mid Bu.-u, to be incladod in Mid fllnd. l'a_.,t w1ll
be •do t•or -th b7 Hl!-daotNCtiOD &!tor tho Agw>t bu -& -ber Of tho fl8>d for -,...... It 1a un4erotood and agrNd that the .,.. t...dered be.-1\b 1o a wlunta17, P"'tuitou -tribut.ion
to aaid tund, which I underotand 1a to be amdniotorod in tho follawin1 ...,,,...,
The Director ot the Bureau will appoint a comitt.M- •bi.ch •ball CCD1114er all •tt.nw pttr-
tain1ng to t.he acqui•ition, a.re keeping: and as:pcid1n1 ot aaid rmics, •bicb ca-1.ttee will r9C1 d
approprta to action to tho Directer o! the Buroou in pertinen1. -t.toro. Tbo Chit>f Clerk ot aid
Bureau ahall rec.i.N all cootributione and account tor .... to th• Director.
Upon tho -th of any Special l.pnt, the appointed -ttoo will ccm•1dor tho --
8\ltait a rec~dation to the OU-.ctor •• to it. eoncl111i~~ Approprt.at. inat.r\let.!ana .ill~
be 1 .. ued t.o tho Chi•! Clerk, d1netin1 hiA to pay to th• -1-tod ben•t1ei&r7 the -of '10,000.
The followl.nc peroon 18 IMlrebT -1-tod u "IT benet1eiar7 tor r. B. I. "-ta•
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OFFICE OF THE l.EGA.L ATTACHE
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UNITED STATES 01' AMERICA
HA•A.NA, CU•A
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Reference is ma~e to Bureau Radiogram dated
December 15, 1945 on the above-captioned matter. whioh
stated the.t Januar.I.._ 111_!! _woul~_...Jlll...!11.llnlY a1tilltllQWJ' for tbe presentation of the Red Cross Award to the Director by JUAN MENENDEZ,
On December 161 1945, writer communicated the
above i.nfornet.ion to MENENQEZ, ~ho ..atatod that z:e d~
was ln :perfect agreeirEnt _wi ~Jll.l!!o and that ha _ uj 4 de
part He.bane., Cuba in sufficient time to ba ..!E~'iif.shi.gg; ton,_Q. ___ C. for the date Of p!'8Sllnt4t10ii".· .--
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In keeping with the aug ges t1 on of Clyde Tolson, I am attaching hereto
memorandum of Special Agent H. L. Gillespie,
dated October 19, 1945, regarding the allega
t1 on to the effect that you have a home on
Prospect Perk West in Brooklyn. For ;your
information, the office is presently checking I further on th1a matter. You will be promptl7 advised as to a n;r development a.
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October 19• 194.S
There ia •et forth belor the aubatance ot a 1t0l')' rel&W
to the writer•a wife by stren •
Brooklyn on October 18~ 1945. -
--said that in a convenation wit.ha dlcor•ti.D&
contractor named - (Jiionetio), the l&tt.er intormed her he
currently waa redecorating the home at J. Edgar Hoover cm PrOllpeot
park West between 2nd and 3rd St.reeta, Broo~. B! dMcribed \bl tac.. .
aa a "mansion with a beauti!ul llllhogany tar in the Na1111811t1 agn1!1Ma\
orient&l ruga with pile an inch thick and cr,ptal. ah&Dd.Uerw ot
enormows size."
The man aaid Kr. HoOTI1r bad •elected nl.l p.per tor tbe
hall coeti.~ $1.5.00 a roll and wu sparing little e:xpen• on otlwr ~.
He f\lrther described 1Dembera or the houaehol.d u "Kr•. lloo'l'8r1 &
attractive lady with gray hair and aneral children.•
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prao,at'o• o/ •~• ~ougll1 fl0aapoa11f•1 th1• .. taoa. · W• o/ -th• rederal Bur1ou o/ Inoeetlootloa "ave, I ta::,. •nd•auor•d to ptn'/ora ocir dutle• o~•o,entCo~•lr with th• ,/'Ull Gl'ld b••* Inter•••~ o/ _., •~•rr .i....-.
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.I.gent ot the ,_,.al &rau of ll!Y .. Upti®, llllit.<I Ste.tee ~ ot MU.,., -bid ~
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(JlO.OOJ, •<le -blAI to the Chi.et Clcrk of aid Bm-•u, to be U<>1>Mhl0 1.n Mid t\aad, ..,_t Ifill
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to •"1<! 11md, llhiet>. I-.. -1o to b<o .-...a- 1.Q '-be tollolo:l.ng -••
•tbe ll1rector ot -11u ..... u "111 appo1.nt • o-i.t1. .. -.bioh ah&U .._id"1' all •tWn l*'-
t.a1n1Dg to th• a.cqu141it.ton., aare keeping md ~hB ot Hid tund, wbi-cb <:om:ltt4• wUl 1 a d
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llpon ""' d .. th ot ""1 Bpll01al ~. ti.. -int.td -t-nil -- U.. -&114 •"""1t a,._, n4otioe> to -lliraot.or aa to iW °"""luaiona. AppropM.o.te U>Hnct.tw 11111 -
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Dear I.Ir. Hoover:
Honore.bl• Ka.rl Ste!an'• apeech in or Representative• has juat ocme t.o " ..... "hacy ·-···
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th111 excellent report. made part. ot th• l"Olllp
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•l'bl'ral aurl'au of lnuntigathm
Bniub ltau• Bl'partuunt isf lusttrir
FIL.ENO----~-----February 10, 1945
Director
Federal Bureau o! InYUtigation
United State• DopartMnt o! .rw.tice
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirt
For 1ncluo1on in tho l\md t.o be paid t.o tile llidow or deo1gnated ben4!!1cia1'7 o! 11117 l~al
Agent o! the Federal Bureau ot Inn•tiption., Unit.d. Stat. Drepart.Mnt of Jllet.ioe, who bad IODt.rib
uted to thil!I tund prior to Februa1"7 10, 1945, and who d1u troa &nJ' cause except Mlf-dut.NcU.c:m
"'hi.le employed as a Special Agent, I aa torwardina: ber-it.h (b7 Ci&CI -W El Ci::mt) 't.be ...., ot i
dollare ($10.00), •de p&Jabl• to tl>I Chio! Clerk o! Rid Bunau, t.o be included in add tlmd, ..,._
-r.t will be •de for death b7 •elt-dest.nicUon after the A.gent hu beers a -.t>er of the t.nd tor
two years. It is under•tood and acned that the nm t.eodered henwit.b 1• a ~lunt.ar'J', Cfttu1\om
contribution to aaid !'und, which I Ulldent.&nd 11 to be adm.n11tered in the tollminC MDDIN'I
The Dir.et.or of tho 8'lru.u will appoint a comd. ttae which ahall conaider all •tten ,_...
t&ining to the acquiaition, aafe keeping and u:pead.1nc ot Mid tu.nd., which comd.ttee will r111 A
&pprcprlate action to the Director oi U. Bun&u in pertinant •t.ten. iiae C""aiei Clerk ot ii&i4
Bureau shall nceiY• all contr1buUone and account tor a-to the Director.
Upon the dMth ot 8Il7 Special Ac;mt, the appointed oommttt.ee wiU OOMider the oue and
eubmit a roco-det1on to the Direct.or u to U• concluelom, Appropriate 1mtnct1oi>a w1ll then
be 1•su•d to the Chi.et Clerk, dlrecUnc hi.a to p&T to t.b• deaipated beoet1c1&17 tM na ot '10,000.
The !ollowin1 peroon 1o ber•b7 deeip>ated u 111' -no1&17 for r, I. I. &pnte' Imur
ance Funds
•w .r. O'di;iar dqq ue r .i'ftgt• .lddroeo 4936 30th Pl gee:, llr1 Slil•ll tngton,
Rel.&tionahip Prat.eel __,..
