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CLYDE A. TOLSON ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Mr. Tolson's exceptional performance and his valua- ble contributions to the Bureau have clearly merited for him the rating of Outstanding for the period April 1, 1964, to March 31, 1965. As Associate Director, Mr. Tolson has served with distinction as Chief of Staff over all phases of FBI operations. It has been necessary during the past year for him to assume even more responsibilities because of legislation delegating additional investigative jurisdiction to the Bureau and typical of the quality of his management efforts is the fact that our accomplishments reached new highs during the year. His concentrated devotion to duty has also been most important in dealing with current problems in the fields of civil rights and organized crime and his leadership has been a vital force in the successes we have achieved. His extraordinary personal attributes of perceptlon, keen understanding, and selfless loyalty to the Bureau mark him as a top-notch administrator and the bulwark upon which I depend. He has consistently sought opportunities for improving our inves- tigative procedures and techniques and, as the architect of the Bureau's budget, he has insisted upon a seli-imposed economy of operations which has enhanced our reputation as an agency which returns maximum benefits to the taxpayer. His calm, penetrative analysis of day-to-day problems, his incisi.ve and reasoned judg- ment, and his demand for efficiency have tecome the model for his associates and have indeed contributed to the esprit de corps of the FBI. Mr. Tolson has served the Bureau, the Department. and his con'ry with great dedication and his long, distinguished career in serving the public interest forms a singularly signifi- cant chapter in the history of the FBI. Based on his over-all efforts, no iess a rating than Outstanding could be considered.