# Letter from J. Edgar Hoover to R. H. Colvin, 27 June 1933: steps being taken to equip field offices with firearms

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The Director replies to the Oklahoma City request of 25 June: "steps are being taken to properly equip all field offices with appropriate fire arms." The letter also declines a proposed private reward fund.

Part 03 of the FBI Vault's Kansas City Massacre file, page 95 of the viewer; Bureau serial 62-28915-105. Hoover writes: "Please be advised that steps are being taken to properly equip all field offices with appropriate fire arms. You will be further notified in this connection in the near future." The letter also declines the private reward fund proposed for the Kansas City killers and refers to "Agent Caffrey," as the letter spells the name; it gives no first name.

The reply answers the Oklahoma City request of 25 June 1933, filed separately. It is a statement of intent; it does not say which weapons were bought or when.

**Object:** Typed letter, one page  
**Maker:** J. Edgar Hoover, Director  
**Date:** 27 June 1933  
**Provenance:** Bureau serial 62-28915-105, released in the FBI Vault  
**Appears in:** FBI Vault, Kansas City Massacre, Part 03, page 95

## Sources

- FBI Records: The Vault: https://vault.fbi.gov/Kansas%20City%20Massacre/Kansas%20City%20Massacre%20Part%2003/view