The following pereon 1• hereby deo1p>ated u "Ir b9no.!\oia1'7 ui.s.r the C ... , 5. -~
prond1ng $1500-deatll benefl.t t.o bon•!1ci&17 o! ager>te killed in line o! dutr. _ '}. c;:)...,,..
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1Jrlleral &ureau of lnueatigution
llnibb lttutea llepurtment of Junke
mualpington. D. Cit.
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MEMORANDUM FOR 1 R. . . Mr.
Mr. Colley
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr. Glavin
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Tracy __ _
Aceu __ _
Mr. Car100 __ _
Mr. Barbo __ _
Mr. Hendon
Mr.M~rd
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.. e h'J.:.>e u rc·{11est /rorc ~;ir .Liaison reprcsentati!.Je Mr. Quinn amm
i'1 -':.·1tir.1. ... to -!,f-.c c .. tJect that the J,.ditJr o~r t.i.~e o,,,r,/-icial Tele. Room -
.,J.i i ::C' .. ,. ~2ine r!csires 17!orc cor·,ilet'S in/orn(nion on the lif,e N ---. _. . . Mr. ea1e __ _ c · i· e 11 -< Gtcr an cl t.1e deuelo;ments o" the L!H'eau to M' B hm
·1"'1-·~:."":c i"l (!n article t:'·J.:ich he l''Ol!.]d l11ike to ru.n. '..tnhere is 111 ea ·---
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I.a~ :-ee·: · ··i::c~ urzc: !Jro•i~ht up to date.
t1,in.'r it "'o•ild be desirable tc i;end this to the .E.'ditor
J./ t"e ''"'ice ma--a:dne in v:rntia_,o, anrl in a,-1.-!i tton, 1 think we
s' :·"1 ! 'I f a cop!J of ti:. is fro;r, ti'"e to time in the future whcneuer
t•--re is:.. 'lccd 0or more detailed tnformatton pertain..i..n~.1ill. • ...ib~ ·-.
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Desr Sir: OF"F"ICE er THE LEGAL ATTA.CHE
'THE ... MCR\CA.N EMs-.ssY
August 11, 1944
Re: DECORATION 011' DIRECTOR
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a clippi11& taken trom the Le6n, Nicaragua newapaper, •SL
CENTROAMERICANO", dated August 10, 1944, ahowiq the Director
receiving a decoration rrorn the Cuban Ambassador in Waah1q-
ton,
Attachment
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The Director or the Federal·Bureau or lnT••tigatlon,
1. Edgar HooTer, at th• righ~, reoeiT•a r~ th• hands or th•
Ambaaaedor or Cuba in Washington, D. C., Aurelio r. Conohaao, the
dtcoratiol! .2f-~ EoUca Jl.rjtr. whict!_ _•_!! __ ~<!nt'!!!!~.El PrJ.aidapt
.Batista, (c:>!'. the _ai~-!.·~~ to Q\1l!.'--~-.t.lla capt.'lr.a ll!-.Jf&.U..1.Et!JJ
Captain Oscar Gutierr•z or tha Ouben Police assists at tha c•r•
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KI. C!:NTROAJ.w.RICANO 4U":UST 10 I 1944
LEON I NICARAGUA
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At H. C. Graduati'Qn .. ~-
1. Edgar Hoover, Who Receives Doctorate in
lAbsentia, Send$ M1Suge to. Cradu•tes · . _: ·. ·
ifty-one out of 120 dearee• In coune'were awarded hi M
ae a to meznbers of the armed forces at the 96th -
ment of Holy Cron College yesterday afternoon 111 tile eon.te
'campuo before a owelterine erow4 of Mveral ~- · ,, -· ------- !ven ..ere' U.QUIUl1--ont b"'°•
oral')' deJI'ff, tbat al 4-«ii
law•. wu allo awarded II) ;b:. . .. nua w J. Edaar JIOOYer. director of the J'edenl Bureau o{
tnveatlaaUon Mr. Hoover'• dearee WU accepted bf JobJI. 'I,
11.0ul.re, Holy Cron .,1, p m-1
~c:tor In the Wllflllnct<>t> llea4· Z;';,.- of-Ill• bllr-. 'llb; llo-
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luate'a ll~blll\1." " ~ Vary Re\• JCOoeph •. N,·)b,.,.,
well, Ii. J., frtlldent of lhe~cOl-'
leie, read a~ &lefl'.~~ lroQJ. .· rector Hoover Ila that:
cum>ton""' lleYood la i:on l
preVJ'>,led bll copiiJ>s . WOii
ter. 0~ H~~,i ~ ·'
Other bona<ary ·~ ...... confarred u-J)enn!f C. ~
'IS, ""'•tent. ouperln~t. *. acboola In ll<>lton, dcx:tp~ Ill~
1~i:;:~-~~~~~1· Dr, Browne #tend8'11 • ,. emu for \wo 1ea111. lfO'Hlf, • fore uldq. up bi. madlCat. awe
ai..' Ht1 -.__Pri.~w .... JI. Browne AnnY If · -cewori b11 beelielor 4f. aree at y-rd&J'• eserel- · 4 Prlae winnera ·-Martis n . z.1':1, llul!a~Y~ John~
Fl~~~1 trr. .John 1'.. ct'!A.C. .
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' " I ! nf co ~nee anrl c"'O"~u<t, Jd•h1ni1~ d1-l pl H' anr rle-1 "G i;i d fickle i vran-
, 1 10. t ,.:.__-..., -~l k of consr1e-nce, ny 0;... · ~ opinion, and . ny
whH n, in iu , romr:; .!rom B lack\ lack, .1itude to brave it, I 01 rei1a1ous tra1n1ni:: Peoi like to be talked about.
II, 4'Evcn though ) o u C'Olleee I but not a&alnat. Many people, at
irarlna\r-.; nf ~001l:V face a tern· I times refrain from doihr what ! pora;y detour," he rlt•clarf'd, "you 1 the\· 'lihould for fear of beina:
; could well rel'lnlve n.ow that co~e i eriiicized. It 11 well to remem-
1 what. may! Y.0';1 °"Ill recog.rn.ze I oer that if you are not criticized
'your own 1nd1v1ducil rcsµonsibil- at times you ibould JmmedlateJty. It will not bC' easy, because I • In f If : of a C'llrrcnt trend that departs Jy ~~e ventory a yourse ·
: from fundamentals. We are liv-1 Crlhc11m from certain 1ource1
in& 1n a aophisticated aae. Stand- 11 a mark ot achievement.
ardl ai:.e !let whet.her we lik.e h "Sad lndeed 11 the lndJvldual
nr not. on' a 5uperficial basis. who cannot face Jactl and J11ue1
Thu1, individuals too often defe1 ·
1 and take a stand for the ri1ht.
to the opinions of their a111ociate~ I It Js never pouible to pleaa
with no thnught of whether they every one. We mi&ht well tum
: .lre right or wrong. . to the Scrlp.ture1 for our .Wd
: "There was a time when auc-ance and solace tn our dally con .. I ~was ea used in term1 of •er ... ~-I tact witti, Ute, wherein it is VQ"it·
1 ice Today, .. nf'W standard Jl•• ten, ' ... what doth the LQrd re ...
re• lved. M&ny peoplC' recard auc-quire of thee, .. but to do JudlY.
