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& Memorandum to Mr. Tolson wane 4, 1952 On the morning of August 30, 1947, Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoenix Office at which time they were accepted with the understanding they were being given to Mr. Fugate,a representative of the Army Air Force intelligence, United States Army, and that there was little, if any, chance of his getting the negatives back. Ur. Rhodes turned the negatives over to the FBI with the full understanding they were being given to the Air Force and he would not get them back. (62-83894-80, page 4) On April 17, 1950, Mr. Rhodes advised the Phoeniz Office that True Magazine would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to Air Force Intelligence. At that time Rhodes was referred to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Franetsco, Cali- fornia, since they had been made avoilable to this agency by the Phoenix Offtce on August 30, i947. By letter dated June 8, 1949, the Phoeniz Office advised the Bureau that on the previous date Mr. Lynn C. Aldrich, OSI representative, Phoeniz, Arizona, called the Phoeniz Offiee stating he had been requested by his superiors in San Fronetsco to obtain detailed information concerning the negatives since Rhodes had requested their return. Aldrich pointed out that Fugate's recollection on the matter was “hazy.” OSI requested and was given with Bureau approval a memorandum setting out essentially the information related above concerning this matter. ACTION TAKEN$ Mr. Blumenthal was advised by Wick that the FBI did not have in its possession the negatives referred to by Mr. Rhodes and in fact Rhodes knew full well the FBI turned then over to Air Force Intelligence representatives, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California, on August 30, 1947, with the understanding he night never have them returned. Blumenthal was advised the FBI did not investigate this notter, did not investigate Rhodes, and had no tnterest whatsoever in the matter other than to accompany the representative from Hamilton Field while interviewing Rhodes. Slumenthal was told that for these reasons, of course, we had no information concerning the reliability of Rhodes. f Blumenthal was most appreciative for receiving this infor~ mation and said he woulds,gontact the office of Special Investi- gations of the AirpRere?® for what assistancé thy might be to him. He said also he would, straighten out Rhodes, inforning him the FBI only as a courtesy tywthe “Ut Porce representatives received the negatives from htm and transmitted them. - - oe