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© nee C é ext of Inéestigation en tt P.O. Box $163 U4 tbe Jaye c Seattle, Washington oy atom NATHAN Tee PN . October ‘18, a0" jo & ~6 : ‘of 7 ES Director Ls wf, Bureau of Investigation Spe ZS Departrent of Justice Washington, D. C. ai 23 hese - note | , y FILE Dear Sir: ome oe _ ee yA J ov) Please refer to your comuun cation of the 8th instant oY _.-.. having reference to the fact that the Bureau has had under con- , ur) eideration for some time the possibility of changing the name by _™ + «| which both classes of the investigetive personnel of the Bureau ‘>. +4 known, and requesting thet I inform you of my views in this rel, . matter and make such suggestions as I deemed appropriate of a a title which would be fitting. Nea liso Sy <> I believe it to be highly desirable to eliminate the ey : Sdietine tion which now obtains with respect to the two classes of the investigetive personnel, particularly so in view of the ‘Bureau's recently announced policy of giving special accountants basic training in all phases of the investigative duties now per- forzed by Bureau Special Agents. I believe also that it is highly desireble that the name by which the Bureau's investigative staff is designated should be one which will more definitely conform with their actual duties and emphasize the comprehensive character of the work performed by them. I have given very careful thought to the suggestion con- tained in your letter of reference and have found it very diffi- cult, indeed, to arrive at a suggestion with respect to a name which would fit the requirements, notwithstanding the obvious desirability. of selecting a more appropriate title. This arises, as you of course appreciate, out of the fact that there are so many Govern- mental agencies engeged upon investigative or field work with the result that there is already a great duplication in the title by which such various Federal agencies are known. Two names which have occurred to me as having consider- able merit and either of which could perhaps be combined into a fitting title are Inspector and Intelligence (officer or agent). COLIES DESTROVAN iU% JUL 27 1éb4 j Fm Re em a a I SE NE TO EN NE EEE PS GAG SP I RT ye amen HRY e+