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Manoima March 18, 1969 In reply to your letter of March 11th, I cannot comment relative to the work of the Marines at Quantico, Virginia, Iam, however, referring a copy of your letter to the Secretary, Department of Defense, Washington, D. C, » for any assistance he may be able to afford you. As I advised you on December 16, 1968, the FBI, at the request of Mr. Fred M. Vinson, Jr., the then Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, con- ducted a limited investigation to determine if the*National Rifle Association should have registered with the Clerk of the House of Representatives as a lobbyist in connection with gun control legis- lation. The results of our investigation have been furnished to the Criminal Division, Department of Justice and you may wish to contact that office. MAILED 22 MAR 181969 COMM-FBI Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover NOTE: Butfiles disclose we wrote correspondent on 12/16/68 in response to his letter concerning the activiti es of the National Rifle Association, : > its tax exempt status and we advised him as above, During our investigation the House of Representatives, and investigation by the Bureau be disc furnished to the Secretary of Defen ALA:Nk (3) LAR 7 MAIL ROOM C4 TELETYPE UNIT C nos of the National Rifle Association (NRA) we interviewed three officials and . furnished the Department our investigative report. On 12/10/68, the Depart- ; ment advised an official of NRA registered, on that date, with the Clerk of ontinued. Copy of correspondent's letter se by form referral, same date.: