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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dote of ronsctiptan 10/12 16 - SA Joseph E. Battle, Washington Field Office, telephonically advised that fdiowing the death of Mr. Hoover on May 2, 1972, he ~ accompanied SAC Kunkel on a number of occasions to Mr, Hoover" 5 residence where they obtained boxes of material which he was told constituted personal correspondence of Mr. Hoover's which had been coe designated for destruction by Miss Helen Gandy. He stated this material was contained in sealed boxes and he never observed any contents. The boxes were taken by Bureau vehicle to the loading dock at the Washington Field Office where they were turned over to clerical personnel for eventual destruction in the shredding machine. He was never aware of any boxes ae, went 3 containing books or interesting case write-ups which had been earmarked ae for delivery to External Affairs. % Ar: aa ie Path: ne teeta at 4 Pein or oes c . V4 ! 4 4 1 1 t 1 1 ] i ‘ nis oh roy » va “a8 it ai i} ' Se Pecightininapeaten cabiat ata F ptod-belbta ge tansarslytta¥e~ Lelinglitin the, tables hate Teentaal ee hk 4 i" iy 4 ey Ba tel tm, ih) t 2 Washington, D. C. tues b , 7 fl Inspector John G. Devine/jmh Deve giceted 10/12/76 t Le ea TUN oe PW PS Interviewed 10/12/76 e er ase hte # a4 ' by 4 get eae 4 Thie document conloins neither recommendalion: ner conclusions of the FBI 8 is the property of the FBI and ls teoned to your egency;- @ and Ih conten: are nol to be distribvied sutside your agency. : . Loe RL, a eA A Seis SRR tie pecs carer ing + cath gt i a eee = 1 Pe si aa ih DE YRS 4 a