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ar a “y SS MEL aN NE a ee SAE RDI. eas Alo EOOVor MACTHN (RULLEN) X X X ASCOCTATIONS of versers who may have access to secrets of grave consequence; delicately t. minimize the hazard of embarrassing or irritating the thousand: vf tlameless people who will necessarily be investigatéd in the progrea." He descrited the magnitude of the job as imposing and said that the day ve act was passed a year ago the preparations to handle the work began. he said when the first trickle of cases arrived Dec. 5, the FBI "“tocugh still woefully stort of personnel, had theadministrative machinery established and ready for operation.” He said new employes were being hired and trained as rapidly as the contingencies of budget and availa- bility permit. But, Hoover said, this was only part of the new load. He detailed as part of the new work increasing the work load aa follows: Veterans Administration matters-~-An increasing number of suits for benefits under the National Service Life Insurance Act, more than offsetting the investigation job arising from claims for war risk insurance benefits of World War I. In addition, an jncreasing number of frauds against veterans and frauds by veterans arainst the povernments including violations by veterans whe are receiving unemployment compen— sation while being gainfully employed, and who file false claims for tuition and maintenance benefits. Federal tort claims act---This authorized damage suits against the government and settlement of claims up to $1,000 by heads of federal agencies involved. The law did not designate an agency to investigate