J Edgar Hoover refused permission for Bond producers to even mention his agency by name after he was passed a memo on Goldfinger Nowadays James Bond is a household name that everyone, from designer brands to luxury car makers, wants to be associated with. But back in 1964 - just two years after the Cuban Missile Crisis - the FBI reacted with horror after learning of plans to feature the Bureau in upcoming Bond flick Goldfinger. J Edgar Hoover refused filmakers permission to even mention his agency by name after being passed a memo explaining that Bond was a British spy who had 'beautiful women presenting themselves to him in scanty attire'.
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Producer Harry Saltzman sent FBI request to use military planes in film
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Letter prompted agency to run checks on everything to do with Bond
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'Sex and bizarre situations' in novels meant FBI did not want to be involved
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Reports also claimed Goldfinger's plot foiled by FBI, rather than Bond
But despite the favourable references and presidential endorsement, Hoover ordered his agents to contact Saltzman and 'vigorously protest any mention of @placeholder or portrayal of its agents in his proposed movie.'