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: Mr. Tolson. #2. } Alr. K. ; : FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION eae - Str, Cfaviaw. -- In Reply, Please Refer to 100 Milk Street Mr, To vhae so File No. Boston, Massachusetts Mr DN oe August 28, 1953 Me Wa Ah ‘s.san.. {| J. Edgar Hoover Mla Canine { Director en | Federal Bureau of Investigation bane eee U. Se Department of Justice Washington, D. Ce PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL Dear Mr. Hoovers: C"\ The writes had the opportunity today to visit with Mr. Joseph FP, Oxennedy at Hyannisport, Massachusetts. Mre Kennedy WAS ‘very very high in praise of you personally and the Bureau generally. He stated in unequivocal terms that if it were not for the FBI the country would go to Hell. mie i Mr. Kennedy mentioned SPREE ter recent columns | regarding Civil Rights investigations and stated it was difficult for him to understand why would write fisuch a thing because MMMM hes so otren said to Mr. Kennedy, "the FBI is the only decent agency in the Govern- ,, \xens and the rest of them are not worth a good G.PD." Q) Meg te Ne Rg a | Mr. Kennedy believes that ee was angling his columns Q) at the Jews, Negroes and the Conmunist element behind the &/ Civil Liberties outfit, as well as the NAACP, Kennedy says he does not fee] in his own heart thet yp 22s any- | thing against the Bureau at all and, in fact, great yespect i for the Bureau and for you personally. fe oe oe Sincerely, RECORDED . £ (\ (\ Vif. tel Kell wory FYOTVEG . ee ATR MATL “tobi ON} te ) ~ a fe \u : ee 3 _ oD : ow . 7 ' ‘ a