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W.B.OLIVER C: : Oru Dist. Arapama — Aerituce =»-s-s Congress of the Gnited States muTH aroscuE House of Representatives - Washington, B. €. — bL2-AYIIA-V I 2 June 25, 1929, Hone John Edgar Hoover, Director, Bureeu of Investigation, , PY) Depertment of Justice, ro”. Washington, D.C. oo, to” Cee aanumumenmenemnd . en cree BUREAUU. - HIGATION ne ee WW 1929 4 wl . a 5 peracis a eee Boren wh an {pw [ll -- ne oo Your letter of the 24th, enclosing copy of 4 | fa the report of the Bureeu presented to the convention of oer the International Associetion of Chiefs of Police held in Sy Atlante on June 4th, and booklet concerning the work of the Bureau of Investigation, has just been receivede I wish to thank you for your thoughtfulness in sending me these pub= lications, = both of which contain much interesting information. I may perhaps wish to discuss,during the Summer, before sane of the civic orgenizations in my Stete the work of your Bureau, and if you can Give me rather concretely the results of the efforts of your Bureau in the carrying out of your larger activities I shall greatly appreciate it, For instance, you might give an approximate estimate of the number of convictions and the amount of fines imposed re-- sulting from arrests effected through your Bureau. Then, the number intercepted by agents of your Bureau efter the issuance of the Iden- . 7 ' tification Order, - mention of Which appeers on page 4 of the booklet, . Also give the mmber of finger print records you now have, end the average increase in the number per monthe «sis . In conclusion, let me say that I have been greatly interceted in the work of your Bureau,.as you know, and wish to ageir commend you for the very efficient way in which youhave -... Ve "; Organized it and the fine results obteined, _ — Pen * With renewed assurances of my esteem and regards, I an Yours sincerely,