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ATION 1v SALTS . i mNOAUD PORN 120, 04 Office Meno: and « onrrup st..res GOVERNMENT TO 1 UR, TOLSON / pate: 21/16/50 FROM Ny H. CLEGG V _— a SUDJECT: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE COMMISSION ah : 2 Neemiee Me ee meee se ah ee me thera ee ec Michols hemtaae tT Rosen Reference ts made to the cablegram dated 11/13/50, ~ en from Mr. Jack West, Legal Attache, Paris, France, captioned sawn cmeniiinnintin, Special Inquiry ICFC. Thta cable advised that ™ pursuant to instrudtionae of President Louwage, ICPC haga not Tels. Koon thd ap tblese vy feat oe kee ow Fe fhe oF wie ee ad A ee De dl Naas4 notified other countries that the FBI has terminated Oandy membership in the organization and doea not plan to do 80 _e_— until after the Executive Comnittee meeting next month, It waa also indicated that pursuant to the rules of the Commission, ICPC member countries now route requests for investigations tn the Untted States through ICPC headquarters, and the ICPC destres that the Bureau continue to handle such requests until other countries have been advised of the change in procedure. Mr. West has been assured by Jean Nepote, Assistant Secretary General of the Gomatsston, that suc notification would be gtven prior to December 31, 1950, when our membership ceases. Ur. Fest recommended tn this” cablegram that the Bureau handle the tnvestigatton concerning coda Siininainspapccdl which was made through ICPC headquarters by the @aOQRQayOGaSEGEE, authoritics, since the Bureau is still technically a member of ICPC. He also recommended that ICPC headquarters be requested to tmmediately notify member countries of the procedure whereby tn the future requests for investigations should be sent direct to the Bureau by the interested country. The Director commented "Shouldn't we consider notifying all members direct. H."” Hf _ we to Background You wtll recall that under date of July 18, 1950, a letter was directed to Mr. F. £. Louwage, President of ICPC, advising him that the Federal Bureau of Investigation will not renew tts membership in the Conmission after December 31, 1950, when our present paid-up amhoawn member ship exzpir és. . The Executives Conference on October 16, 1950, considered the matter of future service to the ICPC in view of the termination of membership as of Decenber 31, 1950. <A majority of the Conference recomnended that service .to the ICPC be discontinued Itmmediately and taat a notice be sent to each individual country (members of the International Exchange which has been operated by the Bureau for many years) adutsing them of the fact that the Bureau wili not be a member of the ICPC as of December oi, 1950, and in the future requests jor information, wanted notices or stop notices should be placed directly through the faciltties of the Inger ase eas Fs Bpehangee 7 The minority recommended that servic to the ICPC be stopped immediately but that the IcPc be notified Du. Feek that hereafter FUH:dgh « , . Attachnents &