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.Aaort~~t o.n.raz Herbert Brownell, :Jr; &111 107 H Eseoutlve Aaldaat Charl8ll M. Metmer &212 ..... do .. - 291 Ooddentl&l BearetarJ Anth0Jl7 0. B.UIIO &111 .... do .. ., .. 20 Penonal Beoreta17 MIM Harriet 0.

Mcc.rthy 1111 ••• do ••• 20

Aaletant BecretarJ Mia Marpret A. T1800 15111 ••• do ••• 20 o.,., .AIIorrllr G'lfUnal WllUam Pluae Ropn 4100 •• .,do ••• I Flnt Allfatant Robart W. Minor 4208

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Asalltant to the Deputy Attol'IWI)' General for U. S. Attomeya

:JOiePh H. Leah 4224' -~-do ...... 111

Special Allfat&nt for Penonuel

cu,.. W. Palmer 4214 ••.• do ..... 61

Chief, · Leaftlatfye and Ll!pi 86ctloJi

Funk Cbambenl 4111 ••• do ••• 87

Bolieilor (JifWf'Gl Simon E. Bobelolr 6141 ••• do ••• 2 FfrR Aufft&nt O.oai-B. Davii: a609 ••• do.~. 88 Beoond Alllltant PhiUpEtman &609 .... do ••• 31

.Adt~tinilfrGUw Di~ At~Waot Attomq

GeDera1 f3. A. Andretia 1111 .... do ..... 11

Deput7 Admlnl1-tratln Militant Attorney General

~ Bemard J!. Sclunld 1111 ••• do ••• 96

Chiet,Pencmnel BtaDch

John W. Adler 1230 ••• do ..... 252

CbJet, l;ludlet Qflice Elmer R. Butta 111& ..... do ••• 702 Chtef1 Aeooun~

Bratiob .E .. l. Matchett 1~11 ••• ao •• ·•· 11

Cider, !'arY1011 Branch Binet 'C. Doiiatdaoa 1101 . -~-do ••• 220 Reoorda, Admlnllrtra-

tfoJi Oftlaer ~ Dl Glrol&mo 88U -~.d~-- 7lf

Chief. Proouremeot Branoh

A.O.Keealn' 1211 • .: .. do .... 140

Allfn ProJmr, 01/iol of Asslltant Attol11e)'

General . Dallae S. ':fowneend HO 664 ~~.do ••• 331

DeputyDI~r Paul V. M:yron HO 668 ••. do •.• 884 Chief, Legal and Leg.la-

l&tlve Section Sidney 01'018 BO 602 ••• do ••• 900

Chief Hearing Eum-iner

Harry L. Jonea BO 348 .... do ••• 255

Chief, Administrative Section

CWence B. Bmlth BO 646 ••• do .... 342

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AZien Prop~rty, OJ!ics of-Continued Chief, Claims Section Thomas H. Creighton,

Jr. HO 300 197 911

lntercustodial and For-eign Funds Officer

Henry G. Hilken HO 631 ••• do ___ 905

Chief, Litigation Sec-tion

James D. Hill HO 222 ___ do ___

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Chief, Liquidation Sec-tion

Lewis E. Rubin HO 664 ___ do ___ 549

Comptroller William E. Downey HO 140 .•• do •.• 866 • Antilnut Diviaion

Aesistant Attorney General

Stanley N. Barnes 3107 ___ do ••• 4

First ABBistant J. Thomas Schneider 3107 ___ do ••• 52 Second ASBistant Vacancy Section Chiefs Administrative Leroy C. McCauley 3212 ••• do ••• 82 Appellate Charles H. Weston 3118 ••• do ___ 95 Economic George P. Comer SEC 219 ••• do ••• 684 General Litigation VIctor H. Kramer 3113 ••• do ••• 57 Judgments and Judg·

ment Enforcement William D. Kilgore, Jr. 3311 ••• do ••• 568

Legislation and Clearance

Ephraim Jacobs 32l2 ••• do ___ 90

Special Litigation Mn.rcus A. Hollabaugh 3119 ••• do ••• 577 Transportation

Litigation James E. Kilday SEC 237 ••• do ••• 571

Trial Worth Rowley 3230 ••• do ••• 589 Cirn'l Di11idon

Asaiatant Attorney General

Warren E. Burger 3143 ••• do ••• 7

First ASBistant Geo. Stephen Leonard 3607 ••• do ••• 190 Second Assistant Joeepb D. OuDfoyle 3609 ••• do ••• 73 Third Assistant Ulrlo Bonnell PhUlips 3611 ••• do ••• 1165 B•teiM& Chief•

