Mr. Rankin. And do you have any estimate now that you can give the Commission as to when you might have your estimates in that regard?
Mr. Rowley. Well, I think, No. 1, with regard to the protective research, I think we need some expert there to assist us in developing our requirements, particularly in the criteria, on a full-time basis. We have assigned what we thought were sufficient men at this time to cope with the volume of work and reports that we have been receiving, which are now being received from the various organizations of approximately a hundred reports a day. So that we have cut down to a considerable point.
Now, following the evaluation and the processing of these reports, we will determine just what we actually need in the way of manpower.
Mr. Rankin. You also have the problem of being able to get that material out once you have it, don't you?
Mr. Rowley. That is right. And this is the point that we have to develop with IBM, or, as I said initially, with the CIA.
Now, they have facilities that would be available to us, if it works.
Mr. Rankin. And you are also inquiring into the question of the sufficiency of the number of agents you have for this area as well as other Secret Service tasks?
Mr. Rowley. Yes, sir.
Mr. Rankin. And you are going to present that to the Congress as soon as you have something definite that you can support?
Mr. Rowley. That is right—in response to Congressman Ford's inquiry.