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U S a eat o. = ua [ ae} - 4 . a an Ia connect!o the bby avestigaiton paing conducted ‘bye * cemmalttee of tha, Focarnittes: on Foreign Relotona of the United States Senate fata Eng cho sod mide by Senntor McCarthy thet eubversive elements are fete eraployed in £ he State Departinent, U have been advised thet it Ie very Mkcoly that the subcsanusittce may request of you the nasignmoent by the FAI of | sone Agents to the Coumittes, to conduct tay eatigetions into, these Bersey . i bring this matter to your attention because i would F baronshe urge. 4 : tte ® ghat tig Burecu not be directed to assign pexsonnel to the Séhate:Cemmal “for the purposes inttcetad, thea vcen 2 consistent polley ol the’ Department ovae & long periolef yours aol te oo ceda to xequeats of Congres suigazk Gare traittees for the sesignment of Beech vd Agents of the Guresy, taconduct ‘give sil .Rgrtions for such Committees, bicnuy re sueits have been ma: fe Ove @ peslod ot years fer auch personsel ond Gicy hsve elt boon dente. * me Mates PS ie ; ; x a There gecms to be very coud reason for tite Sey in tiat the F731 fa . lready considerably over- -burdened with Sts legitimate work without rentering } dnvesthgetive assistance to Committees of Congress, Ad, secondly, many ot: 2 the maictters into which Committees are making inquiries from tice te time: 4 are of such aa extreme controversial character a6 to mu:ke It indeslrable for B *! the FDE to be injected inte such metters, Ia the paéticulsr instance in question, the FBI has Jnvestigated many of the personnel of the Slate Dep srhaent ond -*.- ‘aubvaltted reports théreon to the Civil Service Commission ed to the Btoty: i Department. These reports have given all of the fects which the Fat has been able to develop, Of course, no conclusions were reached ia our roports ca | she Burcou has ptronsly confined ite function’ to that of being & f act-gathering organization. Obviedsly, 4 of the Bursa ghould 1 a ned a Committoe, it would be an ect way fox ty ei ees i: sten Y been | Llas of the FEE Wally wo fp phe present aol = fle ned to ait ae rh ts Committoens; < ‘ of : 7 oie -CORDE re : EA ECORDED - 149 ei ebiall Spe » INDEXED - UB as beorte . “ab bho: ty z ~ John Edgar Hoover oe are __ Director. _—