Correspondence Regarding the Destruction of Certain Records at the Five Tribes Agency1946-03-05unknownhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0010The letter is a response to a request for information regarding the destruction of records at the Chicago offices. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs states that the papers destroyed were reports, letters, and miscellaneous matter related to Indian lands, hospital reports, and petitions for schools. The destruction was authorized by Congress under HR-1680, and the Superintendent followed the proper procedure for reducing federal files to meet space limitations. The Commissioner believes that there was nothing of particular importance in the records destroyed, but some papers may have value to the Historical Society.