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Mra. Franklin D. Roosevelt ~ Page & =~ January £7, 2961 a >t . caa ie = f i. . a - Sar ee ay Mee te A a . ‘then out fa 6 truly Auerican woy. Obviously, no Governaental ~) ‘egency can expect to merit the eupport and confidence af the * publte unless tt conducts tteelf in a manner that ta both legal . ,@and ethteal. t ‘2 In connectton with the necessary expanston ef Geverne mental agencies tnctdent te the Fcttonal Beer gency, the poltey aft Reem eaadunAktiahsdt aft aan din és she Feders Bs Peau ae aheee hed VEE Fe FU 4 Fonwee wd ‘wpe w err Le werwsa FF "¢ mrp rr” Mbigation the names @f persons working. sor these Governmental Yagenctes,’ tn Order that tnquiry might be mode as to their back~ ground, tntegrity and loyalty. J want to point eut that thts work was not sought by the Federal Eureou ef Investigation, but was asstgoned to it. J want further to potnt eut that the naxes whteh are sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation wpon which 3 tnvestigations are erdered by the tnterested Governnental egen- ates, are seleated by these agencies ond thot this Bureau Aas no — aoe fe othe atoanédin n'a th tho atti oh Fm aad tana a 'o aie . ik SFsSS SORT wv wee tC frt fF apon weewre CRveStl ge St 7 se Gre ordered. In the case of re. Helm, I understand now that ‘her name was on the poy roll of the Advisory Conuteaton to the Counci2 of Sattonal Defense, Glong with sany othera, ond the dist, which woe prepared ta the Adutsory Conataston to the Coune- etl of Fational Defense, was token from the poy roll ef that Connicatoa. hie Bureau had nothins whatsoever to do with the preparation of the Itat or the placixg thereon of re. Helm's aane. The sauesttgation of all of these Aanes, including Mre. | or ae lt an al _bh ne Padda Penm @ha Adnan Naeem fe oo STS %, aus Pree seated * pore rise ae vee e awtvn fF ‘s eOUSeT ¥ verre eton to the Counotl] of Zationul Defense. af we ow “+ . SO ei GA ea, t ta . te hi Gots Z want again:to assure you that I deeply regret the Fesentuent whtoh this tnoident Aas caused wou, and portteulorly the tupresston which I fear you have gatned ae to the posttion of thia Bureau tn thie matter. J have tried tn thts letter te elaritfy exactly what the position of thie Burgeo: Aare been and mhot ite funotton 24s and Ion Abopeful thet thie may oorrect sh- ¢— hm sae smpresascn wisck FOR BEY KBE. a Tr : lett ad ‘ss OO bbe gece ore Role, en ag tet Stneerely youre, oe fe J. Bdaour Reorwer wwe ome ee dal RC eee ear 1 a A oe ow »