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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 ™ Office MemMindum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT — TO : THE DIRECTOR DATE: 1-31-47 FROM : HR. EDV. A. TAME SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT; 7 ELIZABETR@SHORT ~ VICTIU J =ytS MURDER. U | You will recall we addressed a letter to the Soci “Hes Security Administration requesting their assistance by fur- nishing record information in their possession to assist in locating a suspect in the very victous murder of Elizabeth Short which occurred just recently in California and has received so much publicity. We are now in receipt of the reply which is a rather verbose declination based on a regulation prescribed by the | Soctal Security Board. It is attachede==i= 7 — During the war, Social Security furnished us information on cases directly concerned with the "successful prosecution of the war", You will recall that Just recently they wrote to the Attorney General and stated since the President's proclamation terminating hostilities, this cooperation could now be honored only when we | certify that the case in question grew out of the ware We accordingly directed a memorandum to the Attorney General protesting the lack of cooperation on the part of Social Security and pointing out that we now have'cases which are of at least as grave concern to, the security of the country as during the war and asking him to nake every effort to effect arrangements whereby we could secure this invaluable information. » There are attached for your approval a teletype to Los Angeles advising that Social Security has refused to»furnish the information needed by the police and a memorandum to the Attorney General advising of this incident to supplement our previous memorandun. y, ~ BANDON By Ns JkMsn1 ao FU ines Attachments ce-lr. Ladd , Hr. Rosen : 7 af Of me ED COPY FILED IN LSS) ~“¥Y924 UK