State Department Correspondence with Kathleen Johnson on Amelia Earhart Records

» D.C. 20808. Most of the Govermment's documentation on the search for Mise Earhart, however, is in the files of the Kavy Department, BEST COPY AVAILABLE Breach, Civil Archives i NND 78956 Inquiries about i i file should be seat to the Diploustic Division, Netionel Archives and Records Service, considerable. TREE Sai $3uiad3 aad ~2- This Goverment was informed offielally by the Japanese Governsent thet the investigation had failed te disclose any basis for the allegations. Copies of the 1960 documents can be obtained for « fee by writing to the Freedom of Information Staff, Room 2811, Department of State, Washington, D. C. 20820. You should refer file 200.113 Earhart, Amelia end cite thet you are meking request under the provisions of the Preedea of Information rt that this informstion wili be of assistance to you. Sineerely yours, or Fredrick Aandabl Director, Operations Staff Office of the Historian bis m™rB PA/HO:MMBrandt :0JJ 2/s/TT BEST COPY AVAILABLE NND 78956 P770029-1688 ReRo#2, Box 79 Sacred Feart, Minnesota 56285 January 27, 1977 The Department of State 2201 C Strest Northwest Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Sir; I am a high school senior and am doing extensive research on Amelia Barhert. I have obtained all the information I know of but would like to do some further researching as to the cause of her disapperrance. Last year I wrote to Fred Goerner, a newscaster who has pre- viously done research on Amelia Earhart. He said that the United States State Department is gradually releasing more information about AE. My Congressman, Richard Nolan, said that I could inguire directly to you for further information. I would greatly appre. ciate any help you could give me. Thank you! Respectfully yours, ct. fee ~) 4s Lag rw) (Miss) Kathleen Johnson ORICAL OFFICE DATE OF THE DIRECTOR FEB 141977 DEPARTMENT OF STATE BEST COPY AVAILABLE NND 78956 P7700 29-1044 February 18, 1977 Dear Mise Johnsen: Tour letter of January 27 to the Departnent of Stete hes been referred to this office for reply. The Governuent's assumption at the time of the disappearance of Miss Ferhart and Mr. Noonan was that they hed died in er immedietely after a tragic aircraft eccident. As fer as we know, there has been BO esholusive evidence te support any theory contrary to the assumption that Mise Farhart and Mr. Noonan were lost at ses in the vicinity of Howland Island in the Pacific, Since 1967 all of the Department of State files on Amelia Earhart have been open to resesrchers. The Department's pepers ia the National Archives and Records Service eontein a bulky file on arrangements for the Earhart flight and a auch emaller nusber of docunenta releting to the search for Hiss Earhart after her disappearance. The entire file is identified as cease 600.79611 Putnam, Amelia Sarhart, enclosures 1 to 212 inclusive. These documents can be inspected at the National Archives and Records Service or copies can be ordered from that agency, although the cost of copying the entire file would be considerable. Inquiries about obtaining copies of payers in the file should be sent to the Diplomatic Brench, Civil Archives Division, National Archives and Records Service, Washingten, D. C. 20808. Most of the Government's documentetion en the search for Mise Earhart, hovever, is in the files of the Navy Department, which conducted the search. The Department of State still has in its filea a few papers Gated 1960 relating to a review of the Earhart case end an investi- gation ty the Japanese Government of allegations that Mies Earhart was imprisened on Saipen in 1937. This investigation, we were told, included a search of all availeble Japanese records and questioning of Japanese officials assigned to Saipan in 1937 and of former Saipan residents repatriated te Japan after Werld Wer YI. Mise Xathieen Johnson, R. R. #2, Box 79, Bacred Heart, Minnesota 56285. BEST COPY AVAILABLE NND 78956 Tis Government was informed officially by the Japanese Joverment that the investigation had failed to disclose any basis for the allegetions. Copies of the 1960 documents can be obtained for a fee by vriting to the Freedom of Inforastion Staff, Room 2811, Department of State, Washington, D. C. 20520. You should refer to file 200,113 Earhart, Aselia end cite thet you are making request under the provisions of the Freedom cf Informstion Act. TI hope that this information will be of assistance to you. Sincerely yours, Predrick Aandahl Director, Operations Btaff Ofilce of the Eistorian BEST COPY AVAILABLE NND 78956