Administrative Mrs. Annetta M. English 3614 ••• do ••• 1195 Admiralty and

Shipping Leavenworth. Colby 3133 ••• do ••• 195

Appellate Paul A. Sweeney 3525 ••• do ••• M6 Court of Claims Saul R. Gamer 3632 ••• do ••• 64 Customs Richard E. Fitzgibbon 201 Va.rick St., New

York, New York Frauda Marvin C. Taylor 3627 197 285 General Litigation Edward H. Hickey 3613 ••• do ••• 328 Government

Claimll George F. Foley 3744 ••• do ••• 74

Japanese Claims E. E. Ellillon 3547 ••• do ••• 1178 Patent T. Hayward Brown 3332 ••• do ••• 153 Torts Ulric Bonnell Phillips 3782 ••• do ••• lli8 Veterans Ail'airl Russell Chapin (Acting) 3706 ••• do ••• 962

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A•IBtallt Attorney General

Warren Olney III 2106 197 • First A•lstaot J. W. Yeagley 2107 ••• do ••• 180 Executive A•lltant Allan A. Lindsay 2118 .: •• do ••• 1066 8tdi0ft oftd Uttit Chief•

Administrative John C. Airhart 2213 :---do ••• 868 Administrative

Regulations Rufus D. McLean 2112 ••• do ••• 1082

DefeDie Res-ulatfona Unit

Samuel H. Rela 2505 ••• do ••• 174

Gam bUng Devlee and Ta:~ Unit

Charles A. MoNeU. 2505 ••• do ••• 308

General Reg-ulatlons Unit

John T. Grigsby 2245 ---do ••• 629

Immigration Unit

Kenneth C. Bhelver 1885 ••• do ••• 621

Custody Unit Aaron E. Gottshall 2311 ••• do ••• 161 Appeals and

Research· Robert 8. Erdahl 2732 ••• do ••• 394

Legal and Legislative Research Unit

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CfvU Rights Arthur B. Caldwell 2116 ••• do ••• 176 General Crimea Ben Brookl 2115 ••• do ••• 189

Common CrimesUnit

Olaf Oanes 1112 ••• do ••• 369

Fraud Unit James P. O'Brien 1338 ••• do ••• 202Government

Operation•Unit

J. Warren WUIOD 2119 ••• do ••• 175

· Llquor-N ar· ootlea-CWI-tome Unit

Julian D. SimpiOD 8609 -~-do ••• 523

Internal Security William E. Foley 2212 .;;..do ••• 182 Liaison and

Planntna Group

W. Barrett McDonnell 2218 ••• do ••• 1079

Organfutlona Unit

David B~ Irons PO 607 ••• do ••• 172

Subversive Activities Unit

Thomas K. Hall 2220 •• do ••• 163

Foreign Apnta Registration

Wllllam E. Foley 2212 , .... :.:do ••• 182

Trial WUllam A. Paisley }'() 620 · ••• clo ••• 91 January 1, 19M

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F ttkral Bureau ofl nr~utiga-tion

Director J. Edgar Hoover 5633 175 444 Aasociate Director Clyde A. Tolson 5744 ••• do... 666 .Assistants to the Director Leland V. Boardman 5736 ••• do... 566

Loul.l B. N ichol.l 6640 ••• do... 691 Immigration ontl Nalural­

sltJtion s • .w Commfssioner Joseph M. Swing 2089 1237 201 Deputy Commlasioner Argyle R. Mackey

Temporary X Butlding 19th & Eut Capitol Street&, N. E.

2-1201 ••• do... 451

Immigration A pperill, Board ofChairman Thomu G. Finucane AP 750 197 812

Landi Di•ili<m Assistant Attorney General Perry W. Morton 2143 ••• do ••• 8 Firat Assistant J. Edward Williams 2609 ••• do ••• 118 Section Chiefs

Administrative Henry D. Rogers 2611 ••• do ••• 111 Appellate Roger P. Marqule 2339 ••• do ••• 131 Appral8al John V. Boyle 2346 ••• do ••• 136 Indian Claims Ralph A. Barney 2618 ••• do ••• 322 Land Acquisition Ralph J. Luttrell 2539 ••• do ••• 518 Legislation and General A. Willard Carlson 2623 ••• do ••• 119 Trial Robert E. Mulroney 2135 ••• do ___ 100 Water Resources Thomas F. Neighbors 2630 ---do ••• 128

0 jfiu of Legal Countel AssistantAttomeyGeneral J. Lee Rankin 5131 ••• do ••• 0 Firat ASBlstant Frederick W. Ford 5131 ••• do ••• 51

Pardon Attorney Kenneth V. Harvey (Acting)

