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‘Department of Justice, Bureau of Fruuestigation P. 0. Box 1535, Oklahoma City, Oklahom. September 14, 1926, orn 20 1926 ” ‘Rorean of Investigation, ¥ partment’ of Justice, " Washington, DB. Cc, eh ONAL & CONFIDENT AL. | a. | s ° "3" “a have your letter of the 10th instant quoting wonorendam, ‘from assistant Attorney General Lahring in refersice to Investigation . “of the Sele~Ramsey cases and which concerns the investigative necasate. “ties in Gorimection with these cases. 9 “or 6 | . 7 ao “~ Oa Will state in this connection that I Delieva that J] cam te. . able to bandle this investigation with the present force of acents that’ 'T heave, Agents Frank §. Smith, John R. gurger, and J. Alex Streat oo: apecinily assigned to the Hale~Ramsey oaee, have been on annual Legros of absence eincé this case went to the Jury in the latter part of © August, I have revaijed all of these agents to the Oklahom City oi~ fice and have had them take up the imvestigation as outlined tn pr. 9 0°» luhring's memorandum quoted in your latter of September 10th, aa well as athe memorandum by him passed ¢ to me with ur, Nathan’ g latter of a dugust Slat, a. a A Since receiving your telegram, May 17th, stating tiot is wee imposaible to furnish additional agenis in view of the dewané: oR ad a f ithe service in connection with this investigation, I have been hand- Sols Woling it with the agents specially assigned to the cass, guith, Surgor, ~~ s "pnd Street, who were assisted by one of tha agents regularly assigned to the office - J. ¥. Rurphy. f have been able to hendle theses casey with the agents especially assigned tao then due to the fast that I are , ranged with the Osage Indian Agency at Pawhuska to Reve two to five of > - - ir Indian Agenta sasist ma im thease Gases. These jndisn agents have: the use of automobiles and with this tranaportation ami their assistahoed | Qur Agents hava bean abla to cover a pood desk of territory, and the: : investigations have been expeditiously handled in this mannar, whe & Indian Agente-are well imown im the territory covered in these livest Restiona and are sonewhat of the sama type of the agents handling tL - . ‘Detge cases, and have given m@ a great deal of aagistance. Also, f-