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. ne anal i pel as A nL a ae ek eli le, as nail ere Aone II. BACKGROUND OF FLORENT BE, LOUWACE 4. Career Mr. Leuwage was preminent tn the development ef the Police Judiciaire in Belgtum feliowing tts inception abeut 1930. By 1985 hte title was "General-Coanissioner of the Police Judictatree" This organization was described tn 1937 as the "FBI of Belgium” and as betng engaged only tr crimtnal investigatiens. . (62-49658-3) Inspector Louwage was alse one ef the two Spectal Re- porters of the old International Criminal Police Connission which had headquarters tn Vienna, Austria, and he was very active in this organization. . (64-29825-254-114, 113; 65-47826~262) 4 few days before hostilities began tn Belgium during Woric War II, Lourage wos named Inspector General of the Surete de 1'Ftat (Security of the State). After Belgtum was overrun by the Haztsa, the Securtty of the State was dissolved and Louwage's services were terminated. Mre Firnin Dubots had assumed Louwage'’s forner duties with the Judtetary Police and with the Central Bureau of Records of the National and International Criminal Police tn Brusselse The Belgian Government appointed Louwage, however, to his former posttton at the International Criminal Police Commiseion where he had formerly been a Permanent Reportere Louwage announced his intention é@f continuing te publish regularly in the efficial ergan of the ICPC articles of professional interest and reviews. (64-29833-254-X21) After the liberatien of Belgtum, the Security of State was apparently meergantzed with Leuwage as Inspector General t b7C¢ While still Inspector General of the Belgtan Securtty of State, Louwage was appointed by the Belgtan Minister of