SEC 217 151 2709

Paror., Boord of Chairmao Paul W. Tappan HO 418 ---do--- 946

Pritom, Bureau of Db-eetor James V. Bennett H0554A ••• do ••• 11

Allllatant Direotort Frank Loveland HO 642 ••• do ••• 950 Myrl E. Ale:u.nder HO 644 ••• do ••• 1057 Albert A. Evans HO 568

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Public Informtllion, O!JZu of Director G. Frederick Mullen 6119 ••• do ••• 26

Auilltant Director Edward 0. Ethell 511G ••• do ••• 26 Ta:e Dilition

Assistant Attorney General H. Brian Holland 4143 ••• do ••• 400 First .A8slstant Charles K. Rlce 4603 ••• do ••• 401 B•dior& Chill•

Administrative C. Guy Tadlock 4140 ••• do ••• 407 Appellate EUfa N. Slack 4380 ••• do ••• 430 Compromise Abbott M. Sellen 4129 ••• do ••• 408 Criminal John H. Mitchell, (Acting) 4609 ••• do ••• 454 Trial Andrew D. Sharpe 461G ••• do ••• 404

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DiftTict Name *Headquarter•

Vermont Louis G. Whltcomb Burlington Virgin Islands Leon P. Miller St. Thomas Virginia, eastern L. S. Parsons, Jr. Norfolk Vlrgfnla, western John Strickler Roanoke Washington, eastern Wllliam B. Bantz Spokane W aahfngton, western Charles P. Moriarty Seattle West VIrginia, northern John R. Morris Fairmont West Virginia, southern Duncan W. Daugh-

erty Huntington

Wlaconaln, eaatem Timothy T. Cronin Milwaukee 1 Wisconsin, western George E. Rapp Madison 1 Wyoming John F. Raper, Jr. Cheyenne

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:.··.No~~ ~t;,~e··~uot.~i·~·~~J.'!·:· .r. ·The Attorney Gtmeral Slipel'Vises ·all •mattem relating tti ~ : . : 1 i · '

(1) Direction and control of the-':DepmahW ofJuti~ · · . ,, : {2) OpiniOns:tdtbe Pi:esident ·and hea.dsitJf1 depart~DieUttl ·

(3) Other duties required by statute. '···· :·!.f The Executive Assistant to the Atf;9.rney General and the Director of Public Inlarmati&n'li:H!·~tiaca~· t;,1 ·an!"'~Pi'directly to the Attorney General. , • • .• _ . , : .. t:' , . 1 1

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administrative management of the Dep•Jtinent. ·' ' · · ' • · · · • · ; ~) :AsSistii:rig'11he :Attl<tr&y ~~-m: the formuktibil' of depart­

mental policies and programs and in ,th8•detelopment1 '0f!.iiap~ed ways and means of. e1fect{4ati,ng sucl;l dep~:qtal policies and pro­grams. The Deputy-~:NtMdl!,1 ~~en'eral'~pg;'furrently informed ~JI.e:eralng tl1&, operatio~ • ~~.the D~pa.rtl~u~~t, ~ ,b~. t.Q .th~ oon­sidera.tion of the Attorney General those pri;>})lema an~ si.~uati~ r&-1 quiring his perso~l direction and acti,on. . . · · . · · {3) Su~g, nndel- t]:le·&~tion Oft!he·A~Y'Genenl, the fomuiUi.tion: and' e:tectiti'orl' of ·persoi1nel polJ,meS,' a.tid ·the perfOI'Dlmoe Of 'appolntnie% I ~bnibtion . l.nd , other ) j;erS<;)~e'l: . ma1J.a~ent QOtfvffies: 1 <. :, .o: r:-. :!·. ;.:;·• ·. ·,:<>;,·::;;•, .. ':·. ·; ·J,:Ii\ .. ;

(.4). Exercisin eneril.l_'d~partmentd ~~~Ji·of a.lldltslti~ce td'trilite~{~¥Jtt.Oriieys thii'MatshalS:afiametr-~Kiitieh;'~rdi­natirig'a.'nd ·<iil-ecl.in.g1 the mB.tioriShips ot·trnjf.e(f Sta~ :A~6yaj and Ma.rsb:~ls with other. departmental unifj,': inelfi.~' ~~i '-Uint!ed StiteS 'A~tneys ~d :Manilia.lil. ' ; · · · · · ' · • · · '• .. · '1 • "· • • • ! •. · • · .:

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( 6) Preparing recommendations for Presidential appointments affecting the administration of justice, including those for judges of the federal courts, United States Attorneys, and United States Ma.rsha.ls.

( 6) .Maintaining liaison between the Department and the Congress. The Deputy Attorney General supervises and directs the Depart­ment's activities relating to legislation, including the preparation and review of new legislation to be recommended by the Attorney General, preparation of the Department's comments on pending legis­lation at the request of committees of.Congress, the Bureau of the Budget and other e,xecutive agencies, furnishing advice to the Execu­tive Office of the President on the matter of approval of enrolled bills, and the review of the proposed testimony of Department wit­uesses at Congressiona.l hearings.