1 only in term1 of ornate and to love mercy, and to Ylalk
h a. ehlny cari, wel_l-tailored humbly with thy Gocl.1 It 11 lml clothes, and &litteritt~ tinsel that port•nt to live ad that our actiopt
! character.la' i11uperf1eial forms are the tar1eta of tbo.e who ad·
I ol entertainment an_d .ultr11.so- here to wrong r1ther than ri(ht.
l-pbtstlcation. There 11 more-to! If you .•re true to yourself, YOU I Ji:fe than th.at; there is the m•tt~r
1 will be true to your fellow men:
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profea<lona a1 It la to tho 1ndl-
9idu1l. Wo ef the F4daral Jiu. '"u of I'll'est~•tlon inow. that wben i;e protecl IOClety bJ ar-n1 · 00111e tlllboteur or aubwrter al · CKlr IN!llyUOIU, ,..
will be cr!Uclzed bitterly by fhe
1po&eamen .of the underwor Jd
and their mouthplecu arid
•locllea. U we lllcceetj in brlll6-
in2 lo Ju.Uce a .ir.aperate crhl\i-
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1 loooa In Ille' 11111he Gt dvU Ub·;
I erty, l)OI becaUM !here la ant ·
quHllon o! their cull!, but. be
cauoe certain pllblU: · offidal1 flt
our land Ill'• prone to ;u..,. m"""
zealomly the allcsed etvll rllhta
of coDfe-.1 crlm.iUh •l .the .,.. pe-ai>d the detrirnOllt of d!O
recuded dvll rllbll of tho Vic·
llnu of their crimes. Tiit unie
.,. _ 'iif.ai\danl• ahouid 1e>vern Ui.
\ ri&hta f!f the victim.I of crime u
f 8'• IO flcidb applied to tha rtlhlf of !he crlmlrial' transsrea-
80r. Wo. need a :.eJ:hlne:ataJ
iand national PQ OIJ' that'
'Jenda lu aup1>9rl to law, We 11eed.
a• end to •ntimentaJWn that
f.avon tile killer; •n end to ,...._.
•liter ........ .,.,, that _,. ov.r
·Uie kJdnaper; art epd JD pett!nl
of youthful delpendaes. Wo Med
a reviYll <>f old-lubl..., dlocl·
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CS.y an avuace of 1117 · •tlClll'
<irlmu •re eommille<I each hnur ,al the tMly 11nd lllallt lh,rou&bcnd
the r-. , .. ' . ''Tbe 'Dollar Patrlllt' ·lo more
• contl'mpUhle than the· "boteur
wllo at\ock1 aa Ule ad V&nefl asem
: of .a f<lrei.n foe. EnallY aabo-,
• leut11 *• .i..w been able 18 !Leep
••. 1;,, I """' ~· l>fl -the •l>ollar. I ~o •• .!t.~ ~~. "!"",..-~~;
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11nu!:iual ta\\ •• s a~ he
"·on gencra1 acrlaim for hi~
faithfulnes~ tn his vocation, f(lr
hi~ eympathetic and understand
ini:: att1tudt towards his students,
for thc charm of his dynamic
µrrsonality Jn and out of the
I ct;:1ssroom. ~.._s an admini.i~retcr I his honesty, prudence, fau· and
1 open-mindedne~s have contrib
uted much to the well-beine of
, the Boston srhool ~ystem. Hl' is
. a traditionalist of the pro&ressive
type, and he realizes that in the
midst uf all changes human na
ture remaine; constant. He has
written 1imply aud well the di!i
tinction of beine the producer
of the first instructional sound
i motion pictures to be made avail
able for school use. He has lec-
1 turP~ ,.YtPn.::ivPlv anrl ui,.IL Rt• i ;J~~;re--~~d~. i;Oui~~- is" hi; t~~
/ terest Jn youth that he i1 JivinJ
i a:enerously of hls time in pro-
1 moting the Youth Movement for
the Prevention of Juvenile l>e
llnquency. He is a 1entleman
par excellence, whose firat and
Jari loyally ia to his vocation."
WILLIAM EDWAllD BllOWNE
0Today we hive the pleasure
of conferrln1 dearees on two
n1ember1 of the Btowne family,
Dr. William Edward Browne, our r
distinguilhed alumnus, and-bi! 1·
son, Pvt. Edward R. Browne, who
today will join the rank.a of our
alLmni body. Today the ton ap-1
1 pears in the uniform ol the
United States Army, as ln World '
War l the father served as an
officer in the United states Me<ii
cDl Corp11. Returnln1 from hi.I
military duties, Dr. Browne de
vo~ hi' talent.a to the fteld of sur ery, 1tudyine at th' . Mayo
Cli le and in Vienna. His· advance
1 in 1s closen field was rapid, his
lextlaordinary ability wa• reco1-(
nized in a short time and ht waa
apoointed 1ur1eon-in-c:blet at
Carney Hospital and prof~11or of
1urcery at Tuft. Medical School.
"From I scholarly pre·OC<!Upa
tlon with the 1tructure ot the I
human body he early confined
\hi6 intere&l to the human hand. '
Torl&y he ii recognized aa an out-f\
.standinc 1ur1eon of the hand,
having devised many orlainal
't.~::~~~n ~"!::~~~;;,, !S Di.
B~wue i• 'ltle-11\an Willi.nt Ed·
w d Browne whose head i1 in
the clouc:b whhe hls feet Ire ftrrn
ly planted on the sround. To the
poor he has ~n a moat 1eneroua
friend to the rroud he baa beep
an elll.~mple o hurpllity. To the
medical profeaion he ha1 beeJl
an inspiration. To the world he
ha.. been a 1entleman of 1reat
faith.
"SurJt'!'On, student. teacher,
friend and benefactor of the poor,
we are proud to honer ~u u !
di1tln1ui1hed •lumnu1 at our
college."
. Solemn PonU6ca1 11..,.
The day's 1cttvitie1 be1an with
a 1olemn pontifical mau in St.
0Joaeph'1 Memorial Cha~l at
10.30 o. IQ., cel•brated by Moat
R•v. Thomu M. O'Leary, -11.D.,
biahop of SP.•'!V!><V-hv. Joh~
5, Soxton, '11, oT 'll'C (;e<Ul&1
Churr:h, Botton, preadled th• j
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PU.aNO. ---------
Director
Federal Bureau of lnveatigat1on
Un1ted States Department of Ju•tioe
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
Fnr inclusion in the fund to ~• paid to the wido• or deaianated beneficiary ot
any Special Agent of the Federal Bureau or lnve1tig&tion, United States Department of
Justlce who had contributed to thia f\.lnd. 1ubeequent to Augu1t 31, 1944, and who di••
from any cause except self-destruction while employed aa a Special Agent, I am forward
ing he,ew~th (bY CHECK -MONEY ORDER) the awn of ten dollara (110.00), made payable to
the Chief Clerk of eaid Bureau, to be included in ••id fund. Payment will be made for
death by self-destruction after th• Aa•nt h&e been a member of the fund tor two year1.
lt is unde•stood and agreed that th• IWD tendered herewith ie a voluntary, 1ratuitou1
contribution to said fund, •llich I under1tand. 11 to be admini1tered in th• rollowin1
manner:
The Director or the Bureau •111 appoint a coamiittee which 1hall conaider all
matters pertaining to the acquisition, 1ar1 ktepina and expending or eaid fund, wllich
colll!Littte will recommend appropriate action to the Director or the Bureau in pertinent
matters. The Chief Clerk of eaid Bureau 1hall receive all contributions and account tor
same to the Director.
Upon the death or any Special Agent, the appointed committee will consider the
c3se b.n'~ su~mit a recommendation to the Director as to its conclusions. Appropriate in
structions will then be issued to the Chief Clerk, directing him to pay to the designated
beneficiary the sum of 1101000,
Tt.e following pereon 11 hereby deeignat1d as my benefiCiary:
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indicate hOll 1111ch I oyed readi the addr•H wGioh :rcu
delivered at the cOllipeaent uarci1e1 of the Roi, Cro1a
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itema and 11 direct and to the point. Brietl,f i.t M 1q, it i1 an excellent 1peeoh and I juat W&Dted JOU t.e lmOlir I
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BiuGI.,.L!ICAL S&::TCH OF JOHN EOOA.!t HOOVER
Dlll.".:C1'0R, FEDEdAL BUHEAU OF INVES1'IGATION
UNITZD STAT.&> DEPARTL:Elll' OF JUSTICE
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John Edgar Hoover wu born January 11 1895, in the District of
Colw~bia. He was educated in the public schools ot the District of Col\Bbia•
.gi:adna* j R! fraut Ge1tt1 al lliglt ·ac11oul 111 191'. He holds the Degrees ot LL.B.,
and l.L.t.:., from George Washington University and also the Honorary Degree of
Doctor of Laws from George Washington University, Pennsylvania lU.lit&rT Col
lege, New York University, Drake University, Westminister Collegt11 QlrJ&h-•
Baptist University, Georgetown University, Hotre Dame University, st.. John'•
University Law School, l!utgers University, the University of Arka.nau, Sea
ton Hall College and Holy Crose College. He holds an Honora17 Degree of
Doctor of Science from Kalamazoo College and the Honorary Degree of .Doct.or
of Civil Laws from the University of the South.
