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bi AP wate sl OFFICE OF THE LEGAL ATTACHE ee on gale oe EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF A os CONF! CARACAS, VENEZUELA” February 16 fj FO aap ton sae je “Doar eee aig gS. wee : eo “Reference i ee nade to this ‘office B Letter. “to- ‘the b dated November 3, 1943, in the above entitled matter, . References 4 7 fs also made to the Bureau's cables Nos. 162 and 211, dated eee ee .. November 16, 1943 and January 19, 1944, respectively, giving iv be, ; authorization for- expenditures ‘neoessery. for arrangenafits | ourrént] “Se-pethe made for greafer utilizdtion pf tha Basque Organization’ in * Venezuela, <8) have vhe 0 Pen to reps rt ae 1 Pegerd 40, those, ° arrangements a ares : : : ” Included. with ‘this. ‘Setter: ‘a8 an “@nclosure are: ‘two "bonise o of an “undated and unsigned memorandum entitled "Setting up the ~~ System". This memorandum was f to our Basque Organizatior LY contact, Confidential Tarornent ©: Jenuery 15, 1944. With the exception | of certain changes made subsequently, it is believed b7D that the memorendum is self-explanatory in regard to organization aL .of the Basques for cane coverages. The steps outlined were. al pe a * taken by Informant letters being written in the Basque : “iy langubgee. 7A Basque Caracas in the latter part of ‘January, . .- 41944 %o make the’ personal éontadts cadled for by this memorandunt. ye ee his return Cae a full? port ° g “the wo} = the ‘changes referred to in the ab Y ollows: Contact with the Basque informant fn Cor8 will. te made © _.... .by correspondence rather than by personal contact ap Abr ack ts o. wvats. "pepresentative at Aragua de Maturin has been drop iaek ts : ° yan: representative. et -Carensro added.: 4This lest ts a “por {ite Geri bepanseoaat “aaa his town ‘One ““sthe oasi B theene. a 7 . . nthe Tpiand of KM uspgrtée se tas aEee dre répressntative forz oy. os 4 ithe | tue" “ 8 Of, San (Gristobal., _and Rypio is. g Lage Re Se. 7h nentes nunber of, Basgiie ‘Anformants @igtri buted, througho' 3 iGo qenseuetee outéfde the: capital oity remains @ ageit peeen ‘the DET 1 Change further ore this memorandum referd to thé cost of the tf A, _ made by Basque representative to make personel contacts in sett ng i up the eysten in Western Venezuela. As pointed out in cable numba Seon office to the Bureau, dated Jan 4, 6 APP Ath Cores nrerravtn bach RRAGNOY 2 iv, Decla