Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-07
Acc and Visa
Units Begin 10
Move Facilities
Temporary Space
Vucuted for New
| 8-Story Quarters

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Increased passport facilities
and speeded UP. modernized ac-
commodations win be available
in the new s-story building at
TIT H street NV. to be shared
by the Atomic Energy Commits
sion and Passport Division. State
Department.
Yesterday. the vanguard of
Aces s03 employees involved In
the shift began moving out Of
Temporary Buildings 8 and 5.
near the Washington Monument
and Seventeenth street and Con-
Istitution avenue NV. But the
main Acc move into the new
building is not expected to take
place until six to eight weeks
from now, a spokesman declared.
The Passport Division is NOV
ling from the antiquated Winder
Building. Seventeenth and e
streets NV. There are 284 work.
lers involved. But the State De-
Ipartment will continue TO util-
lie the Winder Building, as 1t is
Government owned.
Acc Security Set
The General Services Admin
istration Friday night arranged
to rent the recently completed
building for the two Govern
ment agencies. Receptionists for
both will occupy the ground
floor Of the new building. so that
the public having business with
them can be routed speedily.
Rigid security arrangements will
prevail In the Acc section Of
the building, the i've top floors.
The first of the Acc group
will report at the new building
for duty tomorrow. They will
get things organized" ofilcials
said.
The removal of the Acc per-
sonnet from Tempos 8 and 5
probably will lead to the demo-
Ilition of the unsightly temporary
buildings.
Edmund F. Mansure, admin
Istrator of the General Services
Administration, said last night
that Tempos 3 and 5 are high
ON the priority list for destruc-
ton. but said no time schedule
can be worked out yet. He said
that many Government agencies
ARE still demanding ONCE space.
and they win have to be cared
for before he orders the destruc-
ton of the tempos.
Rent Noted
The Government is paying 81
Ia square foot annually, includ-
ing all services for the 1000
square feet Of space 1t will oc-
Icupy in the new building. a GSA
spokesman explained.
Chairman Mcclellan Of the
Senate Committee on Govern
ment Operations revealed be-
tween 10000 and 5000 square
feet win be used by the Passport
Division. He based his informa-
Ition on a.report from GSA and
said the move viii take place soon
after Labor Day.
The committee enlisted the
aid of the Budget Bureau to as
sist Miss Frances g. Knight.
passport director. to secure ex-
pert management and technical
assistance to work out flow charts
and secure equipment to mod
ernie the office.
To meet the increased work
load in passports. the committee
is asking the State Department
to supply sufficient personnel.
More than 100000 passports of
Ivario0s types are expected to be
issued this year.
How Interest Arose
Because constituents expert
enced difficulties in obtaining
speedy passports. particularly on
an urgent basis, the lawmakers
became interested In the prob
lens of that office.
Senator Humphrey. Democrat,
iof Minnesota was especially
active in pushing for bigger and
better quarters for the passport
Operation. But other Senators
falso asked the committee to lend
Its weight in correcting existing
deplorable conditions" In the
loffice.