He has been admitted to practice law before the bu ot t.he Dia
trict Court of the United States tor the District or Columbia, the United
States Court ot Claimll, and the United States Supre.me Court.
Mr. Hoover entered the Department of Juatice in 1917, and in 19191 was appointed Special Assistant to the Attorney General. From 1921 until
1924, he served as Assistant Director ot the Bureau ot Investigation and in
!.:ay, 1924, he was named Director.
He is a trustee of the George Washington Universit1 and & •llber
of the Board ot Directors of the Central Dispensary a.nd Fmergency Hospital.,
Washington, D. C.; member of the Board of Directors of the Boys' Clubs ot 1 A.'Derica; member of the National Coomittee on Public,_ Relatiorus; • llectlioad
, IMri.trtla'iige.~lOP-·of ~ l3JoT Scout~ ·APWrloa and a 111111mber of t.he
~cutive Council of the Federal Bar Association.
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llr. Hoover is a member of the Col\llllbia Count17 Club, Chevy Chase,
llaryland; the loletropolitan Club, Washington, ,D. C.; the llaeonic Order; the
Kappa Alpha Fraternity; an honorary member o! the Onicron Delta lt&ppa Frater
nity; Delta Theta f'hi, a l<ational legal Fratemity'; and Zeta Sigma Pi, a
National Honorary Social ,'.;cience Fraternity; a lit• -btlr of the Inter
national Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association tor
Identification, and the Chief Constables• Association o! Canada, and is an
honorary life member a.nd honon.17 member of lllM1 state-wide police, &heri.f'!s,
and other law enforcement associations.
He is the recipient ot awards from the National Academy of Science• 1 I
Veterans of l''oreie;n 1lars, American l.egion, Sona of the .American Jlevolution• ....J
and nwneroua civic and youth organizationa, citing leaderahip in 1.a.w entoree
ment, COl'\tributions to good citizenship, and diatinguished public ffrviet1.
He has also been decorated by foreign govemmenta for his ls&derahip and co
operatlo11 in the law enforcement proteseion.
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A"arc u"on J..r. J!oov"r in 1936, and a Silver Loving Cup in 1937, "in reeog
r~tion of his intelli~encEJ and coura~e in,.AUccessf~ly attacking the vieiOU8
crime whicyas attacking our Nation." /'
On .tlpril 14, 1937, 1lr. Hoov<0r rec4!1ivii>EI the lledal of Achievement
from the l-·enn Athletic Club in Fhila~~lph:ta 11 for distinguished public~
vice." 0n l.!ay 11, 1937, Mr. Hoover was awarded the Gold Medal~
National Institute of SociaLSCiem::ee in New York City "foy.diatinguiehed
services rendered to hum,iudty." On A~st 11, 1938, t.hjV1fistrict of Colum
bia Uep~rtment of th~/American Le~ion awarded I.Ir. Hooll'&r its Annual Citation
for "Distinguish~ -C1tizenship." He ie the recipiept of the Gold Medal tor
"Valor in Citi:l.enship, II which was awarded 11.ayz· -939, in New York City by
Uberty Lap<Zine. On June 14, 1939, l!r. Hoover as awarded the .Alwani
Achieve~t Award by the George '1iashington U ersi ty Alumni Association.
Honorary Awa.rd on L:r.
pion<;erlng in the f Police
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On April 23, 1940, the Pu 'lielfa.re Medal of the Nati a.dfml.Y
of Sciences was <twarded L!r. He>0v "for eminence in the apoll on of •ci-
e Veterans or Foreign War onferred their
Gold Citizenship Uedal u :r. Hoover on October 25 O, for •outstanding
contributions to the cause of Americanism and the American way of We.• --On October 14, 1942, yi.. 1fationa.l Society, Hew Jersey ety, and
the Orange Chapter of the Sol),lt,..of the American Revolution ented ilr. Hoover
with the Good Citizenship Jllfdal for 1942 as a. token of pprecia.tion of the
long and distinguished,ltt!rvice you have so aigna.l ndered the people of
this nation, for~on continued and exceptional e. !feetive and successful
service," and "for he mighty influence you ;yoiµ-Bureau are constantl,y
exertin 1: for the iftine to higher l~ the citizenship of the land."
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The Holland Soe~y of New York, on November 19, 19>1.2_..,.,...,
him with a gold meda.l~.llt!:ich is awarded "annually to an &ndi!¥'; .American
for distinguis~nievementa of marked benefit.to a !ell.owmen.• __ ,
....,.. ... ~ !·resident of ~uba, co d upon llr.
Ho.:>ver the Condecoration 11 r of 1-olice llerlt,11 wi stinctive 'lhite of
the First Class, "beca of the valuable servi given to the National
Cuban Police, ••• in '!JP' ers regarding tile p cution or elements, enemies
of democracies, d~cated to espiona~e..>--· • _.-
-ln January, 1943, M0l(;~v:r was t~ient of the •Optimist
Creed" plaque presente/>im by the Opt.ind.st Clubs or North .America •
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the Boy Scouts o1 i\merica tor 11llistinguished Service to Boyhood.''
On Oclober 22, 1943, the National Councils of Camp Fire Girl•
a·.warded 1'.r. Hoover the flohelo Award, "for his understanding of the prob1-
of youth."
On January 25, 1944, the Republic of Ecuador c erred upon Kr.
Hoover the decoration of the National Order of Merit h the rank of CClll-
Ecuadorian police official11 du the period :receding as -11 aa •ince the mander! First Cl~ss, in rec?gnit~o~~-collabo_ .~?n wi~? t~ ~~do~
Authoriti'es in the suppre18lon or rth col~lvlt.les, tne t.rairu.ng oz
outbreak of war, and for his compll11hment in effecting a clo111r law entorc.--
ment cooperation in the ca of the allie nations. .
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Director J, Edgar 11oover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department or Justice
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hoover:
We have just completed a achool tor law entorcement
officers in Tampa, which was conducted b7 7our agent,
Wallace B. Foard, ot the Miami office.
We had the enclosed certiricate prepared and presented
to each man who completed the course. Since it waa
throu.ll:b vour kindness and the efforts of vour men and
11ureaU: tha.t we were abie to--h.v8-tii1a aohooi~ i-tho\18ht Mr.IMfi~.
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it proper that we should aend 7ou an honorar7 oertitioate •
I want to thank 7ou and 7our Bureau tor conducting thia
school in Tampa tor the benefit ot m7 men and other law
enforcement men in this communit7 and to aaaure 7ou that it was quite a benetit to all the 199n. Mr. Foard proyed
to be not only a good instructor but one tbat waa •er7
oooular with the men. makiruz hia 1eeturaa 1ntereat1rur and '5 .. - - - ~- . ., -- --""""'"" ---- --,-,-------- ------------profitable and I want to aaaure 7ou that we appreciated it •
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Director li!ill'ral 8url!au Df ln11ntigatbm
llnib?I •tau• lli!partnunt of Juaticl!
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Juatice
Washington, O. C.
t>ear Sir:
For inclusion in the fund to be paid to the Widow or dtli&nated benatici&TJ of
any Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Invtatigation, United Btataa 0.p&r'LIMlnt ot
Justice, who had contributed to thil fund aubaequent to April 10, 194'1 and. who di••
from any cause except self-destruction while employed aa a Special Agent, I am forward·
ing here•ith (by CHECK -MONEY ORDER) the 1um of ten dollars (110.00}, .. de payable to
the Chief Clerk or said Bureau, to be included in aaid fund. P•ym•nt will be .. de ror
death by self-destruction after the Aaent hae been a raember of the runa tor two year• .
