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a as . It will be noted from the attached list of delegates & ey 4 Beery name was placed under that of Messrs. BADCHMAN and” SPAMAN of th a ay a aoe “Seerest Service.’ When 1 saw this, 1 asked Mr, NEPOTE, DUCLOUX. : enone ee available, why the FBI's delegate ta the conference should be ‘pole gated ts" wets ee 3 ds . the bottom of the List of U. S,; delegates. “1 told Mr. WEPOTE that F- F 3 -.2 Mot haye an exaggerated {dea of! my own personal importance Sat. that wi as 7 y = represented the agency efficially designated fo act as the t, 38. ‘delegavethy ; a> to the 1.C.P.G. Mr. NEPOTE at first explained that thé listing was purely) a . es ee alphabetical,: but I ejected fbis peinting out that the names of sthaf 73/22. Ske f, | delegates were not so listéd ‘under their countries, NEPOTE then said ¢ okp""*- ‘the Dutch authorities had prepared the list and were responsible... (I. Anew that this is incorrect. WEPOTE prepared the list prior to his departure <5 J _ for the Conference, according to ur. fT. Y. SPIJKER, Dutch Security Officer, as " Netherlands ‘kmbassy, Paris.) | NEPOTE stated that he would correct this error: ap sof, protocsl | when the. delegates are. “Usted in the formal report ‘on he Contgrenge. : te ; = rin ge Sua ct F ON a a ott ee COR 1 hed been given to understand that ar. U. &. Baucequn ‘inter of _ She U, S, Secret Service, would attend only the Counterfeiting vonrerence 3 from June 14-17, 1950,. ‘and that he would leave on Sunday, June 18,. 1950, 5 eae _ at the opening session of the I.C. P.C.’ or June 19, 1950, ‘observed BAD “and SPAWAR still in attendance. That morning SAUGUVAN gave an interview to a reporter of the Uhristian Science Monitor. ay Ma Te es. {When I arrived at a reception given by the Uhief of Police af. The. ee aN ET * Hague that evening J observed Mr. BAUGHMAN surrounded by a number ‘of I.C-P.C: ye officials. Camera flash bulbs popped steadily and after each shot. there was jostling and maneuvering on the part ofthe delegates so that those who had * ede ‘not. been, photographed with the Chief of ‘the Secret Service might have bhe. a + epportimity. The 1.C.P.C. officials” arid déTegates seemed delighted t te have" a such an important personality among them. BAUGHMAN, incidentally, was elected Vice-President of the Conference on Counterfeiting (June 15-17, 1950), and President of the Sub-Committee , ge - -. Pbrapnent, which was held under the’ auspices of the 1.C-P.G.i 2 ‘ " Incident with SODEREAN an a cigs ee eee: Teg | Boy tice ate a Fae ra pee Pa tat: eel. i's Bo ame “¥puring thé. Nrst’ *plenaky session on vane 19, wiitia” 5" Sgeretary-denetal DUCLOUX was speaking, Reporter General H. SODERMAN of Sweden. ‘eame over,:to-" yh sae: where 1 was sitting and brusquely informed me that it was the: “‘Gntention ef.” ay or ae the Coomission to name Lt, Col. GODDARD, a ballistics expert with the aray J,’ a ‘ n‘Japan; and Dr. JAMS MANRING, “physicist on the New York Police Department)” 7 oe as "Honorary Technical Counselors of the Uommission.” “SODERMAN asked that 1 * ' cable the Director advising him of the action contemplated by the Commission. 1 told SODERIAN that if the Commission intended to do this the Bureau would j . not stop it and questioned the necessity of sending a cable merely to present the Bureau with an accomplished fact. for reasons that appear later in this report, 1 was not on very friendly terms with SODEVVMAN anyway and, in face of this uttes indifference to the Yureau's position, 1 m.de no ef? “ort to conceal my indignation. ? ue che eo - 3.