(7) Eurcising administrative supervision over the Board of Immi­gration Appeals.

The Oftlee of The Solieito.r General

The Solicitor General has supervision of: (1) Supreme Co~ cases, including their appeals, petitions for

and oppositions to· certiorari, briefs and assignment of arguments on the merits.

(2) Authorization of a.ppea.ls to appellate courts, including Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

(3) Authorization of intervention in eases involving constitu­tionality of acts of Congress.

The Oftlee of Legal Counsel

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Office of Lega.l Counsel is responsible for:

(1) Preparing the formal opinions of the Attorney General, rendering informal opinions and legal a.dvice to the various gov­ernmental agencies, and assisting the Attorney General in the per­formance of his functions as legal adviser to the President and as a member of and legal adviser to the Cabinet.

(2) Preparing pr making necessary revisions of Executive Orders a.nd proclamations and advising the Attorney General with respect to their form and legality.

( 3) Handling matterS arising out of tr.nsts, bequests, gifts and similar benefits to the United States.

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, ( 4) U.ndfule spoo!&l ~gnments ·hom :the. Attoflley ~er&l. ,,. (5) Assisting a.n~ .ad.~g;f~eral.ag~ in:connecti~ with the p~..,atiOB and presen.t&tio.n of p~posa.ls for the l~tive or administrative consideration of state and.lo.ca.l governments.

·, · , (G), Direcijng the hand~g of conscientipq~J objector cases under the .lJniverul lfil,it&ry .ll'Q.imng and ~ Act. (For further information on conscientious objecto~ casea, see Ti,tle 7, Mif!t'.e'Ua-n,eous ~a.l Matters.) . . .

('1). Coordin!J.t4ig ~e work·of the Depa.rtmentiJl,co:tmeCtion .with United:· States participation in the United ~ atiODS. &lld related international organizations. .. , ;

· The Offtee· of the ParcJon Atto111ey

':rhe Pardon Attorney, under the direction of the Attorney General, has charge of applications for p·a.rdon and ot'her forms of executive clemency. (F6r further· information eoneeining 1the Oftiee of .the Pardon AttOrney, eee'Title 7~.:Misoollaneous Legal Matters.)

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The Ofliee of Alien Property

Alien I,' ! .. I

The ;Director of.the Office of Property is authorlz&fto exercise fill 'of the authority and perform all of the duties and functions dele­gated to the AttOrney General by Executive Oi.-ders Nos. t?88,- 9989, 10244 a.'D.d 10254. These include the authority;-' under the Ttading With the Enemy .Act, as amended, to: · ·· (1)_ CoD.tiVl or vest certain foreign-owned property :witbi~ the United States, whether the ownership~ wi~.a foreign govern­

. m.ent or with a~ individual who is a n~ti~al of a foi-ei&n country, · . 9r with a busmess enterprise which is a 'national of a foreign

country. .. · · . . . . (a) Within this authority the Director has the :Power to ~e .

such action 88 he deems n~cessary in the nation&lmterest, inebad­ing but not limited to the power to ·direct,· ~ge, supervise·, control or vest with ~,peet. to busbl~ enterprises, patents, copy­rights, trademarks, shlp&, seeilritieB, C&sh, property under judicial ·supervisiOn a.nd· other prOperty. described: .in · ExecutiT& Orders 1J1931uamended,·a.nd 9989.. :.. .. ·

(b) The foregoing controls are generally exercised through blocking or licensing of transact;ions ~th1~t to, such ·prop­erty, supervision of the pro~rty wi~out tr~ar :9~ ,title, or through issuance of v~g ,ordert vesting ti~e to such. property

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in ·the Attomey General. Once vested, the la.w provides tha.t such property shall be held, used, administered, liquidated, sold or otherwise dea.lt with in the interest of and for the benefit of the United Sta.tes. {2) Issue regulations concerning the service of process or notice

upon persons in enemy countries in connection with court or admin­istrative actions or proceedings.

(3) Conduct civil litigation arising under the Tra.ding With the Enemy Act, as amended, and conduct or participate in civil liti­gation involving property subject to said Act or the Executive Orders and regulations issued thereunder.

{4) Decide cla.ims under Sections 9 {a) and 32 of the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, for the return of property, or under Section 34 for the payment of debts of former owners of. vested property, and approve related attorney fee claims under Section · 20 of the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended. Claimants may obtain necessary claim forms from the Office of Alien Property, Department of Justice, Washington 25, D. C., or from field offices located at San Francisco and Honolulu. Claims should be filed with said Office or one of its field offices.

