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' Borgton 9, Massachusettes Decenber 27, 1945 Direotor, FBI Re; JOSEPH P. KENNEDY Pessible Special Service Contact HATIOWAL DEFENSE LATTERS Dear Sir: Reference is made to Bureau letter of October 18, 1945, Bureau File 67-580854, to the Boston Cffice rejative to the offer by former Anbagesrdor to London |Joseph FP. “teunedy ite esaist the Buresu in any possible manner, In sonnection with the background of Hr. Kemedy, the following information is contained in Who's Who in America: He waa born September 6, 1688, at Boston, Masa. He grad vated from Foston Latin School in 1908, receiving an AB degree from Rarvard in 1932. He holde an honorary LLD degree from the Rational University of Dublin, Ireland, received in 1958; and honorary = =~ degrees from the University of Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Briatol, and Cambridge, received in 1939. He also holds an honorery LLP degreo from Catholio University in Washington, D. C., Oglethorpe University, and from the University of Hotre Dane. Br. Kennedy married ROSE FITZGERALD of Boston, Masse, on Ostober 7, 1912, and they have nine children. Eo was bank examiner for tho State of Haesachusetts from 1912 to 1914; Fresident of the Colurbia Trust Company, Boston, from 1914 to 10173 Aszistant Genoral Mansger et the Fall kiver, Eass., plent of the Bothlehen Shipbuilding Corporation from 1917 to 1919; Menager of tho Hayden-St.ne Conpany, investuert bankers, Boston, from 191% to 1924, Frezident and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pilm Booking ' OFfioes of Anorioa from 1926 to 1929, Chairman of the Board of Directora ef the Koith Albee Orpheum Theaters Corporation, 1928-1929; Presidoxnt an@ Chairnan of the board of Directors of Pathe Exchange, Ino., from 1929 to 1930. He was engazed in corporation finance from 1930 to 1954; appointed to the Securities and Exohanre Commission on duly 2, 1954; end @leoted Chairman of the SEC in 1934 and reeleoted in 1956. Ho reairned that position 4n 1925. He was appointed Chairman of the United Statos Maritime Commission in 1957 and was United States Ambassador to Great he “i Fe a, Tv niconpep