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yore 7 1-Bor “ft a ' i 1-Be 1-L’ 3c, Tickler File 1-Young a —_ Qise = < February 28, 1955 37912 ie 77-0 - MAL PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL RECORDED-96 BY SPECIAL MESSENGER ay Honorable Sherman Adams Ot . 2 Fee Assistant to the President , = £2 he White House + = Washington, D. C. 7 a: a Hy deer Br. Adems; we = Reference is made to the telephonie request on 4 ‘ “"Pebruary 25, 1955, of Miss phyllis Gardner, in the office of =e Mr. Stephen Benedict, for a check of FBI files concerning an wee if Jorepn Patrick Kennedy, former United States Ambassador to Great Britain, This Bureau has conducted no investigation ef & Joseph Patrick Kennedy and our files reflect the follce.ing =~ __ pertinent information concerning hia; < The June 1, 1919, issue of the "Foreign Gdaerver, 92s" published in Kew York City, contained remarks quoted Zras the’ "Veek" of London, England, which was described as a privately circulated and well-informed publication. Thege remarks toy Pee that the British were bewildered as to why Kennedy was allowed to remain as United States Ambassador to Great Britain, considering his record as an “appeaser™ and an “apologist for Chamberlain, * Tt was siso refiected that Mr, Kennedy had bean informing Mr. Chanberlain that in reality American opinion--serious American opinion--so far from being hogtile to Munichisx was really supporting it and that, therefore, Mr. Chamberlain did ngt really need to worry about the apparent outbursts of indignation from the other side, regardless of the quarters fron which they eame, (This was not further explained.) . According to the above publication, "Week" indicated & Zennedris atatements to membars of the Brittieah Gevernment a oes ee ew eer ee de Wee's BFS 2 OBR EFF hataiealall yd ™ ere eansing cones cerghle eonfusion in British Cabinet: meetings” Tole £8 to whether they refléétany ¢, hha true “American opinion, Benin sep anenent of Axisyp pense I | 1 _ “fe Me, “ERS Snicore ye yours, Parsons —_—__ f@/ t2 ff 335 \ #. Kdgar Hoover Tamm be are This letter 1 bMgp abl achment to memoran du Sizoo captioned "Joseph Patrick Ken" me /7), pectal Inguiry - white House" dated 2- 26-55 e3 wit A