Description of document: Letter from J.

Edgar Hoover to Honorable William P

Rogers, 13-January-1953

Released date: 18-August-2006

Posted date: 18-June-2008

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 U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, D.C. 20535

August 18, 2006

Request No.: 1050791- 000

Subject: LEITER FROM J. EDGAR
HOOVER TO HONORABLE WILLIAM P
ROGERS DTD 01/13/1953

Dear Requester:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act request concerning the above-mentioned
sUbject.

The enclosed document is being released in its entirety.

Sincerely yours,

David M. Hardy
Section Chief
Record/Information
Dissemination Section
Records Management Division
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sucb offen.e. a. bribery, fraud aaala.t tbe Covero..
ment, and corruption 1D tbe Treasury Dep.l'tmen.t,
dated December 8, 195Z.

Memorandum deaUna with tb. confideotlal cbarader

of FBI fUel aad tbe nece.aity oE k.epiDI them inviolate,
dated December 11, 1952.

With best re.ard8, I am

SiDcerely,

1. Edgar Hoover

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