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wT iid ' Wi pA i" LOD. 20es0000 (‘@ Y Qt \ M.S. Bepartment of Justice Yi a“ Bure of Investigation SUITE L FEDERAL BUILDING KANSAS CITY Wie $A, LOSTRT serene PERSONAL aND CONSIORITIAL. October 27, 1933. Director, Division of Investieation, United States Department of Justice, Teshington, D.c. DIEXLIRG cy BE SON OF .Wesvcaiion NOV 1 {¢32 7.M. | tho chwatiinusiY OF JUSTICE Dear Sir: | NOV 2- 1933 sf G Kinzly refer to your letter of October 12, 1973, reporting allegations of Mr, Eugenes C.fReppert, Director of Police of the Ranvas City, Missouri, Police Department. 1 As you are no doubt aware, when any assist- ance of a locsl character has been needed, I have always called on Sheriff Thomas E.tBesh of Jackson County, Missouri, who haa invari- atly teen most cooperative. Of course, ve have found it necessary during the conduct of routine investisations from time te time ta make incuiries of the local police department. In addition, on several occasions, violations of the federal laws, such as that of the National Motor Vehicle Theft act, have been referred to this office by the Police Department. Of course, naturally, these in- vestigations have to be conducted in spite of the conditions which exist. The agents of this office have been instructed at all times to be most circumspect in their dealings with the Kansas City, Mie- souri, Police Department. , eg . =) “~ oT _ About a month ego, I was called upon to make an address tefore the Southside Central Business association here in Kansas City. about that seme time, there was considerable pub- licity in the local papers having to do particulerly with attacks on the police department. The day before I was to deliver my ad- dress, the secretary of the crganization called me and asked whether I would object to having Chief of Detectives Thomas J. Hirgins of the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Depsrtment present. I informed him ‘that, naturally, I would not otject to the presence of any person they might desire to hsve at their luncheon. The secretary then informed me that Mr. Higgins would cot make an address of more than five minutes. To this, I informed the secretary that I dié not teiieve it vould be a-propriate to have any other person on the D7 e COPIES DESTROYED 40 scr 3 1964