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. To 1 HA, TOLSON phy STANK PM ML 4 Office Memore: Jdi12 » UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE: 9/25/50 FROM 4 Ms He CLEGi or ; ise SUBJECT: Orepe RELATIONS AND RECENT INTERVIEW YA NE WITH TTS Ph “SIDENT, NOUPACE. . ee / herbs . nt, It will be recalled that Louwaqge informed me that me “Duclour, who ta in charge of the ICPC Headquarters in Farts, “distribution of the tanted notices on the Czechoslovakian I bar el eee hese = had stated to Jouwmaqe that Agent West in Parts had approved. ECHE oansy refugees. Although West had prevtously stuled that he had Piven fe approval, tn view of this specific allegation a cablegran ge Yes Agent West, who haa replied a3 follows. ADA, inte, In May, 1950, he was at ICPC Headquarters on anot LY, ag gerd eninge pote (Duclouz'‘s assistant ezhibited several ICPC wanted notice forngs submitted by the Czech Folice on men who had fled Czechoslovakia. West advises that he told Nepote and Duclour that the American Governnent considered the men to be political refucees, He states that he told them that if wanted notices were to be issued by the ICPFC he wanted to obtcin a list of the names so that stop notices would not be placed in the FBI files. West advises that neither his own approval nor that of the Bureau was solicited by Duclouxz who was aware that the deciston to circularize was one for the ICPC and not the FBI. West continues that because Duciour did not want to ctreilars, West is of the belief that had he not happened to go by the lepeeaaanse the Czechs, Duclouz had already decided to issue the wanted | { | Cpe office that day on another matter, the matter of the circulars ould not have been brought to his attention at all. He states that Ducloux's contention that he approved the issuance of the circulars ts obviously a perversion of the facts to protect himself; that tf Duclouz were honest he would have discussed tt openly when West conferred with him on July 28; and he also states it ts significant that Duclouz did not challenge the facts of this matter when Rest presented them to . Louwage in Duclour’s presence on Septenber 6, 1950. A CONCLUSION West states he did not approve their distribution, yet he states that Duclour was aware that the decision to circthlarize was one for the ICPC and not the FBI, fron which I would conclude that West did not offer any objections other than to state that the American Covernment considered then to be political refugees, and he wanted to make arrangements so that stop noticeRiieyls tieadZtd be plgyag-fn che | FAT)? ; Me OC Ree ete ie ee a eke Sadat ol Pie feo oe oe iad tles. ‘, J INDEXED - 129; IGEP 294 I consider the above contention a denialsoly’ tie charges that Vest had gtven his approval. Since Louwage has departed fron Washington and will attend the IAvP Convention at Colorcdq Spr ings, approved, I wtll let him know of West's reply Pes “i Colorado ne deal tr wv Springse . AW a | .