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My ah “od Cem r Cee A Miwa a a ce mi) sa Thy ee i | . corr { January &¢, 1942 Paeracnal and ¥re. Franklin D. Roosevelt fhe Fhite House Fashington, De Ce aa My dear Mra. Roosevelt: F bane peeentiy learned through Soltotter danéral # wwe ££ ew ele reg wee rue were wre re Se ee .- . Franote Btddle that some concern hae been ezpreseed re- 1 [garding the fact that the Bureau has been conducting an ». tnuestigation of Mra. Edith 8. Helm, I wanted to advise you that the Bureau tnitiated an inveatization of Ure. - Bele aaa result of ao spectfic written request dated October 29, 1940 by Wr. Sidney Sherwood, Asstetant :¢ Secretary of the Advisory Countesion to the Ceunct2 of National Defense. Mra. Heln'a nane was tneluded tn a list of persons who were desortbed se "per annum employe ‘“_Lof the Adutsory Comateston to the Council of Mational '* Defense." Mr. Sherwood, tn line wtth eatablished procedure, has over a pertod of tine requested tnuesti~ gations of several Aundred employees of the Advisory ~ -; Conataston to the Counotl of Nattcnal Pefenee and ne 7. findteation was gtven us as to the tdentity ef Edith 8. ~< Hele or the fact that she was acting tn a seoretartal vf capsetty for yous, = ©) ¥3 In view of the fact that sone question apparently ! Ace Deen ratsed ae to why the Bureau was conducting thie : fnvestipation, I wanted to tnforn you fully of the facte t fn the matter. Of oouree had we known at the tine the investigation was requested that Vre. Helu was asst oned p to Watte House duties the tngutry would not have beer tnitlated. JI want to geaure you that I regret the 4 taotdent moy have caused you any annoyance or ocnoern. f Stneerely youre, /a/ J. Edgar Hoover f i | i HEE! | Halt = ny