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" CARACAS, “VENEZUELAY " guly 19, roee | BASQUE ORGANIZATION = VENEZUELA - + ADMINISTRATIVE.” mo “Reference ts made to a letter trom this office. _ to the Bureau dated June 3, 1944, entitled as above setting .. forth the proposed plan of ’ cooperation between the ‘Basques ‘and the Bureau representatives in Venezuela, gaia | Plant having - been submitted by the Basque organization x tre en “This is to advise that since the date of the sub- mission of the aforementioned plan, the Basque organization - has performed fewer and fewer services for the Legal At- tache's offica, During the various contacts with this group this lackadaisical attitude has become increasingly evi and apparently is based on two premises, to wit; first, the. a 3 reel war is won and there is no Longer any necessity for them to~— Mes _ “work and second, (and apparently the real reason) the Basque. -.° * Ps leaders state thet all the members of the Basque organiza- =~. > - ix + tion work eight hours per day in their private or profes- re Se -, Sional jobs and therefore these members do not care to- ay) Nv - J perform investigative services at night or while off duty bth 7 w _ has recentty Rael’ pal eB cee x sp f the Basque intelligence service, to cover lead for this’ qa : - 2 roffice, stating that the leads were difficult £0 Ee or ‘2 “He has also stated that the investigative w ">! for this office 1s being? “pela in abeyance uitil the fyb acts on the plan ee ee: .4n the refere: m letter Fy “Informant “go informing a reprgs xi eet ante office he ‘Opfnan € made it clear 4h ie, ution of tne Basque * rganization to have €f ge, inv saa work: Pin the BR ey the two full time invé ig) aforementioned - Pepe ‘whos and the or anid WALL of money esized foo Cte he hire