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I ~ The new telephone number of the additional trunk is ce “At Anniston Resident Agency an additional private line telephone was installed, which number is po Ste This telephone was installed September 20, 1963, and the monthly cost is $12.00. Installation charge was $6.50 Sever 2292 Pee es and charge of $1.25 was made for a spring cord. 322-7774, Ube , For the Bureau's information, it became necessary on September 20, 1963, to install one unlisted, unpublished telephone line at the Anniston Resident Agency to take over an overload on the sole existing telephone, which was caused by rushing six additional agents to the Resident Agency in connection with the BAPBOMB special, based on pertinent information received necessitating the immediate investigation by agents. In addition, because of crowded conditions which were developing in the Headquarters City Office, space was secured in an adjacent office from the Fedéral Mediation Service, for which no charge is being made, to locate some personnel to take care of leads on a temporary basis, and with the authority of the Mediation Board officials a telephone extension was placed from the Headquarters telephone switchboard into this space, with a limiter thereon so that no calls outside the office could be made from that particular extenSion, ' With regard to the installation of the key for bell cutoff switch, it is pointed out that during night conferences regularly held daily in the Agents’ room, occasioned by the BAPBOMB special, it was found that the bell on the night attendant station rang during these conferences, and this tended to disrupt the proceedings. To alleviate this condition, a cutoff key has been ordered for that night attendant station at a cost of 30¢ per month and installation charge of $3.00, as stated above, The Anniston RA additional telephone line, the additional extension for the space on loan, and the bell cutoff switch were obtained on an emergency basis as it was felt they simply constituted a reasonable amendment to the basic authority already granted by the ‘Bureau and there was no question as to their urgent need at the moment, as well as continuing need as long as present conditions exist at Birmingham.