It is understood and agreed that the •um tendered herewith i• a voluntary, 1ratuitoua
contribution to said fund, which I underetand i• to bl adminietered in the ro11owin1
unner:
The Director or the Bureau will appoint a committee which 1hall con1id1r all
matters pertaining to the acquisition, eare k11pin& and expendin& or 1aid rund., which
committee will reconimend appropriate action to th• Director or the Bureau in pttrtinent
matters. The Chief Clerk or 1aid Bureau 1hall receive all cantribUtion1 and account ror
1ame to the Director.
Upon the death or any Special Aaent, th• appointed cOmDitt•• •ill con1id1r \be
case and aubmit a recommendation to the Director aa to it• conclueiona. Appropriate in
structions will then be i1aued to the Chief Clerk, directin& hi• to pay to tlw de1ianated
beneficiary the IWI Of 110,000.
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Dear Sir: OFFICE OF THE LEGAL ATTACBE
TllE AMERICA~ EMBASSY
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TfWJSLATED FllOM THE sP.uiISH
La Razon, January 19, 19"4
lihen Al Capone. Dillinger. and other public enemies wre •bcnrillC
off in the United stataa their ux1aua pistol proweaa and black uil• the
Jlllllle of John Edgar HooYer waa atill little-known. It wu tb9 cniJ•1net.1oD
ot that cl.us of organized cr1M 'lbiob &&ft bi.a the opportun1t7 to ..U
him elt well-known b,r the public of the Ullited states, a:1nee u DirecMir
of the National Bureau of Inveatigation be becaM the -t aldll.hl and
iaplacable enor;y of the dangerous el.eMnt1 which at a detel'llimcl -nt
cauaed a crumbling of tbe social ltabill t7 of th8 great nat.1oa. TMllU
to hi• zeal and int.elllgence, tbe tuioua Tll1e1na wre fa'""I om br w
into ti. Det• of justice or Mt death in reaiating with azw1 tbe awtboriU.a
ot the count?'J'. The cue ia that lloowr gaw ohaM to all ot ti-ud tbl
aill11ter organir.atiom diaappearecl.
ll>OVD - .a. 11\mter of en w1 Ml I -a. puraue1 1pie1 and saboteur• in the United state• with fapl ec•ble fm7•
** In Countereapiorwp
Uter f9arl Barbor• or ainoe tba -nt wbP the UUted 8tatea
declared war on the foroe1 oppre••inc th8 world• u it bid been de•l• 14
before on internal criai.nala, llr. John Jdcar Boowr, Who wu .,. Diraot.or
of the hderal Bureau of !Jl'Natication, of th9 Department. of .Jut.1ee, •
the hderal Secret Senioe, bu been oonwrted into -ot t.be _.t Sllport.u&
public ottici&la of the nation. Be ia in oharp ot an extenaiw Dltwork
ot aenioe• for protection or tbe internal 1'rallt ot • sreat 001111W7 at ... ,
a tuk 'llbich ia dittic:ult and tull ot respoiiaibillU.a. · Upon t.bl 1Jd.t.i&U•
of boaUlities, the hdaral Secret S.nioe took owr the cut.°"' ot t.bl hrp
war induatrie1, of 11111t&r7 pl.am and ot t.bl people 1D pmral ap1nft Mt•
ot Hbot.age and e1p1.onap b,r foreipl •nmiie• u •ll u br ~ • ~
act .tr. within.
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Alld the aucoeaa of llr. &oowr 1D nola au t>Jew t.uk bu nnlte4
in being 11.llp~ 11emational. lo foreipl agent bu been able to --1.t D
act of a&botage in the Ullite4 State1. Bapionap ia perfect~ ooatrellM
and tb9 little attempt• 1Jd.ti&ted bJ •nmia• and trait.on .,. fruW&W U-at at. their wey ti.&'m1ng. Thil 1-DM t.uk ot carinc tor Uld nt.•"'•
owr the --nt1 of •mll\T apnt.• nqui.rea u 118ftr bel:ore t.be -i •!Mel.de
attention of all tbe peraonnel oft.be aenioe 1lbo -rtMleN baw falfjlled
their llilaion with a tl'\19 apirit. of l&Critioe and abalption.
Hoover ia t•per-ot.aJ.4 a diltender of all rue•. le llu proteot.14
thousands of 107al resident• born abroad qainlt t.be oppreaaioDI of ""'icUutu•
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: l Which have sprung Up ill the 17,yst.er1a Of wart.i.M •patr1oti•.• In CUM 1a
which theoe anti-!oreignera accwied thooe born abroad ot beill& parU.Nu flt
Puci11111, an accuaation unjust troa ew17 point. ot "ri.ft1 Mr. llooftr Mat
1nwat.igators to get at the l'OOt ot tb9 l'UllOr and to brill& it• •pint•n to
light, t.hwi re-elltabliahing contidenC9 llllOD& neigbbor• 1lbo W been aNUl4
.t'aJ.11ely and in the wrr ~· or t.hll Tiet.ilia ot than •DA1"9•·
Thi• &bow the lmPl• coucieutiou.1111111• 11bich Boowr bu tor hi•
delicate taak.
A lllan of ti. Paopl!
.nll I. ll)()VIR wu born in 'llllhiD&'te 1D 181)5. II 1a a ... lor
&Dd &n •ttorD17 am ..... r&l 1.wport.llDt. 'IVl1'Mrl1tie• baw oollhrnd 1IJIOD Ida
the bonorar.r degree ot Doctor of Lan. m.-1917• hit bu 'been ..,i.o,,.t.
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an eYident periods ot procna• &IJd. ot n..p&U., et nr 111114 et ....-.
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put, and 1n tht tonat1on ot a bei.ter flltun, -•lloald oon.ct ev--.
anerp..1 1n order t.o tace e&ch _.. dq with dltem:l.mt.1en ud with \M M
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ezt.erminat1on of wrongdoen, wbtn i. eatel'ld tba illwlt1cat.1on Hrdell,
tbll 7ouqg official ~d ti. ncce•• ldd.ch m 41Hind• t•ldn& beton
ju&tioe, one att.r tblt otbltt, all ti. -'•• ot HoleV• Qr1w1ule dNpa1l'ld
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COO'ffrted Urt.o tba f1nt-nnk1 DC poll• otti• ot \Ill UlliW 8'&tN. IU
t.hoH who broke thlt la wre ...m •1 ot lfr. Jlooftl' ad h9 waa •1111 wt
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ad ill -.Ocraq, aDd. be •linH in tba pt0plo, :La ti.ir bopN ad la t.llltr
abitiom. Ill ~ratuds ti. probl- of Mil pt0pl.e beo••• Ilia 1a a .. et
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January 24, 1944
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
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Dear Sir:
Aa or possible interest to the Bureau there is attached hereto an artiole entitl,ed. •John Mer ..
Hoover" which apoeared Tu the newspaper "11 Plr&•
guay()_", ()r~an_ or t.!1~. p~~s!nt~~!.!!:_~~t _in ParacuaJ •
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TRANSLATION FRCll THE SPANISH
ECUAOOR DECORATES .xJHN EOOAR 8J<'VER
DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA.TION
lfASHIJl>TON, 26 (United) -The Aabasaador of Ecuador in the
United States, Alfaro, announced that hi• count1"7 had decided
to honnr the Director of the Federal Bureau of I:meatigation, ·
J. F.dgar Hoover, with a decoration of the Bational Order of
llerit, with the rank of Commander, Fir•t Clua, on account
of his collaboration in suppressing fit't.b col11111n activitiea
aoo in instructing law enforcement offioera before and •ince
the outbreak or the war.
