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f oe 5 ,- * JOHN EDGAR MOOVER SIRECTOR Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Bepartment of Iustice , THDL:BG June 29, 1937. ~ Fv PERPSIUAL ENT COUPIDESTIAL TS an 0 Re: United Stetes permanently joining the Olnternations1 Crimins] Police Commission. ee eS ae Confirnin;: ~ oral discussion with you reletive to the above tter, I am 0 * the opinion that the United Stetes shouid become A ™ 3 styled nh ly connected with the International Criminal Police Commission. &, me permenent Fhile I do not think thet we could derive so much practice! benefit from the Commission, I enf strongly of the opinion that the contacts With outstending lex enforcement officiels throughout the worl¢ rould prove stimlating and helpful to enr of our representatives who attended the annusl confercnces of the Commission and I feel also thet our delegete could invariably learn of some new scientific development or method which would prove both interestin: and helpful to the Bureau end to ler enforcement officials generally throughout the ‘United S States. oe 48 indicated to you, I believe that (ae Bureau of = __ Investigetion, if the United States enters the Commission per tly, ~ showld control the appointment of the officiel United Stetga-delegate _ designated to ettend the annual conferences he ComniSsion. : The first consideration is thet of expense and, as I told you personally, the officials of the Commission assured me thet no charge of ei any kind would be assessed to the United States es a result of my official sal attendance at the pest conference and that no coumtry would ever be called eat upon to pay more than seven thousand Swiss Marks per year, regerdless of a the populetion of thet particular country. ae a REOORDED & INDEXED lel 4s pbl/-— Ca & | As indicated to you, 1 pointed out to "the offic OE oo os wl Lhat the United Stetes obviousiy could not receive ms much practicel benefit. _ =; from the activities of the Commission as the smaller Furoneen countries , I closer to the scene of the activities of the Commission wouls receive/ * [ eat especially in view of the fact that most of the Commission's work emape tes - frop Vienna. se on Rivne Dh. a ON 1