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~2- That a& @uch Special agent of this Bureau his euthorit “yot be circumscribed to the territorial boundaries of @tate, as it ia as a state investigator,-as it is known his time that this investigation runs into Missouri, ase’ = mat’ “he. ‘finds that there is a lerge element of fear an timidation present among peraons having information and ledgeuof these murders and ‘that he, Mr. Weias, finds that WESONS will talk much more readily, fully and truth- ; Peli y tea man “representing the Goverment than they will to" : state representative, for the reason they have faith and - oonfidence in the Government, but have but littie confidence ni" the atate, as. the etate has never Apieavored - to prosecute | | @ murderers. ' . TAS Ta es the algo finds that unfriendly persons are more. care- ti hnd ‘more truthful when talking to a representetive. of the. ent than to a representative of the state. 4) That. he alao finde that he has much more success in get- ing necessary papers and records from firms and individuals a8 a Government representative than as a state representa- tive, ‘and in this case it will be necessary to get some re~ ‘ports and papers along that line. cus )) | That he also finds that the system under which a Special: nfworks for this Bureau ie much more calculated to bring timate resulta than the state system of tringing resuits; * ‘g0, that he cannot get a flat expense account, but has to © take’ a “receipt for every item, revealing his identity at all uz, jwotge further requests that in the event he is thus rein-.” ‘ getated for the purpose of these investigations that agent Lee ‘J. Barkhausen of Denver be detailed immediately to work with, him, ag Agent Barkhausen was an Agent of this office for a- ° “Nout @ year, was western reared and understands the paople a “and conditions here, and has worked with and co-operated with» Mr. Weiss in investigations heretofore made. Weias etutes that in his opinion it is conservative to ate that the posibilities of solving these murders wil: be® ove than doubied by the arrangement he suggests, as in ad- | pion to the advantages already enumerated, he knows thet | parr tees