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a Ce eS ee 4 Me eee « : yr SN ee ee me pana po sm obs ot Set - ae hl, salt Brae Franklin De R008evelt < Page | > Janucry 27, 1942 —_ . them out fn @ truly dnerfican ways Obviously, ao Governaental © egency can @€zpect te nerit the support and confidence of the publte ualese $8 conducte Steelf tm a zannerp treat te deth legel aad «¢titol, Ta connection with the necessary expaneaten of Governa nental agenctes tnoident te tre Fattonal Imergency, the poltoy hed been eatadblisted of sending te the Federal Sureau of Invege tioation the nanee of peraena working fer these Coveranen tal egenetes, ta order that taquiry atcht be nade as te thetr bacte grouad, tatesrity and leoyaltye I vend te point out that thte werk woe net saucht by the Fecerel Bureau of Investt>atton, but wae aastcned te tt. ZT want further te petat out that tae rnaxes which are sent te trte Federal gureas of Javeatication upen which tnvesttilettona are ordered by the taterested Governuen tal agene otes, are esleoted by thesd agenctea ead thet thie Zureau hes ne pert ta the sejectiag of theee names upes wrich investigations are ordereds In the case of re, Felu, I underatand now that Aer sane wae on the pay rell of the Adulsery Comnisaten te the Counct] of Jatfonal Sefenee, along with nang sthere, end tie iiet, which was prepared {a the Aduteory Comateston te the Coun] atl af Jattanal Jefeased, was taten from the pay rell ef that Conniaegton, Tate Buream had netaAtag whatesever te.de wlth tre preparation of the list er the plactag thereon of rae Seln'e none, The inveatizetion of 11 ef these ranes, ineludiag Fre. Helmy wee predicated upen the letter from tie Advisory Count en stom te the Counct] of Fattonal Defenses I wast sgeita te assure you that J deeply regret tie resentment whicda thta tnotdent Aas caused you, and parttoularly the tupreseion whitch I fear you have gained a@ te the peeition of tAte dureau ia thie natter, Ff have tried ta tate letter te. clar{ fy ezactly wiat the pesttion of this Sureasy tae deen and what tte function was, end I am hopeful that tite nay correct the inpression witch you aay Aaves . ao = oar voure . tee ty tt - - - weer em geen wo ee Oe eee a GS tee oa ame ce a ee ana wena = ee Be Te Ce cee em pe ee ae Ne ay a ee ree ee Qa rare in ge ST SE BE wen a * . - ™ wt os i fae ence ST —_— ee ee ~7 ame ee eee eee Se ee