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¢ UNITED “e GOVERNMENT pare: December ll, 1959 Tol mom : Mr. W. C. Sullivan lL ; = yn Meg sunyect: thenrure FOR SEX RESEARCH, INC. _ y . FOUNDED BY ALFRED C.-KINSEY- ° | etree Z REQUEST FOR INFORMATION by So Tob sneee = La; . ~ | Holloman ‘ ae a 7 fie ; | Gandy — ~~ wh ¢ zy ) =. .... You may recall that ; .* i © j has been aggressively Tolle @ request for “erotica” (literary 6¥ artistic items relating to sex) from the files of this Bureau to be utilized by the captioned Institute. On memorandum of November 13, 1959, in this matter, the Director noted: "In so far as any material which FBI has it is Rot going to be made available to this outfit. H." As the legal representative of the captioned Institute, _ lon November 12, 1959, came to the Bureau and asked that (1) Dr. Pomeroy of the Institute be granted the right to examine "erotica" in the Possession of this Bureau; (2) Dr. Pomeroy be given or loaned “erotica” under restrictions to be specified; and (3) if the "erotica" cannot be given or loaned _that Dr. Pomeroy be given copies of the "erotica." It was Pointed out to, |by the inter- viewing supervisor that the official files, documents, and records of this Bureau are under the regulation of the Attorney General, and that her request would be passed along to the Department of Justice. This information, along with her inquiry by telephone and wire of November 17, 1959, and the interview of ______Dr. Wardell Pomeroy of the captioned Institute have been transmitted to the Department with the statement "No further action is contemplated by this Bureau," By letter of December 9, 1959, the attached letter was directed to the interviewing supervisor. Anquired whether the addressee had received any response to "the request for an opinion" addressed to the Attorney General. _ er indicated in this letter that she wished to expedite the matter, hoping that "something could be arranged" for one of the next visits/of two officials of the captioned Institute, Dr. Pomeroy and Dr. Gebhard. A copy of her letter was indicated for her client, Dr. Gebhard of the ee Enclosures / go _.3- /a_/2 sto Washington . Ax=l0 s WAT 5 1- Mr. Belmont : Gor renee 1- Mr. Rosen 1- Mr. DeLoach eo . & I seemless - er gs 1 16 \a ah | cus ® abit stiose