They are taking steps to ensure the Kennedy clan's privacy isn't violated when the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's file is made public, FBI officials have said.

The Boston Globe reported on Monday that Kennedy's FBI file runs to thousands of pages, given his decades in public service, so the federal law enforcement agency is taking the uncommon step of giving the family a chance to raise objections beforehand.

FBI spokesman Dennis Argall told the Globe, "In certain circumstances such as the family of victims of crimes or, as in this case ... a public official, the FBI may coordinate the release of certain material with the family. The family of a deceased person may have a privacy interest.''

The FBI is set to release 3,000 pages sought by the media and others under the Freedom of Information Act. More are yet to come.

It was further reported that the family will not have legal power over the information's release but the bureau can take any concerns into consideration.

Argall further said, "But the reason (for objecting) can't simply be that it is embarrassing'' information about Kennedy himself. (With Inputs from Agencies)