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~~ creScOngestionar la la Ley de lmpuestos
>N, Aduana de Gquil. I Consejo Nacional de Economia
. 1e~oriara con esle objelo c
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> b l d J d 80 Hoy sesionar6. el Consejo Na -ri _-I a arro a as asc en e a cional le Economia, con •I obje!o ~
-1 millones de sucres de seguir conociendo el proyecto Ct
di!' reformas, elaborado por el Ml
nlsterio de Hacienda y Credito ~
i El prob1ema de la dNconeesUOn PUblico, a la Ley de lmpuesto e dt ! de mercaderias abarrotadas en la , la ~en ta. Se manifest6 con ta) ct
i Aduana de Guayaquil, cuyo valor\ mottvo Q.ue en el seno del mencto- t1I
i ha sido ~alculado E:'n ochenta mi-n_r:do oreanlsmo se prff:it.lrB espe-. el
: llones de sucres, fu~ tratado gor lc1i1l atenc~6~. al pro)'ecto, .toda VII' ~
: el Coni.ejo NacionaJ de Economia, que conatitc1r~ un benel1cJo para rtO
-. : a fin de sugf!rir que se expidan f los interesu fi1c1Jes. de \6: los Decretos convenient.es para I slr
1.\facllitar el crMito a los eomer- 1 ref's bd··rcos cargar-'n n ctantes, 8Uf!ien~n~'? prudente-. J a L·
)o. \ inente las dspon1b1lidades de lot · . C
n Bancos ComE'rclal ... lo •11•1 11u-"'rroz para el Peru'
I() I aiera obte-nerse ii fuera ~ibla U · d ... hacerles el rcembolso de un par - · {
centaje de las cant.dades quei ban
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1 invertido en las co pr de cw- II .Gl: AYAQU!L, 26.-Anoche df.
le. tiftcados oro. Jlegiiron al puerto Rii nave. pro .. ,
i· ~ cedentes d.-1 Sur para embarc.1r · ,, dor cond ~· orroz para el Peru, la1 roisma< f
~; 1 iar el grano, 1unque lentamenttt .!Q :.1J dgar Hoover pu .. 1 .. facilid•de• •du•n•r•• ~ .. 1.' que desde hoy comenzar£n a car l ~t6
,. son 10 au!1c1entos para p!rmit1! ·w
..a./ un estibamiento c6modo. • "0
0~ 1 tor de la Ofitina a) CORRESPOOSAL J. _!1•
c1e 1' de lnvesligaciones · · -,.. . ...
ilJo W AaHINOTON, 2e CUnlled) .:. El Embajador de! Bcuador en 101
l<l.lr Est&dos Vnid.01, Alfaro anunci6 1 ,.. que au pals !IAbia reslH!lto bon· 1
rar con una con.decorari6n al Di·
rec\or de la Oficlna J'tdual .U
lnvestisacio.aes, J. Edgar Boover,
lotorcAndole l.a Ordeil Neehmtl
de! Merito, <eon el crado de Co
mendador de Primera Clue, por
su colabotat"illn e.a. la au:pNllOo
de lu. act.IVl<Uc:lee de quJota columna y en la lnotruoci6n a )Go
9!lcia~1 y Junclonarl°' de poll' •
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11 DE 08RA.S OE GONZAl.EZ SUAREZ
I El Instituto Beuatoriano de Cul
tura ha entrqalio a ]A lmprellla I ul\a var.· osa 1elecci6n de las lllU
I noble• oducciOMI de! l!n>e.
Oonzal Suarez, CQftlO eoottlbu•
I eion p & Ja OOllJllelDOracJOn 4el
cen\.enario de! !lustre biatoriador
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.. .;;;ruu;or fore~~ ->f 1.bc •orld *• John ~ar lio.,v,,r, -:lirc.:tor ot t.he federal
dureau J~· lnv .. Pt.iba-ion, Wldur the Lepartment or Just.ice of the thited Stat.a,
or '>l· :i.t I.lie: >'t!dei:-.. 1 SecMlt. b~rYice, hatl become one c." t!ls .,.t ~n..nt.
put.lie official• 1n th• Datioo. tie 111 chari>&d wit.h tt16 direct.iaa ot llll
c .. d • .,neh~ ''"t. of 111'1:-vicbl! for tile prot.ecUon of t.be internal !l'llDt. ot a
11at.1on & • war. Y.i1ei1 h<>et.iliti"'• be&an, the Federal Secrwt. ~nice wu -
t~ted with the cuatody of lobe lari;e -r 1nd11.1tr:l.ea, ailital')' pl.am llDd
t.tw pE.'.J,IJlt ill i.en.,raJ., •.-ain•t act.a of aabota.• and eapioaa,e, oa t.be part.
of txt .. mal ae ••ll u int.11.nial &11• aide
'i'hc-aucc"H of Mr. Hoovt:r and t.he Secret SwrYice baa been •enaat.1-1..
lib ent>llJ ai;<·nt. ha• be~o able Lo cocmit. an act. of aabot.at.e in 1.he Unit.ed Stat.ell.
1:.apior"'~" is •oll cont.rolled1 tile r .. w att..,11pt.a b,y •pi.,. were !NStzated .i-t.
in t.h"ir "•r~ bei;innin.;. Thia 1-~nae taak: of -tobi~ and ~rdiJI& t.be
"'°"..al!Dta of t.Le enemy r.,;enta requires, aa nev11r before, t.be abeolute at.~U=
of all the peraw1nel of the aenice.
turlng 19 rarw
llr. Jru.n !..diar Hoonr bi.a 1ened \be nation lo,ral.17 and d181at.ereet.edl.7
for nillete"u ye611'8o Pllll or "nll!r,;y, 1outh, and d..aire t.:> ••rY•, b• .......
r.1.n.ctor or th< ~-ederal llur..,;ou or l)lvestJ.&ation ill tlil.¥ O! l924o liavSA& IWdied
deeply the principle• of lluhino;ton ud Lincoln and tull of tait.b 1ll Ood &Dd la
bia country, b" t.ooj char.:" or bia ~rt.ant po11t1on durtJI& a period wbm
~= car~ an1 i;ani:at.cria:io aproad Ulro~ut the Ut.ioa.
l"'votino; hillBelf with all t.be Yi5or of hia t.went.1-llliDe 7Mre to Ule
ext.«noination of tbe llal.efactora, the ~ official obtained t.be a1&•- lt.e
d,..ired b, brin~ t.o Juatice aae •1111197 ot the publio• art.er &11ot.ber 0 lo
crillinal caulo 1:acape the haoda of the Secret Sarrtcc, which waa OD11Yen.ed llat.o
th. nrat. are of t.hl:· police of the !Alli.eel St.at111. llr. Hoover, pereoml.17,
1a a •t.ron,; toneJIY of i!lllllCD and gan;:1terw, ••v•r. w1 t.b all t.boee "*10 hav1
bro le en u,., lo.
Believte in l uaocracy
'l'be ber;t. •a.r to w1d11rataod the wark: carried Ql1 b,y ~hb Federal •~
of Invest.i...ati ..IJl i• lq' 1.1Dderetand1Ag it• Jlirect:>r 0 He 1a a -who bcd.in.e
in de.nocn.cy, in 1.he peoplt, in their bopt>B and in \.heir aap1Bt.1GDa. lie
widerel.anca th" probl.,1118 of tho. poople, becauae- he i• a llllll ot '-be peepi..
Hi• ulll tion i11 t.o f'ln11 a ni;t.i:ll'I, frwe !rum ti.I" i)firnicioua in1'1ueaoe ot t.b.e
criainala. Toward t.lrna. 11110 are lll.Jlc~re, lu rxtenda hi• frleadl7 lad welo
band.
