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ee Te ke re, C: “1 The Bureau's representotives in Paris frequently feund © it necessary to advise Duclouz and hia assistant, Monsieur Hepote, that the Bureau desired to have contacts with | American police agenctes made through the Bureau which was the legally designated ICPC menber for the United States. Duclour and MWepote, however, continued contacting . other agencies when they felt tt was to their advantage. This was particularly due tc the desire of the ICcPC officers to remain in the good graces of the Secret Service and to establish close relations with the Narcotics Bureau. Many of these difficulties arose, of course, ; tin connection with the fact that the_ICFC tend enphasj iting and noreotic. Lops whieh, o urag, in_the United States are not under the juris~ Siction Of the BUreciie , As for as Mr. Louwage's offer to consult the Bureeu regarding ICPC cooperation with the United Nations ts concerned, it is felt that this point is irrelevant a8 the Bureau raised no question concerning this matter since our arrangement was purely that of liaison between ICPC and the United Mations. C. June, 1950 Conventions "rT should not be surprised to hear that you were not faithfully informed concerning the organization of the first of the two Conferences which took ploce tn The Hogue. Perhaps it wos not mace clear to pou that the inst meeting was held on delegation of the U.N. in . cccorcance with the international Convention of the 7th April 192 concernin olse money and to whitch we had the obligation to invite the delegates of the tasuing . institutions, of the central bureau's for repression of counterfeiting money and of police chiefs concernea tn such matter. That 19 the reason why other American | delecates were present on this first meeting in The Hague. Only the second meeting was the convention of the I.C.PeCeo e+ to which only the members of the I.C.P.C. officially assisted.” --Louwage.