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mm ee cae cm eee ee ee the occasion, we decided to have a photograph made together. Unfortunately, the picture didn't come out....I would like to take this opportunity to report to Mrs. Mitchell that the photographer is doing much better work now. He has recently sent me several very excellent snapshots...from his new office of assignment in Anchorage, Alaska. To be serious for a moment, I want to thank you for inviting me to participate in this festive occasion, and, on behalf of all of us in the FBI, I would also like to take this opportunity to express heartfelt appreciation for the splendid cooperation afforded us by the members of the American Newspaper Women's Club over the years. The effectiveness of our operations depends to a large extent on your assistance in getting the word to the public regarding our responsibilities, jurisdiction, and accomplishments. Your Siterary efforts have been instrumental in attracting the kind of men and women to careers in the Bureau whom we need to fulfill our obligations to the American people. I think too few of us stop to consider the enormous value efthe newspaper. But it is truly one of the great bulwarks of our freedom. It is an instrument which has nurtured, prodded, -3-