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@ ' ef the load of work and te such en extent that there is «5- @ large backlog of unassigned as well as uninvestigated ., @onees. om - ae | _. Whlle the history of the organisation and the detail ef its methods of operation cannot be dwelt upon here, it fw noteworthy that the wethods and traditions of the Post office Inspectors! Service ssom to have made their mark ia eonsequence of the faat that both Mr. Piteh and his ‘predecessor hed spent long yoars in that Service and the - Ereditions of investigation of Foreign Service and De- _ ~partmental personnel epplicants had for a long time deen _goared to the use of the facilities and the staffs ef the Post Office Department. ; _ 1. The Burden of Investigation . ___ The quality of the work done by Spesiel Agents, ” “‘eapectalay with respect to the develepment ef infor- -. eetion bearing on ideological Convietions ana seoret latetatations, must fn any event ve Aelinited by the > * qumber of eases handled, the aunder ant quality of : ~~ agents availedle, end the pressure of tine te pre- - | duce results. No case-load study has been wede ia | this survey, but it may be noted that Er. vitob me . gurrent statisties which appear to show that he bes “had, for somo Sine, @ eonsteant and very ‘eonsidereble . ) paaklog of unfinished oases of personnel investi- | gations ranging from bunfreds te thousands. hie is gee em ee ae A, ey I