He 1e a defP.udor of all racea. .lie baa proteet.ed lllilli- •! po:aoet\11
h.;a1 rea:i.d1:Dt11, r.orn"abroad, ai.;ainst the act.1Yit1N of \he •yt,plant•
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',orn abrauu ""re· f-1> ~1y acc\Jlc.J •or hbint; ayiapat.11111"?'11 with taacia., .Ill'. Hoover
ai-nt. inv ~stl.,at.ore t.;, at.e>p u" ru,.;.or and it.11 a;oreadere, t.o re-cat.abliab
couthiUlcto a..AOn,. t.l.e n1:q)1~r11 or, 1.ta: one who had b, m !ala-1,y accu•ed and
111 tt.c hoae ol' 1.l•c vict..i.w of the; !J"UllOr•
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Jolu1 ~•r hoov•r was bpm 1n 1.aahino;ton 1n 1895. He 1• a bachelor
and h1<e a def."'" in law 11nd 1evei~l illport.ant unht:rait.ie• have cooi'erred OD
hi!Il t.l<e t..morar.r i.itl<o or ~.:ictor o! Law. Sino• 191'1 he baa bem ellp107ed
in Ult l"';;arbll;nt of Jus lice, bavin. been appointed t.o hia pre•ant. pollJ.U.-
1n 1924.
lila do.:-trine ~ be det'inad 1J1 \h•• wordas
•In thv td•tory or c1TW:r.ation periotta or proir•H and •t.aaa&U.•,
of ••r Ii.lid p .... ce of d•;u·.,.•ion and proaper1t.)' at.and out. 'ro• t.ha periodl •l
.. uccr~nt.¥ have b""" derived oppo~unitiu t.o \.aka advant&ll• ot tile WJ'IDN
in the put, in t.11e format.ion o! a better i'ature. Tile obllp.t.ioaa 1.b&t. -
bav~ bOlltracted Wi :l1 one another and tor the ~•ratillDll ot t.be .tat.&n,
oblit;e ue t.o etort: all 01u· meria to race each on da11D 11it.h Yi&or &ad
detcrminat.i.on and wit.ii t.Le aHu:-ance UJ&t. reaaan can •t.W be •t.reJICtla.•
S.ferr~ to A,u;"ica, lilr. Hoover 1'&11 •141
•A~~rica 111.1at !\Illy diacbarge ber areat re•poJWitdlit.1 1D \a.
or .. at.i.'.Jll w.d maintt!llallce of a dittct. epirlt. or lot't.y v1e1orl. It. aholUd -
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ana pu'8onal •1<lfare. our Jl"l't. of Aaerica -. created b)' tait.h, worti: 8Dd
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wt. :ch "-2.PQ ~reJ in tii;; Caracas newspaper "El Universal"
C'1 .r 4i1uur;r 'G7, 1944. This l:l.rticle, w}"li ch bears a
l•!i:Jh!n['.ton dateline, states that the Ambassador or
~~cuttC.ur to tho United .States, Senor Alfaro~ .h&a .•
unnounccd that his cm1ntry hE<s bestowed upon J. E<Jgar
Hoover, Director of the F'edcral Bureau of Invest1zat1on,
t':o decoration of \.he li"ational Order of Merit for his
coo~cration in supprc~sirr, the Fifth Colu.'!ln and for
1nstructlnc tlie police, official:; of l:cuador.
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11· EDGAR HOOVER fUE
CONDECORADO
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EJ Em· ,t.jl.dor df' F.f'uador rn Joa '
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Eia 1xcellency, Colon Eloy Alfaro, Aabasaador
to the Uni.-; ed u ta tes from l.:cuador, announced the preaentat ion
last n t,-,IJ.t to JJr. J. Edgar J:oover, Director of the Federal
Jureau of Investigation, on behalf of the l•epubltc of Ecuador,
of th.e c:ecoration of the National Order oj' l!ertt with the rank
oj Cor::nander, First Clase. 1'he announcement was made at a
d ir.r; er given to Hr. Hoover by Ambassador Alfaro at the
1:a~./'lower ~':otel# The decoration was con.f'erred upon J!r. Hoouer
by U.e .t.cuacorian iJovernment in recognition of Jlr. Hoouer1B
coll~noration ~ith the ~cuadorian Authorities tn the euppreaaion
of fifth colu~n activities, the training of l.'cuadorian pol ice
of~'0icials durin9 the period preceding aa well as since the
outhrea~ of war, and for his accomplishments in effecting
a clost:r law enforcement cooperation in the cause o/ the
allied nations.
il number of prominent Gauernment offtc1ale attended
the ceremonies incidental to the announcement of the award to
Jlr. Hoover, including Vice Preaident ilallace, Attorney Ge11eral
irancis Biddle, Aasistant ~ecretarv of State Adolf Berle,
The Assistant to the Attorney General James J/cGranery, cloee
friends of Nr. Hoover among high-ran/ring oj'ficiale of the Ar•v
and Navy, 111embers of the diplomatic corps a11d aeabers of the
~taff of the Ambassador.
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a .. ell :1.r;r it~u tribute for :tour \.Ork durin3 the present
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NOJIMAN HOLLOWAY
RoeERT FIERRJ5 AR.MON"· NEW y ORll:
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Unitrll •tatra ilepurtment of Ju.fir~
P'ILENO.--
Director
Federa: Bureau ot Inveatigation
United States Department o! JuatiCI
laehington, p, C.
Dear Sir:
For inclusion in the fund to be pa.id to tha widow or 4e1ianat1d beneficiary of
•nY Special A1ent of the F~deral Bureau ot lnv1•ti&&tion 1 Unit1d Stat11 Departaent ot
Justice, who h&s contributed to thia tund •ub•equen~ ~o December le, 1943, and who dill
trom any c•uae except 1elf·deatruction while employed &I • Special Aaent, J aa toMM.rd
ing here•ith {by CHECK -MONEY ORDER) the sum of tin dollar• (110.00), ude :p1.7able to
the Chief Clerk of e~id Bureau, to be incl\lded in aaid fund. Payment Will be aadl for
death by eelf-deatruction after the A1•nt ha1 ti.en a .. mber of tht fund tor t.Wo 1••r•.
It is underatood and a.greed th&t the awa t•nd•r•d here•ith i• a volunt.arr, 1ratU1\0\11
contribution to said fund., which I und•r•tand i• to be adaini•t•r-4 in the tollo•in&
anner:
The Director or the Bureau will appoint a oo .. itt•• which •ball oort•ider all
matters pertaining to the acquisition, aafe keepin& and 1xp1ndin1 of l&id fund, llh1Cb
committee will recommend appropriate action to the Director of 1.b• tureau ln ,.rtinent
matters. The cn1er Clerk or •aid Bureau •ball receive all contril:IU\ion. an4 acoouni tor
lame to the Director.
Upor: the deat.h or any Special A1ent, t.h• appointed oomitt.ee will conaider \be
case and submit a recommendation to th• Director &I to it• oonclueiona. Appropriate in
structions •ill then be i•aued to th• Chiat Clerk, dir1ctinc hi• t.o pay t.o t.b• deaipw.ted
beneficiary the •wa or 110,000.
The tollo•iflf p•r•on i• hereby d••i&n&ttd •• IQ" beneficiary:
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I J £d&ar Hoover, dlNCCor of tlMI ·
FPdf'r&l Bureau of JnvuUaauon..
1 wR• el•cted yeat.erday a member ol
i the national board ol. dlrec3ten el.
I the Boya Clulla f/t 4aMrtca. at •,
meetin& ot the board at JDlll& I
/ Houae, l Hanover Square. ,
. ''The upbuildlnl of the 11>orale ol,
I the youth of our OOWl\ry tlU'oUgt>
iboya clube .. of lnNtlmable ftlue'
lnot only to tuM dlnctlJ ~t-r
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THE NE1'i YORK TIHF..S
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A MESSAGE ON THE THIRD. WAR· LQAN. fa..,,. l: Edgar Hoowr
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Director of th8 F edwal Bureau of ln~tit~i()ll
Complacency. ia OJl8 of our IDCllll Mrioua llholtc:omfnga.
