Mr. Rowley.

furthering this interest will dictate whether the case should be referred to the Secret Service. In making referrals to the Secret Service, it is requested that the agency furnish all pertinent background information relating to each of the three factor criteria."

Mr. Rankin.

Now, is the Secret Service operating under the standard or criteria described in Exhibit No. 1023 at the present time?

Mr. Rowley.

At the present time, it is, sir.

Mr. Rankin.

And when did that become effective?

Mr. Rowley.

That became effective in the last 3 weeks as we developed and explored and examined the many reports that we were receiving.

Mr. Rankin.

Now, the language that you read into the record, where you invited comment and suggestions from the various other agencies to whom you sent communication, what did you mean by that? Is that asking them for their ideas so that you may further change the criteria?

Mr. Rowley.

Where we may get in a position later on to break it down into categories. In other words, if every agency forwards and inundates us with many reports--say we expand to 3 million, obviously, the whole intelligence family could not cope with that. You have to get it down to a workable number. On the other hand, if you try to restrict the categories too much, then you find yourself in a position that you may miss another Oswald, and then the utilities of your file are of no consequence. So you have to try to reach the level in between there where it is going to be practical for us to react or develop the type of risks that we think should be covered by our organization in the protection of the President of the United States.

Mr. Rankin.

Are you doing anything about the use of equipment that might help you to secure information about any particular locality the President was going to travel to more readily?

Mr. Rowley.

In connection with the PRS?

Mr. Rankin.

Yes.

Mr. Rowley.

Well, we have conferred with the IBM. Can I go off the record on this?

The Chairman.

Yes.
(Discussion off the record.)

The Chairman.

Back on the record.

Mr. Rankin.

Chief Rowley, you have described off the record certain matters that involve the security of the country and cannot be made public. But can you tell us whether you have done anything in the past to try to improve your methods in testimony that can be made public?

Mr. Rowley.

Well, I have tried to secure in the appropriations funds to enable us to procure the equipment and personnel that we thought would be necessary.
With the approval of the Congress, we were able 2 years ago to secure funds to enable us, in our check forgeries program, to try to adapt the characteristics of handwriting to an ADP processing program. We are hopeful this will work out. And we have used the Bureau of Standards to assist us in this program. We have prints out and have programmed part of the operation.
Now, it was my thought that if we succeeded in that area, we could also apply it to PRS. So we are working quite hard on this other area. And I knew the need would be eventually for us to get into the PRS stage on the electronic machine situation.

Mr. Rankin.

Now, did you know that we had asked Mr. Bouck when he testified if he could inform us at a later date about people who were in institutions or otherwise might be dangerous, and with regard to whom you asked that the Secret Service be notified, so that they could make adequate protection for the President?

Mr. Rowley.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know how many such cases you now have?

Mr. Rowley.

Approximately a thousand.

Mr. Rankin.

Would you tell the Commission what your practice was for the Secret Service concerning the route of the motorcade at the time of the assassination---that is, whether you made inspection of adjacent buildings?

Mr. Rowley.

At that time, and prior to that time, except for the inaugurations