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aL S. Department of Justice Buren of Inbestigation —_ SECELYED ararns 905 Federal Reserve Bank Euilding, wey Kansas City, Missouri. Fe ao a can . na Director, ; # 41920 ax Bureau of Investigation, i i Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: se This will acknowledge receipt of Bureau letter dated October 8, 1930, requesting my views upon the question of an appropriate official designation for Special Agents and Special Accountants of this service. In response thereto, I wish to state that in my opinion, it would be desirable to eliminate all distinction between Special Agents and Special Accountants. In fact, both Special Agents and Sxecial Accountants operate as official Agents of the. Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, no matter whether they be engaged in inspecting the records of a National Bank, or investigating the activities of persons charged with violation of the Netional Motor Vehicle Theft Act, or other violations, the investigation of which is assigned to this Bureau by Congressional enactment, or otherwise. Basically, their powers and duties are the same. Therefore, I would suggest that the differentiation between Special Agents and Special Account- ants be entirely eliminated, and that all Investigative Agents of the Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, be de- signated as “Special Agents. tre Very truly yours, 2 ae . 32. Burdge, Special Agent in va hoe . . we & F oes 2 _npoe? peco™ net 15 A NM TT ete ce me mee a mee ere ee ee ee IF RE SO pte ee oe ne EER BRN AN gE Spy we eeemen ee nee ee ee