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. Mr. Talaon _ statement by Senator Alexanaer Wiley (8., Mr. Cleer . Myr. Glavin |. PRIN IEEE RXCLUSIVZ - Kent Hunter, Hearst Bewspaped |, ; July 9, 1949 , wey OMMENTS O€ HER IVE PAY RAISE POR Dye / I, like many other Senators, was very disappointed the pay raise Bill recommended by the Mouse Civil Service GOT, there was & most unfortunate under-evaluation of the rele played by the able Direoter of the Federal Mareau of Investigation, Mr. J. Edgar Moover. Under that Count ttee Bill, Mr. Moover’s salary would have been increased from $14,000 to $15,000 a year, a “raise” of approximately 7%, although Cabinet Members’ salaries were te be increased by approximately 66£ end many Under-Secretarios and the like , . were to recoive Jumps up to 100%. Jt fs most enheartening that the full Mouse asted teday to increase Mr. Hoover's pay to $17,800, although even thet figure wight be questioned as to whether or mot it is fully eoumensurate with his worth. While Mr. “oover's position is technieally aot as high in the Adsinistretive hierashy ef Goverhuent as that of a Gabinet office: there is absolutely mo somparison between the relative importance of his position and that of virtually eny‘other individsal beleg the White House level in the Executive Branch of Jovermuent. Mr. Moover's vital role in protecting the national secwity from subversive individuals and groups as well as protesting the national health and safety from lawless individwals is se well mom and so incomparebly valuable as not to require rgpetitiquns ji, ¢! SEW OT EN Da RE RR EO TE me nig Se pine Rtg te ttn