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. ‘ a a es 1) ore hy | = cede ghend ait cle The National Division of Identifiestion end Informe tion, located at Washingt, D. 0., is also ea pat m4 wméder the ivmefiate supervisory jurisdiction of the Director ef the Bureau of Investigation, The finmction of this Division is the ; ecquisition, sollection, elassification ani preservation of . criminal identification records, eni et the present tine the Division possesses approximately 1,750,000 ngerpre int records, y ~ ; ~ @8 Well as over 2,500,000 alphabetical index eards, This Divie:.: ... @fon 18 ecmposed of 80 employees ani exchanges erixinal Séenti- , fication deta with lew enforeement officials ani pesse officers - -. ain all perts of the world, more particularly in the United Btates, Ceneda, Mexieo, Gouth America, Engleni, France enf Austria, xe. is belleved that the recardés of the Rational Division of Identie . fication ani Information comprise the largest anil most couplets @olleetion of eriminal fingerprint deta of current value existe on ing anywhere in the world, FPingerprin$ records of eriminals _— pape are canitributed by more than 2,200 law exforeenmnt officials af ! Un, . ary ae o ee ee ‘ ' nna | ® ot the brew el vente habit ne ee! vo are recetved at the rate of over 1,000 each dey, ACtusl identie oe fications made on prints resetved average over SS 1/34 through... out the eourse of the year, Dally reports showing the work of = the Division are minitted to the Directar of the Burean ané sre reviewed by him in detail in arder to assure the proper eurrest . hendling of the Divisim's wrk, the meintenmes of required 7 schedules ani the proper Ei stribution of the TMvision's perscanel, — @upervises ell special investigations arfered by the Attorney =. = General, inelufing those relating to the work anf efixinistration of the offices of United States Attorneys, United States iershals, - i. «United States Commissioners (upat request of Federal Jufgos) end “* other Federal officials, anil in specifie instances, upon epproprie ate authorizetion, investigates sbarges mato aginst Goverment — officials throughout Vhe countrys . : The Directar of the Bureau of Invest! getion eles swears : vines, up the request of Departmental officials having jurisdlee tion, specific ani t general ‘tevestignt ions of Federal ‘Penal Tnstita- tics, oe Ty, ony The Directer of the Bureau of Investi getion & also persone ally sipervises all investigations emiucted unfer appropriate euthorization with a view to aseertaining the quslifieations of inéividuals unier camsiferation for appointment to Federal office, such as United States Judges, United States Attorneys ani United States Marshals, . Cee eee lee ee agencies throughout the United States ani foreign countries aed The Direstor of the Bureau of Investigation personally °°”