The Director has the power and authority to take final action for the Offi.oe of Alien Property in the following matters:

(1) Authorizing the publication of advertisements, notices or proposals under 44 U.S. C. 324.

(2) Determining per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence ex­penses for travel outside the continental United States under applicable travel regulations.

(3) Authorizing or approving the use of Pullman compartments or other transportation accommodations under applicable travel regulations.

·For further information on the Office of Alien Property, see Title 7, Miscellaneous Legal Matters.

Antitrust Division

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division has supervision of all matters relating to litigation under the following laws:

Sherman Act, 15 U. S. C. 1-7. Clayton Act, 15 U.S. C. 12-27. Robinson-Patman Act--criminal proceedings under Section 3

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. Federal Trade Commission Act-Sections 6o, 6e, 16 ( 11 U. S. C. 46 (c), 46 (e), 56; EO 6166).

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1988 (f U.S. C.l348, 1366, 18'12), except -criln.inal prosecutions.

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 198'1 (7. U. S. C. 608 (a) ( 6} and ( 6)), except criminal prosecutions.

Ash-Pan Act (46 U.S. C.17-21). Capper-Volstead Act {7 U.S. C. 292). Civil Aeronautics Act ( 49 U. S. C. 401, et seq.), except proceedings

under 49 U. S. C. 621, 622. Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S. C. 9), escept criminal prOse­

cutions. . Elect~ic Railway :Mail Service Pay Act (89 U. S.C. 670).

Elkins Act (49 U.S. C., Chapter 2). Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U. S. C. 201, et seq.). Federal Communications Aet of 1934 (47 U.S. C. 151). Fisheries Cooperative Marketing Act {liS U. S. C. 522). Intercoastal.Shipping Act (46 U.S. C. 843). Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S. C. 1, et seq.), except criminal

prosecutions under 49 U.S. C. 1 (20); 822 (a), (c), (d), (e); (f) and (g) and 917 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).

Locomotive Inspection Act-civil penalties (4:5 U. S. C. 84:). Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended-forfeiture of mineral

leases (SOU. S.C. 22, 184). Packers and Stockyards Act-civil penalties (7 U. S. C. 208, 217

(a), 222). Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U. S. 0.

499). Railway Labor Act (46 U.S. C. 11S7). Railway Mail Service Pay Act ( 89 U. S. C. IS28, et seq.). Shipping Act of 1916 (46 U.S. C. 801, et seq.). Unfair Competition Act--Section 801 (liS U. S. 0. 72) dealing

with importation of goods. Webb-Pomerene Act {liS U.S. C. 61). Wilson Tari1r Act-Section 78 (15 U. S. C. 9} dealing with

conspiracies in restraint of impolt trade. The following functions under the Defense Production Act of

1950: (a) The handling of requests for voluntary action and the con­

sideration of approval of such requests under Section 402 (a) and 108 {a), (b), {e), and (d) of the Act.

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(b) Preparation of surveys, required by Section 708 (e), to determine any factors which may tend to eliminate competition, create or strengthen monopolies, injure small business, or otherwise promote undue concentration of economic power in the course of the administration of the Act.

(c) Litigation arising out of priorities and allocations under Sec­tion 101 and under Section 102 with respect to hoarding for pur­poses of resale or consumption.

(d) Liaison with the Joint Committee on Defense Production established pursuant to Section 712 of the Act to study and review the programs authorized thereunder insofar as they relate to any of the foregoing.

For further information concerning the Antitrust Division, see Title 7, Miscellaneous Legal Matters.

Tax Division

The Tax Division under the charge of an Assistant Attorney General prosecutes and defends in all courts civil suits arising out of the internal revenue laws, including appeals to the United States Courts of Appeals and State appellate courts in connection therewith. It also briefs and a~gues in the United States Courts of Appeals petitions for review of decisions of the Tax Court of the United States, and handles tax cases in the Supreme Court of the United States on assign­ment by, and under the supervision of, the Solicitor General of the United States.

The Division exercises compromise and settlement functions with respect to tax litigation. In addition, it has charge of litigation involving tax liens, the conduct of proceedings involving mandamus, injunctions, and other specific writs, and general matters under the cognizance of the Department relating to Federal taxes. It has j~ris­diction over aU questions of intergovernmental tax immunity, whether arising by reason of an attempt by a State to impose a. tax upon the exercise of a Federa.l power or by reason of resistance on the part of a State to the imposition of a Federal tax.

