duty in the Task Force and before the necessarybackgroundinvestigationsand personnelsecurityclearancescouldbe ccxnpleted.In this connection,it shouldbe noted that an averageminimumperiodof sixty (6o) days was requiredfor the accomplishment of a completebackground investigation and grantiagof a “Q” type securityclearance. Th@_activationof new organizations of the Armed Forcesfor servicewith the Task Force duringthe planningstagesresultedin an intermittentflow of clearancerequeststhat variedin numberfrom day to day. As the necessityfor new unitsbecameevident,the requisitioning of personnel was steppedup, thus causing,in numerousinstances,abruptincreases in the numberof requestsfor loyaltyclearances. ke to the demands of the Presidents LoyaltyProgram,the investigative load upon the FBI was abnormallyheavy in the fall of 19&7 and the Joint Task Force was requiredto sharetop prioritywith other agenciesseekingearly actionin personnelsecurl~ clearancerequests. Under thesecircumstances, the PersonnelSecuri~ Branchwas faced with the necessityof assuringthat: a. All personnelassignedto or associatedwith the Task Force: classified ~. Understoodthe urgentneed for safeguarding information. Furnishedadequateidentifjdngdata (includingfingerprints and personalhisto~ statements)on which subsequent investigations and clearancedecisionswould be ● based. 20 SectionII <.