Nikola Tesla FBI Files - Page 122

MAILED 11 1 BM AUG 6 1979 Assoc. Dir. Asst. Dir.: Dear (26) Your recent letter requesting information concerning Dr. Nikola Tesla has been received. Niko FBI Dep. AD Adm. Dep. AD Inv. M UTSIDE SOURCE The effects of Dr. Tesla were impounded, after his death, by the office of Alien Property of the Department of Justice and not by the FBI. We have no preprinted material available for public distribution regarding Dr. Tesla. HOWever, under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (Title 5, United States Code, Section 552), requests have been made in the past regarding your topic and there may be docusents available to you under Title 28--Code of Federal Regulations. If you are interested in seeking such documents under the Freedom of Information Act, you should make a separate inquiry, clearly marking the envelope and letter as a Freedom of Information Act request, and direct it to the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20535. In the letter you must request documents regarding the specific topic af interest to you. REC+ 79 EX-137 Public Affs. OH. Telephone Rm. Angust 6, 1979 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED FEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 2-3-fe By 44 pape BY Enclosure Sincerely youry-23 DEYS William L. Bailey Assistant Director WEL 100-2237-32 2 AUG 7 1979 Room 6958 (This correspondence response may engender a future FOIA inquiry.) HEF + Adm. Servs. Crim. Inv. Ident. Intell. NOTE: Based upon available, information, correspondent is not Laboratory identifiable in Bufiles. Legal Coun. Plan. & Insp. Rec. Mgnt. 1ch (4) Tech. Serva Training (B) 3 122 FB1/DC