The Division also controls and supervises criminal prosecutions arising under the internal revenue la'vs (except those. involving liquor, narcotics, firearms and wagering taxes) and collaborates with United States Attorneys in the conduct of such litigation in trial and appellate courts. ·

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Civil Division

Th~ Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Division has supervision of all matters relating to civil suits and claims, not other­wise assigned, involving the United States and its offi.cers, agents, and employees, which include but are not limited to the following: AD.; MlRALTY AND SHIPPING CASES--collision, shore damage, salvage, general average, injury and death, carriage of goods under charter or bill of lading, marine and war risk insurance, war requisi­tion of vessels, prize, litigation under reciprocal aid agreem~ts with British and other Governments, mutual waiver of claims . between governments, and violations of navigation and shipping laws; COURl' OF CLAIMS CASES-defense of all Suits in the Unite!! States Court -of Claims (except lands and tax cases) arising out of procuremer.i.t and construction contracts, war contract terminations," salary, pay and allowance claims of civilian and military personnel, requisition of property, and cases arising under special acts of Congress, the general statutes, and the Constitution; CUSTOMS CASES-all matters relat­ing to reappraisement and classification of imported goods, and all litigation incident thereto; FRAUD CASES-civil remedies aris· ing under 31 U. S. C. 231-235, providing for the recovery of double damages and forfeitures for the presentation of false claims and other frauds against the Government, civil remedies provided in 41 U. S.C. 119, 50 U. S. C. App. 1635 (b), and 40 U. S. C. 489 (b), and food subsidy cases arising under section 2 (e) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended; JAPANESE CLAIMS CASES­administration of 50 U. S. C. App. 1981~1987 on determination of certain evacuation claims, matters arising under liO U.S. C. 21 relat­ing to enemy alien control, and proceedings to set aside renunciations of American citizenship effected under former 8 U. S. C. 801 (i) ; PATENT CASES-litigation before United States Courts and Patent Office, including patent infringement suitS in the Court of Claims, preparation of patent applications for Government employees, inter­ference proceedings, defense of the Register of Copyrights in his. administrative acts, participation in administration of Patent Inter­change Agreement, assistance tp the Government departments on matters of patent law and policy, and patent fraud cases; TORT CLAIMS CASES-defense of litigation arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act, tort suits against cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contractors with the Government, tort suits against ,the United States authorized .by jurisdictional acts of Congress; VETERANS AFFAIRS CASES-defense and prosecution of civil matters relating to service­men, veterans, and their beneficiaries and dependents, arising out of

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the World War Veterans Act .of' 1924, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, the.National Service Life Insurance :Act, the ~eemployment pro­~sions. of the· Selective TrajniD.g and Ser~ice Acts of 1940 a, rid 1948, fhe· S~cond Wat Powers' Act, the Veterans Emergency Housing Act of 19:46, the_ Housing and Rent ..t\.cts of 194J arid 1.948;. and veterans; hoUSing matters; GENERAL CIVIL ~,ATTER~its and clams by and ag&:inst the United States in District Courts, Courts of Ap­pealS; and. State courts ·involving orders of administrative -agencies~ ~itS to enfoin-official action, suits to prevent interference with activi-· ties of the Gov~rnment, cases ariSing tinder the Tucker ~ct, Lucas Act~ Civil Service acts, Social Security acts, private acts ·of Congress, the collection of claims on b_ehalf of the United States upon refen'll.l by the Gen~ral AcC<)unting Office, the Executive Departments, and Govern­ment agencies and corporations, interventions under 28 U: S. C." 2403; the ltenegotiation Acts, the national emergency proVisions of the Taft.; Hartley Act, the civil enforeement of the Office of Price Stabilization matters in the District Courts and the Emergency Court of Appeals, matters relating to federal employment, representation of the Gov­ernment of the people of Puerto Rico in civil litigation in the courts of the United States, and proCeedings under 28 U. S. C. 2410.

Lands Division

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Lands Division has supervision of all matters relating to:

(1) The· public domain and all other lands and real property of the United States, including actions for compensation for the claimed taking by the United States of land or any interest therein by eminent domain or otherwise.

(2) Condemnation. (8) Titles (the Assistant Attorney General, or such members of

his staff as he may specifically designate in writing, are authorized to sign the nnme of the Attorney qeneral to opinions on the validity

· of titles to property acquired by or on behalf of the United States,

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except those which, in his opinion, involve questions of policy or for any other reason require the personal attention of the Attorney Gmleral).

(4) Conservation, including national parka, historic sites, na­tional forests, soil and water conservation, and protection and con­servation of wildlife.

( 6) Recovery of possession and recovery of delinquent rentals or damages for the unlawful use of real property.

(6) Indian property, re.l and personal, and Indian a:lairs except crimes against the United States, including suits in the Court of Claims.

(7) Reclamation, irrigation and rights in and the use of waters generally.

(8) Land acquisitions and questions of real and personal (under war statutes) property, other than criminal except those specifically assigned, arising ill the Islands and Territories.

