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From 1932 to 1941 he worked for various Government agencies. such as the Public Work Administration. Interior Department. and the Federal Communications Commission. In 1941 he joined the Department of Immigration and Naturalization as a special inspector. Eighteen months later In 1942 he entered the Army Air Force. where he served as a major in Italy and received a bronze star for his work as an intelligence officer. On March 18. 1946. he returned to the Immigration Service. where he became chief of the New York investigation division. Because of the fine work he did in this capacity. he was appointed Assistant Commissioner in 1949 and once again he was promoted to Associate Commissioner for Operations In 1958. I know that in his performance as Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. he will combine and practice those two necessary qualities that are so necessary and both of which he already possesses. a compassionate heart with a thorough knowledge of the law. Mr. President.