# Letter from SAC F. J. Blake, Dallas, to the Director, 29 August 1933: Browning automatic rifles recovered from the Barrow gang

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Dallas Special Agent in Charge F. J. Blake reports that four Browning automatic rifles recovered from members of the Barrow gang had in part been traced to Government armories, and suggests the Division ask the War Department to protect armories.

Part 02 of the FBI Vault's Bonnie and Clyde file, page 79 of the viewer; Bureau file 26-4114, with the copy notation "cc 26-4114-92". Dallas Special Agent in Charge F. J. Blake reports that a Kansas City report of 17 August 1933 shows "4 Browning automatic rifles were recovered from members of the Barrow gang, some of which have been traced to Government armories." He suggests that the Division ask the War Department to protect armories, "particularly those containing Browning automatic rifles," and adds that the rifles, automatic pistols and ammunition found indicate "the Government is furnishing ammunition and equipment to these outlaws."

The viewer's text layer for this part is poor. The quotations were read from the page image stored here. The Bureau's reply of 8 September is filed separately, and the serial numbers of the weapons are in the report of 1 September.

**Object:** Typed letter, one page  
**Maker:** F. J. Blake, Special Agent in Charge, Dallas  
**Date:** 29 August 1933  
**Provenance:** Bureau of Investigation / Division of Investigation file 26-4114, released in the FBI Vault  
**Appears in:** FBI Vault, Bonnie and Clyde, Part 02, page 79

## Sources

- FBI Records: The Vault: https://vault.fbi.gov/Bonnie%20and%20Clyde/Bonnie%20and%20Clyde%20Part%2002%20/view