But we must not be complacent about the war elfOlt. Eada
hour which passes represents milliona cl cloUma ID war
• .ateriala and the lives cl some of our loved onH
! brother, father, bnahand. sweetheart. or hiend. Our l\lcl cessea should give us encouragement. but they mUllt not
• lull us into a sense of false "curity. Such an attitude is
danqerous; what is more, it may prove fatal to our en
tire cause.
The war has not yet been won. The'tinal battle baa not
been foughL A lonq road still lies abead and each
American must put forth a still greater effort if he ia to
contribute his share to achieving final victory.
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I caa think al no more .paldodc: 'WClf lar ua here at ~
. lo aid ID ending ~ war fual aa 80GD aa pasrible dMm by
Mlrin9 War lcm4I ·w. may feel we hcrYe bougJ"'
maay aa we can alonL but we muat go beyond thia. ~
member the aaaill* of tholle ID the Armed Force1. ·
are giving to tbe limit. We must do likewise.
I strongly .uqe that all ~ricana go all out ID the Third
. War Loan. Buy until ii hurts and then buy still more.
Unleas we Back the Attack and increase our purchasea
of War Bonds, the drive to final victory will be delayed
proportionately.
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cri;.:-:i.red In ~·111 .?•aocra~ and C:hro11Col• I/' JUJ11 ln1 l .. :-~:;;.
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In ccoorJ~~c• ~Ith JIOU1' r•qwoea, 1 '-u•
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Dear ~Ir. Hoover&
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ed you the inclosed Editor~l, I hope that you • .. i.: ...
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At. thiajtime, •1 J; express to yau my •817
sincere appreciation of a visit to ..;,. $1;,Al, w!Uch 111 ~ ~
ground floor of 292 Andrew Str8" ·af"A~ · • 'g~~;il,
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man representing the Federa1 Burea tion, 1lbo
·t;.~ was educated at the Universities , I Uiii1ere ,
The name of t.he FBI man waa llr. C.ll~tb •
He came to me from Kr. Schelenlcler of the Buffalo Office ot
' t \' t •. the Federal\Bureau of Invi:ir~tion, on April 29th, last.
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t.o ' representative from your Office; and I nm sure •hen
Y'-'U learn the !lhture of this information, you will be grate-
ful to me; end will request an investigation in order that
the injustices experienced and suffered be stopped as soon
as possible by the Concern which is responsible.
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Again expressing my admiration for the 8lC-
cellent work of your Department in support of t.he President
of the United States and in support of the never-failing
friends of the President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, lllly I
congratul.Hte you on having been accorded the inclosed F.dit-
orial by the most influential newspaper published in Roch-
ester and vicinity,
Post Office
Box 475
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You will be very kind to pcrdon !DY delay in mail
inf this letter to you.
The reHson, for the delay, w&s co.used by the f&ct
th: t the Democrat and Chronicle Inforlll[.tion Clerk downstairs
&nd her :AsMger informed me thG.t copies of the De111ocrat and
Chr,nicle for July 27th • werj upstairs on the Second Floor•.
Afterwards, the young IDElil, in che.rge of the back is
sue;.: of the pr.per, informed ma that July 27th issuas :era
"sold out".
A friend of !!line brought a copy of this issue from
his R'chester address, last evening, August ninth, 1945,
Sincerely,
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Dear Sir.
For inclus1on i11 th~ fund to be paid tc.i the widow or designated. bene! iciary ot
any tipec1a1 Agent or the Federal Bureau of Inves~igation, United Stat.es 0'6par'\.mont of
Just1ce, who hae contributed to this fund subsequent to August 31, 1943, and who dies trom
any cause exc~pt eelf-de~truction ~hile e~~~ed as a S~~iil. Agent, I a~ forwarding b1r1-
w1 th (by CHECK -MONE¥ OHDER; the sum of 'llm.(!'Oilare (I l, .made payable ~o the Chief
Cler~ of said Bureau, to be included in said fund. Payment will be made for death by ••lt·
destruction after the Agant nas been a me~ber of the fund for two years. It is under•toOd
and agreed that the sum tendered herewith is a voluntary, gratuitou1 contribution ~o a&14
fund, which 1 understand is to be administered in the following manner:
The Director of the Bureau will appoint a committee which shall cvns1der all
nu1\.tt:ire pt:rta1n1ng t.J tlie a(.;qi.i.i.sition, csafe keeping and expend.1.ng of said fund, which
com;nittee will recumruend appropriate action to the Director of the Bureau in pertinent
DUltters. The Chief Clerk of said Bureau shall receive all contributions and account tor
st.me to the Director.
Upon the death of any Special Agent, the appointed commit.t.et will consider 1.h•
CA&b and submit a recommendation to the Director as to its conclusions. Appropriate in
structions •ill then be iee~ed to ~h~ Chief Clerk, directing hiro to pay to the deaignatea
b$nef1ciary the sum of 110,000.
The followln£ pe1·son ib here\>y detiignated as my beneficiary:
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IN THE RESULTS ACHIEVED BY YOUR SUBORDINATES. lJP YOUR
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HOtJESTY AND COOP,fRATION IN l,.AYI E_N~ORCE!_-l_EN~ S~OP
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uh·~aton 011 t.'ie ocoaato11 o/ the Th.trtv-."tjth
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Tt waa very gractoua of you to eztend
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•e of the l'/JT deepl11 apprectat11 your
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?i:'iee .. y ~..i.rs uco 1ast ··:·ril v:as 1 .. y first ta.nd onl)· personal contact
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You •.,ill uout:tless rec .. 11 vit1itint:, ti1e ,..l'i1Gn11~e hc<Ue ere. little
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frc• ~ ne-r ly i"ol'-<t~d ro.il'·"-Y stu.tlon. Yie went tc ths hor.ie of a Mr.
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i :.t '~ .d the trip 1<ith you. You !iCCe;•t•d !ind we ho.Ju. very pleasant
t.ri1.· out tu thti Sc~11101, i....nd thence t•J the ~.1.St:,t~on where it ·~u.s
,'.-i}1Jed L<'"Jay.
I v.·ua t1·:....r.:;)fe:.r-r·-d to .".sheville ;:.c. tht.;.t fEt.11, and no one exce~Jt the
r •. :i .li9 '!b ·:Lit•J.i, ever h11ard fro:n '":i lips, th ... t you o.nd I had any
. rt ln ti•o round up und conviction of th<:> 1':u.dars 0f the tr .. nsaction.
r IL"r cft-:r'\1~rus, tli-.L the men in~olved, thou\;h the los" of the
1 i ,uor ucu court co.:.t wid fj_ru;., a::•ou.it~t · "'"ol1i" $35,coo, ... lrank
rc;.te-1 u. l"rLe Ho.rdwu.re (;o·,;;.u.ny und a Fish Deo.ler. Be that as it 111&.y,
· i·~y l.ll -.er1t C•ut on ~~~:rui.t pleaa.
I -io not rejoice over thuir firu.ncio.l do.a:full; i:ut .,m thcnkful th~t
u tnok .,J;ic,, ti..,; hc.d do~Ltlese p<Llyed on o. Sllliller sc •• le, W-> discoveNJ
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cni.tor. I i"c10 L'Y liitle horue about ten miles 11est of .. sheville,N,C
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t~EW$ Bl)r..._o l~G Nf:W YCRX CITY
LYLE C WILSON July 211 19/,3
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The twin anniversary on July 26 of the founding
of' the Bureau and of your own first association with it
gives me a welcome and appropriate opportWlity to say to
you as a citizen of this country that you and the Bureau
have done a fine Job for all of us.
You and your associates have made this COWltry
a b~tter place to live in for most of us by making it a
bad olace for criminals. Your Fbl is a model of civil
service and its per-soru-1el comprise the l1ighest type of civil servants this country has yet produced. So here
arc the best of anniversary wishes for you and the FBI
with the hope that you and your organization long shall
wave.
Mr. J. ~dgar Hoover, Directo~.·~
Federal Bureau of lnvestigat~
Department of Justic
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