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@ER 920 *3 £7-3b6/ fw Wr. 2. %. Shivers, Pe. O. Box 1058, Atlanta, Geergia. fpeil 16, 2827. Deer Mr. Shivers: 2 have at hand your letter ef the 14th instant, aé- vising me of the conditions with which you have met in the investigation ef applicants fer appointwent in this Burea:, Tt is indeed very gratifying to learn that the better M@lemext af She modlic holds the Puree ip higt ssiven, p | Raye elvays felt that the highest praise wkich we eould ever expect to receive would be in having the eexplete eonfideme and respest ef the better slase ef law-abiding eitiseus. @& am very gic to note that the investigation ef ar piicents {fs eensidereé an important matter. I keew that it was formerly the fapression that eust eascs should be given to * the newer men in the service whe haf haé little experience in investigative work. I have tried to correst this very unwise peactioe for I eonsider the iovestignation ef an applicant ene of the asst fmportart phases ef the Burem's work, for if the investigation is not properly cenéacted we aay either ebtain 7] the service of a man who is unfit for wort in this Bureau, seth oe from the point ef view ef experiener and from the point of view a. ef eharacter, or, on the other hand, we may feil to learn ef ~— . -_—he true fitness of 2 man who wight ‘uitinately vee credit to f= the service ef the Burem. Oonsecuently such investigations ez 1euléd aly be senducted vy thoroughly experience) men and ould be iéered as most important, in their gharacter. — __ I appreciate your efvising me ef the eonditiens with > which you have met in eondusting euch investigations. f Om Very traly youre, NS ny 7 pireeter. LAPy > I ? ¢ , ~ wy y+”) APR 16 1997 % Pot "OF jystiCt