MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE

internal migration and the solution of problems resulting from similarity
of names and changes of status. The system is perfectly accepted by the
public and functions with regularity and precision. In a previous inter­
view, the Director 'General, Pierre Bora, advised that in January 1962 his
department plans to start a compulsory Civil Fingerprint Program of the
entire Malagasy population. He further stated that the police have not
experienced nor do they anticipate any public reaction to this rather
severe fingerprint policy.
5. Attached hereto as Exhibit E is a blank fingerprint card. It
will be noted that space ib provided on the reverse side (Exhibit F)
-for the Anthropometric dedeription, front and profile photographs and
detailed explanation of arrest or reason for being fingerprinted. Mr.
Heiby advised that for the sake of economy the profile photograph is now
omitted. It was alsodlearned at this time that all individuals who come
to the official notice of tWe police are fingerprinted.
C. Crime Laboratory
1. The Crime Laboratory of the National Police was formally organ­
ized on 6 July 1960 by Mr. Andr4 Resampa, Minister of the Interior of
the-Republic-of-Malagasy. -Mr. -V-ictor-Ramanitra-,-then-Director General­
of the National Police assisted in implementing this project. Chief
Police Officer E. Heiby, was placed in charge of the new laboratory.
He is Assisted by Malagasy Inspector Rotovondrahona, a fingerprint spe­
cialist. (See page 38.) In addition to the two principal officers men­
tioned above, there is an office staff of two secretaries, and four A
assistant technicians.
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