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Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT —(f To: MR. HARBO DATE: Feb. 24, 1953 fo, FROM >: De Je parsors > a ih I . ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED Ann x ; SUBJECT: _ TELEPHONE CALL FROM OFFICE OF EREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED tat “Bay SENATOR GORE (D), TENNESSEE ie qs /99 py Gesczarsfere] A = _ My memorand et I53,. advised of the telephone call from in Senator Gore's office concerning a earing of @ disabled veteran's matter before @ Regional Board in Tennessee, at which hearing hand- writing experts testified for the Veterans Administration, [The Director's notation inquired: "Just what handwriting erperts did V. A. use?" | advised me that he did not know the identity a of the handwriting erts and he was not sure they were veterans > Administratio the letter which he had from the constituent, indicated they were employees of — VAe Wedo &k a € Veverans Administration has a laboratory or sorts and has employed people as handwriting experts Supposedly for the purpose of handling administrative matters within the LUilveterans Administration. We have watched this carefully in order { to insure that they were not used in matters tnruestigated by the Bureau. We have had no trouble in this respect, although we have had trouble with respect to the proper referral of investigations within our jurisdiction. - fwo individuals are known by. ts not carried on the list of graduates since eaduing the sheriff's office and going with the Veterans Administration, We know of one tnstance in 1947 when he took annual leave from the VA to testify as a private handwriting expert in North Carolina tdual known b “The second indiuv by the VA as a handwriti PEP CARNET Toe eon me Og, Although Senator Gore's office was not able to Jurnish the identity of the handuriting experts, we do know that the VA has. sed its own employees and Specificolly the two mentioned above for matters of this kind. vagy: an e fort bem le through other sources to establish the iden Gor Dershhe hel tn i" this particulor instance. REDORDED - 5° = =” / UY. , Ba of vo 4 BEB 27 3969 f 2st? [Ese None, unless the Director desires ee ho BAM hie DIP/Rek. 22S Ges 67%-182302 Ymek If. 80-98-681