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( ( sets an exan.yle of superlative management (aa field touching deeply into civil rights and liberties, human conduct and welfare, national and international, as well as group and individual security. a. He has constantly made merit and ability the basis for entering the organization and advancing within it, He has imposed the highest personnel standards worthy of such a sacred trust. Through performance by him and his staff characterized by dedicated service; results rather than promises and intention; facts rather than impulse, instinct or rumor; through logic, science and persistent effort rather than brawn; respect rather than fear; - the FBI has earned a position of public esteem unparalleled in its field, - b. His leadership has been a vital force in successfully bringing this country through such critical periods as the gangster era in the early 1930's; the pre-World War II preparedness years; the period of World War II on the home front as well as the intelligence threats in certain foreign areas; the post-war adjustment, sprinkled with wartime frauds, new gangster threats, the Cold War and the menace of Communism and other subversion; and the Korean emergency. He is now giving the same concentrated devotion to such current problems as civil rights and liberties; ramifications of the atomic era; and the continu- ing, ever~active, rapidly shifting subversive picture. ¢c. Tangible proof of Mr. Hoover's stewardship for the taxpayers is found in the recorded appropriations hearings before Congress, From 1924 through fiscal year 1957, ending June 30, 1957, the cost of operating the FBI as represented by direct Congressional appropriations amounted to $1,041,524,817, whereas fines, savings, recoveries, and monetary claims adjusted in favor of the Government, have totaled $1,474,961,131. In other words, the FBI balance sheet shows a net profit of $433,436,314 or 41.62% in excess of the cost of appropriations. The "Congressional Record" contains many gratuitous remarks by members of Congress . attesting to their faith and confidence in Mr, Hoover as an individual and the organization for which he is responsible. ~4. Se es ee ee ere a a ce Tie el ae eed BS fa