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Choa COMMISSION INTERNAT. MALE mI DE POLICE CRIMINELLE ° Bruxelles, Ic a PALSIDENCE Se Giovin py ; tt, Mec ae September £1, 1950 | Mr Rosen ------—-- MIMISTERE DE LA HUSTICE Mr. Tincy w-enern— 4. Place Poeloert He. Harboe -.---.--- BRUXELLES Mr, Belmont ...---- Mi. Mohr ...-.-.--4 “Tele. Room ....-..-- . Bs, Reuse oo... | Fonorable J. Edynr Hoover Birs Gundy --.--— Director . Faderal Bureav of Investifpation Kauhington, D. C. My doar Mr. Hoover: I deeply regret thet I did not have the opvortunity to discuss with you the matter of your resignation, on. Dehnalf of youreolf and the Federal Bureau of Twestigation, from tho-International Crisinal Police Corralesion. Since I wes uneble to speak with you in person, I went into the uatter in some detail with your doputy, Hr. Hugh Clegg. He has advised ue that your decision is irrevocable. I sincerely rovret this wifortunate Incident and I an deeply concerned to kmow that you feel the action taken by you is irrevocable, \whitever your decision may be with reference to your nenbership end that of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, I propose, in the light of the facte bow known to me, to prouptly bring about a correction of all of the matters iwhich you ecowolained of, which occurred as the rosult of improvident action \besed upon inaccurate information by other officers of the Commission. I will take such action, not because I seek in this manner to secure your future cooperation, but because I believe that these errors should be , Oliwinated for the good of our organization. At the sane tine, I earnestly | suprest that you withhold any finel judgment about this matter wmtil I | shell have a sufficient opvortunity to correct the evils of which you 'conplain. At such time es this is accomplished, I am sure that you will, j in oll fairness to the izportant purposes of our Internationel Commission, ! wich to re-arpraise the recignation, and that such re-cppraieal will bring J you back into intimate cooperation with the International Comalssion. In thie connoction, I bee leave to give you my iopressions of the effect of your resignation. The great onjority of cur menbere have, from tise to tine, expracsed to oe the signal isportance of your L- A peeing heubership. Tho Federal Bureau of Investifation has a world-wide poputetion /” - 7 ecd, through its membership in the Commission, not only dtreyicth prestire of this international organization, dut affords teeotreF nneabers & wodia of interchange of information end technical advicel\jlan:ike been _ . 2¢ ; ‘ ‘ : “ys ’ «4 ; So ouay g4. fy ice Aue 1 = .*f . id Vw a a wt