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st Jay oF Augue -1948. Ere - ae a a Rare oc a oe “By etter dated t December 20, 1945, the Bureau furnished to the Chief, er ‘Division ‘of Foreign ‘Activity Correlation, Department of State, as of possible || >: dnterest a translation of -an anonymous. ietter ‘dated November 15, 1945, originally. sed Dominican Republic. . The. ieiter. was originally - and states in part: ". . . the e tor ‘Pan American Democracy and - - Mr, Sumner Welles are mown, . . it is suggested that you check to ascertain .| ~ df itis certain that the true cause fer which President Roosevelt expelled , ., ..umner Welles from the Department of State was because he maintained ainormal a ‘sezual relations with Negro servants who worked in the Department of State. - She Bureau file does not state spectfically why the above information was ~ "disseminated to the Dermrtment of State; however, it is now speculated the | , . . Department of State would be interested because of the reference to abnormal — Cee -sexual relations with Mr, Welles on the part of Negro servants who worked --" Yafter leaving the State Department im 1943, Mr. “Welles lectured, wrote - ter various newspapers amd atthored several! books on forcign affairs, The FHI had conducted no investigation concerning Welles; hovever, other poerces reported that be wes a homosexual, He dice in 1961. * a oo s