Effective May 17 the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs offices was moved to 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D. C. The Bureau formerly had its headquarters in the Interior Department's main building at 18th and C Sts., NW.
The new quarters were formerly occupied by the National Science Foundation. The building was constructed in the early 1930's.
The move will enable most of the Bureau's Washington staff to be together under one roof for the first time in several years. About 350 persons will be affected.
Emphasis upon economic development of Indian reservation areas and an all-out drive to upgrade the educational opportunities of American Indians have led to expansion of programs in these directions. The Bureau's administration has been handicapped by the physical separation of these operating units.
Fiscal services, presently occupying space in a downtown Washington office building, are scheduled to be centered in Albuquerque, New Mexico after January 1, 1966. A data processing center will be established there for Bureau-wide recordkeeping.