{9) Cases arising out of the alleged taking of water rights from riparian owners by the United States irrespective of the form of action, or whether it is brought in the Court of Claims, a United States district court, or any other court or tribunal In construing any question of jurisdiction between the Civil Division and the Lands Division the guiding consideration is the subject matter rather than the form of the action or the forum where relief is sought.

Criminal Division

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division has supervision of all matters relating to:

{1) All crimes not otherwise specially assigned to other divisions of the Department. ·

(2) Oftenses against federal statutes aftecting civil rights. (8) All court cases arising under the immigration and natural­

ization laws. ( 4) Extradition proceedings; international and interstate. (IS) Consideration of ofters in compromise of criminal forfei­

ture, civil penalty and tax liability in internal revenue liquor, narcotics, marijuana, firearms, and "slot machine" laws; civil pen­alty, forfeiture and duty liability under the customs laws, forfeiture liability under the Contraband Transportation Act, the "Slot Machine" Act, laws to protect the "Dry States", the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, and the Civil Aeronautics Act. Consideration of petitions for remission or mitigation of civil penalties and for-

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feitures under the customs laws, internal revenue liquor and related laws, the "Slot Machine" Act and the Contraband Transportation Act and seizures of property and penalties under the customs laws, "Slot Machine" Act, and Civil Aeronautics Act.

(6) Libel actions under the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, internal revenue liquor laws, customs laws, the Contraband Trans­portation Act, "Slot Machine" Act and the Gold Hoarding laws.

(7) Proceedings to recover penalties in civil actions under the Hours of Service Act, the Safety Appliance Acts and the Signal Inspection Act.

{8) Problems arising in connection with jurisdiction over offenses committed on federal reservations.

(9) Frauds against the Government, except suits for the recovery of money damages on Government contracts.

(10) Subversive activities, including enforcement of statutes re­lating to treason, espionage, sabotage and sedition, the Smith Act, violations of Foreign Assets Control Regulations issued under the Trading with the Enemy Act, the criminal provisions of the Atomic Energy Act, the Port Security Act, and of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, the non-Communist affidavit provision of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, the Neutrality Act, the review of the activities of organizations in connection with the Sub­versive Activities Control Act of 1950 and the provisions of the Federal Employees Security Program and of individuals in connec­tion with the Emergency Detention Act of 1950 and other relevant authority, as well as other statutes designed to safeguard the internal security.

{11) Administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. {12) Supervision of registration requirements of the "Slot Ma­

chine" Act and maintenance of all registrations filed under this statute.

Administrative Division

The Administrative Assistant Attorney General has supervision of all matters relating to:

{1) Budget, financial and fiscal matters, appropriations, the con. trol of expenditures; accounting and auditing; examination of field offices; collection and compilation of statistics; transcription and duplication; supplies; printing and procurement; mail and records; buildings and space; payrolls, vouchers and travel requests; certi­fication and approval of appointments of deputy marshals and

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clerical and sub-clerical employees; personnel matters and trans­actions; garage and automotive equipment; health services; and generally the administration of similar stair services

( 2) Review and discussion with the operating units of the Depart­ment in regard .to .all matters relating to the budget before their preamtation to. the Board of Review, in order to review and estab­lish budgetary and accounting standards and to work with the offices, divisions and bureaus of the Department in attaining them.; analysis of the proposed budget programs of the offices, divisions and bureaus, or proposed changes therein, and the making of recom­mendations to the budget offices; follow up on the execution of the budget through a system of financial and worlt' reporting; con­tinuous study, in cooperation ~th the offices, divisions and bureaus, of budget and planning facilities, organization structure, operating procedures and facilities, and work· methods of the mpmment; assisting the budget officer and Board of Review in· the preparation and renew of orders, regulations and related documents of genera.l administrative and fiscal application ·

(3) Formulation and supervision of the Department's budget program

( 4) Operation of fiscal control, accounts and audits ( 5) Improvement of administrative ol'ga.nization and practices (6) Administrative supervision over the U. S. Board of Parole.

The Administrative Assistant Attorney General has, power to take final action for ~e Department, with the exception of. the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons, the Immigration and Naturalization Service an~ the Office of Alien Property, in the following matters:

(1) Authorizing the publication of advertisements, notices or proposals under 44 U. S. C. 324 . . . , . .

