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STANDALDD FORM NO. GA { : Circe Menor WieaHit + UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - ’ - MA J pnd . peo ! t . . - . z TO Lor, Nichols {\ “pate: April 8, 1945 : ; -: aa . Po FROM : M, A. Jones . . . wre foto ’ f2 SUBJECT: “International Crixinal Police Commission : OA . a y 3 é ce In accordance with your tequeat the follovinois get forta recarding the International Criminal Folice Commission: ‘Prior to World War Tf it was felt that some type of cooperation amonc law enforcement agenci-s of different countries 7 would tend to curb the activities of international critinals, aftd with this fact in mind international conferences were held in various piaces such as Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1905, Madrid in 1909, and ae ne eee ot etree is) = = the Fiennese Police President, brought PE PPeSé€natari~rves of various European police agenties to Vienna to consider a simplification of extradition processes, the repression of tie drug traffic, ete. 3 The Internati onal Crininal Police Commission resulted and the head- : quarters became Vienna. ss ashington, D, G. tn i915. The progress in forming an organization > ik was siow but in 1923 Dr. Scholer, a forn2r Austrian Chancellor and if the Vienne ce D lice Da nt were wenn ecentattiuan AY awe aAt Q er coe) The Commission consisted of a President, wio was always ot President of the Vienna Police Department, hice Presidents, Permanent -¢ Reporters, Ordinary xeporters, Ordinary Members and Honorary llembers. ~ " yy? Canter he tT : ._ The ELPENses po thpos edly were te. be taken care of oY centr ibuttions ta from thé varlous countries representatives on the basis of one Swiss franc (about 25¢) for every 10,000 inhabitants of the country “represented, eo - A 4 International Police Conoress was... SEOUE CEG | bu. the ‘Com. . mission tn 1926 tn Berlin and again in 1930. of Angwarge f AEDT th ones ho, meetinos have been held from time te. time in various countrie in Aa. : . a Lorn, Europe. . ae cla sles pte: wea PV me G° “a, Se aes . The Commission has nai ca BNULHHE many orf tre countries - ae , affiliated with it have established offices in close relation with : _the international central offices in Vienna. Th "Conmys si on stated at one time that the League of Nations was intdfestedain its work but made no claim that the Commission had onyicouneg ar with the League. The main forms of international criminoblog hy alt with by the Commission in the past are drug traffic, White Shave traffic, falsification of passports, falsification of checks, bank notes and | other documents having monetary value. The Commission formerly issued a magazine containing data on the working of the organi zation | and the activities of international criminals, | ’ i]