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Jaauary 4, 1949 TRE DUMAHITARIAN ROLE OF FINGSRPRIATS * John idgar mover, Director Sederal Sureau af Inveaestygat ton Ontted ttases Department of Justice Fingerprints datly render tnvaluadle services to the dmertoan peopl@e Sot only de they /requently furnisa clueae which Iecd ta the soluttos ef @ ortainal investigation or the apprehenatoa of a fugitive, out they serve many humanttartan needse The value of ftagerpriate ta thts regard ads Seen crancticallp flluetrated tm thousands of casese The Identistoettom Diviston of the FSI, catabltaked ta 1924, serves aa a nattenal clearinghouse for fingerpriatea in the Untted Sc:ateae Today there are more than 17 wiliton seta of /ingerpriate in tAte mammotA collectton. Zach print has deen carefully classet/ted and oatalcogued and, at a monent'’3 notice, cum de located and uttlivede he clasatfica= tion aysten employed by the #32 enables the Identt/teation ckyvtatom to Jocommodate an aluoet liaitless number co, printer fewer than 20 per cent of the fingerprin:s, or roughly 18 mtliten, are tn the crininel .*tlese. “hese represent wit > ow approstastely seven and onenhal,* atilion Zersona. he vuat ql apo ' hae | 1} j y I i FCS:30 i ee ote vd.