(2) Determining per diem allowances m.' lieu of sutiSis'tenee ex­penses for travel outside the contin~ta~ UnifA¥.1 States under ap-plicable travel regulations . . · . ·

(3) Authorizing or approving the use of P11.\lman compartments or other transportation accommodations superior tO lowest firat-class accommodations under applicable travel regulations

The Administrative Assistant Attorney General has poWer to take final action for the entire Department in the following lll&tters: ·

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(1) Determination of the amounts of bends required of United States Marshals under 28 U. S. C. 544

(2) Designation of authorized certifying officers under 31 U. S. C. 82b

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(3) Direction of the purchase of arlicles from contingent funds under 31 U. S. C. 675

( 4) Approval of employment of personnel in the offices of the U.S. Marshals under 28 U.S. C. 542

. The Administrative Assistant Attorney General has power to take final action for the Department, with the exception of the FBI, the Bureau o.f Prisons, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, with respect to ·aU personnel actions in Classification Act grades GS-1 through' GS-6 (except law clel"ks and attorneys), and CPC-1 through CPC-8.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation

Otpnlzation of Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau .of Investigation was first established in 1908. '.l;'he D~rector ot' the FBI is appointOO by the Attorney General and he reports directly to the Attorney General. Director John Edgar Hoover has held this position since 1924.

Orpnization at the Seat of Government

In addition to the Director there are an Associate Director, Assist­ants to the Director, Assistant Dirj!Ctors, and Inspectors. Also, Special Agents are a~gned to temporary duty at the seat of Govern­ment offices of the FBI to aid in the supervision of specific types of work as assigned. .

In order to facilitate the handling of work at the seat of Govern-ment the FBI is organized into seven divisions as follows:

Identification Division Training and Inspection Division Administrative Division Records and Communications Division Domestic Intelligence Division General Investigative Division FBI Laboratory.

Reports of investigations are supervised .at the seat of Government in Washington, D. C., for the specific purpose of effecting coordination on a nation-wide ~is, disseminating reports to. the Government agencies having an appropriate official interest, and aiding in giving direction to the inve8tiga.tive activities in the field service.

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ti..¥~i~tt~ J~cltolJ of'ui~ 'iit ' · The FB. iJJ ch~rged with investigating ;vi.,tians tW the law~ of tlie. U:hlied iStateB 'th'd Cc)lleetlng evidenee iri cues· in whi'*

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Sta~ ~s or may .b6. partY in· interest. · Althouglt' 'this: gi'ves bro.d juJ;iSdi~ori i!l mS:ttei'S of federal interest by l'l<hniriiStrlitive order: of the· ·Atidtney ·Gerieral~ the FBI . does not investigate ith~ · rti!ltteri!l which are specifically assigned by COngress to other federalinvestigat:. ing agencies. Thus, the F:t\I ,,dqes ,n~~ ,ipvestigate internal revenue matters, narcotics violations,' oouhterleitihg and forgery of Govern­~t :o'bligations, alcohol tax .and other revenue:y4»latio~.~gra­tion ·and. ~turtllization.,Jn.Jltters or .o.th~- m.t.~ra n9t ')Vi~hin .. th, jlll',isdict~n·of the P~artmeat.. Such~-~ the.~& qpliga:­tion of other federal investiga~ an~ ~nf~t ,ap,u~i~.. . : ! .,

In case of doubt as to whether the FBI has investigative jurisdiction over a pending matter, the United States Attorneys are invited to confer with the Special Agent in Charge of the local office of the FBI.

For further information concerning the FBI, see Title 't, Miscel­laneous Legal .Matters.

Bureau of Prisons

The Director of the Bureau of Prisons reports directly to the At­torney General and has general supervision and direction of federal penal institutions and prisoners, including prison industries and con­trol of federal prisoners in nonfederal institutions.

The powers and authorities delegated to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons for that Bureau are extended to the Commissioner of the Federal Prisons Industries, Inc., for that corporation.

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Immigration and Naturalization Service

Under the general direction of the Attorney General, the Commis. sioner of Immigration and Naturalization supervises and directs the administra.tion of the Immigra.tion and Naturalization Service, and, subject to the limitations contained in section 103 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and 8 CFR 6, the Commissioner is charged with the administra.tion and enforcement of the Immigration and N a.tion­ality Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturaliza­tion. He has the authority to exercise and perfonn concurrently with t.he Attorney General any of the powers, privileges, or duties conferred upon the Attorney General (section 103, Immigration and N a.tionality Act,66 Stat.173, 8 U.S. C.llOS; 8 CFR9.1 (a)).

Board of Immigration Appeals

The Board of Immigration Appeals is a quasi-judicial body vested with power to exercise the authority and the discretion of the Attorney General under the immigration and nationality laws, with appellate jurisdiction to review orders in deportation and exclusion of aliens, and orders imposing administra.tive fines for violation of immigration laws by steamship companies and others.

Parole Board

The Parole Boa.rd reports directly to the Attorney General and, from an administrative standpoint, is under the supervision of the .Administrative Assistant Attorney General. Its function is to grant and revoke paroles of federal prisoners.

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