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* UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT — pare: December ll, 1959 _ 7 : , . Tolso: a+ | Ae, SUBJECT: dsrrrore ror SEX RESEARCH, INC. _ ce re . FOUNDED BY ALFRED C—KINSEY- i | We fuliteae A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION yy Se Be “ . . uh cc , oe a fie | Gandy ap) =~ ~~» ~OU_May recall that, . _ he. CO | ) has been aggressivély following a request for | “erotica” (literary 6¥ aitistic items relating to sex) from the files of this Bureau to be utilized by the captioned Institute. On memorandum of November 13, 1959, in this matter, the Director noted: ‘'In so far as any material which FBI has it is not going to be made available to this outfit, H., " . a As the legal representative of the captioned Institute, ion November 12, 1959, came to the Bureau and asked that (1) Dr. Pomeroy of the Institute be granted the right to examine "erotica" in the possession of this Bureau; (2) Dr. Pomeroy be given or loaned "erotica" under restrictions to be specified; and (3) if the "erotica" cannot be given or loaned_that Dr. Pomeroy be given copies of the "erotica." It was pointed out to , jby the inter- viewing supervisor that the official files, documents, and records of this Bureau are under the regulation of the Attorney General, and that her request would be passed along to the Department of Justice. This information, along with her : inquiry by telephone and wire of November 17,1959, and the interview of i Dr. Wardell Pomeroy of the captioned Institute have been transmitted to the Department with the statement "No further action is contemplated by this Bureau. " By letter of December 9, 1959, the attached letter was directed to the interviewing supervisor. _Anquired whether the addressee had received any response to "tthe request ior an opinion" addressed to the Attorney General. _ er indicated in this letter that she wished to expedite the matter, hoping that "something could be arranged" for one of the next visits/of two officials of the captioned Institute, Dr. Pomeroy and Dr. Gebhard. A opy of her letter was indicated for her client, Dr. Gebhard of the eee . Enclosures 4 yo 3- /R ~//_ Sto Washington . ER ~~ JOS V/A / ~3 1 - Mr. Belmont = —_ gor ene > § “ahutene 7 to} ;