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FEDERAL WORKS .AGEHCY
WORK PROJECTS .ADMINI STRATION
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For Immedi a te Release
Wednesdaz, , Augus t 23, 1 939
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M1JRBAY REQ,TJ.ESTS LEAVE OF ABSENCE AS MISSOURI WPA .ADMINIST:s.ATOR;
E . M. BASYE APPOI NTED ACTING CHIEF
Ho ward
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Hunter, Acting Commissioner of the Wor k Projects
Admi nis·tration , today announc ed tr.at he had granted a re q_uest fr om
Matthew
s.
Murra;v , WPA Administrator fo r Missouri , for leave of
aosence and had arJpo inted E. M. Basye a s Acting Administrator .
Mr . Murray wrote Mr . Hunter A-1-4::,--ust 21 request ing leave
without prejudice pending final determination of
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inve stigation
of his income t ax returns .
Approving the reques t , Mr . Hunter .mad.e the change effect ive
Mr . Basye has been Deputy Administra t or of VlPA in
August 23 .
Missouri .
Mr . Murray 1 s letter follows :
rTin vi ew of t he persist en t rumors about the activity of
the investigators of the Bureau of Int erna l Revenu e now investigating
m:r income tax. I believe tha t my request for a lectve of absence
without pre judice until t his c ase i s fina Dy determined is :for the
best int eres t of the Work Proje cts Admini s tra ti on .
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wish to state t ha t I have the hiehest r egard for Colonel
Harrington, yourself , a nd t hose a t the head of the WPA, and I aw
proud of t he work done by the Work Projects Admi nis trati on in
Missouri . n
I n r eply , Mr . Hunter wrote :
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ha ve your letter of Au.gus t 21 in which you request a
l eave of absence without p rejudic e ponding fi nal determination of
an investi gation now being c onduct e d by t he Buroau of Internal Revenue
of yoUJ: i n come tax.
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"Your request is grant ed and. y ou will "be in a l e~.ve of
absence status beginning 'CTed~1esJ.ay , A.1.gU.; t 2:5. I am a91)0L1tir1g
Mr . E. r.I. Basye as Acting Administrato r of the Work Proj ects
AdJninistra tion in Missouri durin6 your absence .
I app r eciate the remarks which ~rou made in your lett er
concerning Colonel Harrington a...'1d me and I agr ee with you that t:10
work dono by the WP.A. in Missouri has been of a high charac te r arJ.d
g re a t :9ubt ic value . 11
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