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QD 2 ne ighoor of his in Poln Beach, Florida, believed she wos being investigated by the FBI. Kennedy said the story sounded "fishy” to him and wondered if he could be advised on the situation. The Miani Office conducted inquiry and found the story was the result of a misunderstanding on the part of ip Fog who hed apporently eraggeroted an inquiry by a real estote dealer to one of her neighbors. No impersonation of Bureau Agents wos involved. The Director talked to Kennedy later the some doy and 80 advised him. (62-80916) On May 23, 1946, an article entitled "Let Us Not Pursue False Gods" by Joseph P. Kennedy appeared in the Commercial and wy TM. i Financial Chronicle published in New York. Under the keading wt fannhlie Men gotted in Pnolitines." Faennedu astoted in nort. "TF 4 Caopeole men £82eCe8s th POLITE LCs, HOnnecy Stated tm perv, st say without fear that nowhere in ony country will you find a i a more efficient body of public servants then the young men in our FBI, Gs organized and directed by J. Edgar Hoover. Intelligent, alert, imaginative, sympathetic to public opinion and citizens! needs, it ts tops in public administration and service.” oy (94-36077-1) : ill. Associations of Interest to the’ Bureau & It will be recalled that in May, 1940, Ambassador Xennedy figured prominently in the arrest of Tyler Kent, American Embassy code clerk who subsequently served five years in a British prison. Kent was discharged from Ais job and was con- victed in British court for violating the Official Secrets Act Jor having in his possession confidential Embassy documents. (65-27850 )