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n a Es z o \v vay 3, 19b6, and te your inquiry as to the delay in connecticn with the in- ‘ only a letter from Colcnel 7. 2 uwvage, which was dated March 1h, 1944, and on June.3, 1946. The invitations were sent to t disco Picea acho at Spates ta td ean PRE OS NT, 77 STANDARD FORM NO. 54 i Office Memolandum * UNITED STATES GOVERN ENT TO : -- THE DIRECTOR DATE: vay 6, 13k6-~, 7 FROM” : D. ue LADD SUBJECT: & rewaTIOK SOM ISSIGN RIMINAL FOLICE _- Referance is made to my memorandum to you in this matter dated vitation for the Bureau to attend the June 3 Convention of the International 3).-'=, Commission of Chiefs of Police in Brussels, Belgium. ltre Fees oe In explanation, it is rointed out that the first indication we had that’ the date of the convention for the reorganization of tha International Tomrissio of Chiefs of Police had bean set for June 3, 1946, was contained in a cable from: Teral Attache John A, Gimperman, dated April 23, 1546. Prior to that time we naff whieh was received in the Bureau ‘on March 26th last. In this letter Solonel Louwace stated only that he had been aprointed by the Belcian Minister of Justica to eentinue nis task as delegate for Belgium in the."International Commission of criminal Felice," "which has to be reorganized." He said he was taking it upon ‘himself te propese a meeting of the dalarcates of those countries In a position to avcoint representatives. He asked for your remarks and suggestions concerning ti.is reorganization. ; In answer, you wrote Zolonel Louwage by letter dated April S, 19h6, ° expressing tleasure on his appointment and telling him that-we were unable to make any concrate remarks or suggestions at this time and’asking for more details. At the sans time we wrote Special Agant Horton Talford in Paris and asked him to ciorview ‘olcnel Louwage for mors information concerning his plans for the .7.7.P. This necessitates Agent Telford traveling to Brussels, Belgium, to inter- jew the Colonel. By cable dated Kay 2, 1946, Agent Talford stated that he had rranged an interview with Colcnel Louwage in Brussels for May 6, 13946, which is woday's date, and he promised that he would furnish the results of this interview ren his return to raris on May dth next. Meanwhile, as stated above, we received a cable on April 23, 1946, from London indicating that the 1I.7.°.P. planned a convention in Brussels on Juns 3rd, Arent VE ee ee TO ee ld atta worst cimperman follcwed this up with a letter which was received in the Bureau on april 29, 1946. In his letter Agent Cimperman advised that he had talked to Daputy Commissicner Ronaldeffowe of New Scotland Yard, who told him about the con- vention and the date of it and stated that he would secure an invitation for the Burzau to attend in the avent you were interested. , We were holding off a reply to Agent Cimperman pending receipt of thea t tails of Agent Talfordts interview with Colonel Touwags + a —} ouw: s latest letter. dated Arral kare AHA, was received , Col Lou latest letter, dated Arr was receive the Bureau on Lay 2, 196. He states therein that, ie = W7 -./! surmoned a session of the International Comnistj of barjoat Pols ort c represedtativas >of —— st have] pecd vebsouag. 14, Colone) S2lziun, and I supLose that by this time your depart sunication of a9 — s no record of receipt in the Pureay of a ion a 2MN 2