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EAT 2A . ‘| Jaxucry 84, 2943 Mra. Franktltn De Roesevelt . Eafe fhe White House. "A portion of info this DECLASSIFIED By _COfO Fashtngton, De Co " qertal declassified for = JUL 2 8 toyz _w# 7 te In “The Fi Story va owe F m4 My Gear re. Roosevelt: , ; Dh yrds penn have recently learned through Zoltotter General Pranct tédlie that aeone concern Aas deen expressed Tre~ gardctno the fact that the Bureau Aas deen conducting an tnusetigation of Mree Edith Ba. Helm. J wanted te advize you thot the Sureau tnitiated an tnveettoatton of Eras Fela ae G@ result of @ specific written recuest dated October 29, 1e<0 by Ire etn ey Merwe eds Asatetant Secretary of the Aduteory Conntadion to the Counct2 of ~ HFatfonal Defenses Mrae Heln'e nane woe tncoluded tn « > dtet of persons who were descrtbed as “per annun employees N of the Aduteory Comateston to the Counctl of ¥attenal N\- Defeneee™ re Sherwood, tn line with establtehed “\. procedure, has ever a pertod of tine requested tnveati~ gationa ef several Aundred enployees of the Adutesory \, Commteston te the Counctl ef Zatfonal De/ense and no . N fadteatton was gtven ue ase te the tdentity of Edtth Be helm or the fact that she was acting tn 6 secretarial ~ capactty fer you. “~S In view of the fact that sone questten apparently \,. Aas Been. rateed oe to why the Bureau wos conducting thie. f : X investigation, J wanted te tnform you fully ef the facta= —x4-:. / fn the motter. Of eourse had we known at the ting tite -~ tnueetigation wae requested that Mra. Felm was esti cned to White House duties the tnqutry would ret have Deen = tntttated. J want to esaeure yeu that I recret the... = tncident may Aave caused you Gary annoyance or concerne -... Streerely youre, , = ge | Communications sect NI 5. pagar Hoover. 2 MAILED ~ *&k JAN 241941 & P.M, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARIMENT OF JUSTICE