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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 5

107 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Oct 10, 1940 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 107 pages OCR'd
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Meno. for the Director -~6 - €r: 13. 7 asxe "KWny did I receive a registered letter fron Gaoucester, New Jersey, on the 17th of January when I never knew anyone in Gloucester? How did et possession of my nane and address? Did Hoover have a photostat made of my second letter to Mrs. Roosevelt? Why did he suddenly send my nane up to Pniiadelpnia for income tax investigation within the last two weecs?" Facts. intimates that sent her @ registered letter from Gloteeter, New Jersey. There 1c no evidence of this disclosed [ne cont the a letter and aithough Agents did not ask whether he sent such a letter stated, "I have never written any letters to anv cersons to the effect that I am being investigated by the FBI." |. oe the only letters he had written for months were the letter © Pegler and a letter to the "Kunor Clinic" of the Philadelphia Fnouirer. In addition it is pointed out that was never enployed at the New York Shi pbub laine Geapany in Groue cester, New Bia ala alan Pare Ts elains Sut wes aavi to be that it was made and trans:itted to Tnis is, of course, absolutely false and it is not believed thst sne has anything but a motive to discredit the jinvestigetion made by this Bureau in makinz such a tion, it is vointed out that confidential infornant gave information that exhibited a a —a = — ~ w= _— ate Ps = oeettene = €Gpy vl YOur LeLLer to Mrs. Roosevelt dated BL & meeting of proninent Conmunists held on the evening o CF .. the home of : in New York City and mace derozatory statenents concerning you wrich she attributed to the President and Mrs. kooseveit. - With regard to the allegation that her name was sent by the Bureau to Philadelphia for income tax investigation, there is no foundation what~ soever for this allegation. : Pp Second letter to Ers. “Roosevelt and the : inference appears 14. inouires wy the Bureau sent the Wa Poe ee —_? 3. a2 #.. 4 __ oF tn Westorook Pegler to the Fresident INnSveau Oo. in the Philadeiphia Inouirer. Facts. This was sent because it was the one most immediately available enc, of course;~it is presumed that since his colunn.is syndicated it will acpear the sane in all nevspapers. In addition, there do not appegr t be any variances between the material published in the Washington Pittiom, ornare also furnished Wre. Roosevelt with a copy of the . = - & =}. .-—- | re =o article of regier which appeared in the Priladelphia Maqui ~ 2 merece 7
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