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ee eee ee a De rete Lands - - . oe greater part of this list, however, includes neither shoteges@SEBe cligerprints “ 3 oi ! ed \ ry . ft Sieeva Berlin, Germany , i l September 1945 Director, FBI Attention SIS European Deak : : Re: Records of International Police - _ o r Dear Sir: : ees ke ug 2 in. eae Reference is made to:your letter dated August 10, 1945, in e- 5 titled matter, instructing this office to ascertain what disposition is planned regarding the records of the International Police Commission which have been | discovered in Berlin, ' Prior to the receipt of reference letter, these records had already - been examined by Special Agent JOHN I. CONDOM of this office. These records were examined with the assistance of PAUD SPIELHAGEN, whe resides at Bismarck Str. 1, Berlin-Wannsee. SPIELHAGEN has been associated with the International Police. Commission for the past four years and prior thereto was a criminal inspector of the Criminal Police in Berlin. These records are maintained at the headquarters of the Interna- _ tional Criminal Police Commission, am Kleinen Wannsee 16, Berlin-#annsee, They are presently maintained in a small garage, Inasmuch as the main building of the Commission is presently being used as billets for American troops. Accord- ing to SPIELHAGEN, the headquartere of the International Criminal Police Com mission was moved to Berlin from Vienna in April, 1941. a. 4 i, a a i wv i Formerly the criminal police of thirty-six different countries were members of the International Criminal Police Commission. The Comission served , a8 a clearance house for international criminals. Accordingly when a criminal was wanted in a certain country, the criminal police of that country fo od identifying information to the Commission in an effort to effect the c ze apprehension. Upon furnishing a name to the Commission to be placed on wanted list, the contributing agency was supposed to furnish a descri the wanted individual, together with his fingerprints and picture. Upon the ~ ; 3 receipt of this information a number was designated for the wanted perso and? : cf a summary of the identifying material was printed and circulated to all countries 4 that were members of the aptermational Criminal Police alana i , + 3 yprzttoorvED & INDEX’ out Hb F + According to SPIRLHAGEN are approximately 1%, iil a <Sersons listed in these indices, who are wanted in various cou ries. _ y of the individuals who are wanted. There are only approximately 2000 alleged . criminals who are positively identified by means of fingerprints and photogra % 4 +--+ SPIELHAGEN related that most countries would send in the nameefte me | ws who was wanted without rare either fingerprints or photographs an . . “t- i rvs fas woot gf INDEXED Ed _ Bama tor “SE