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TRANSLATION FRCM THE SPANISH ECUADOR DECORATES JOHN EDGAR HOCVER DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, 26 (United) - The Ambassador of Ecuador in the United States, Alfaro, announced that his country had decided to honor the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J, Edgar Hoover, with a decoration of the National Order of Merit, with the rank of Commander, First Class, on account of his collaboration in suppressing fifth column activities and in instructing law enforcement officers before and since the outbreak of the war. Translated by: Marie L. Carrasco 2-16—44 . . glb : wt ae te con re Mn STI, PET ORT Sn ET ET Se prove