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dipinek i, PAS. 8D roe Wn. Office Memorandum ° UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT bw TO : MR. OD. OM. at \ DATE: December 6, 1951 { FROM ; A. H. Belmon ! 1 ar SUBJECT: INTTREATIGNAL cRIFINAL POLICE Cun. 1Ssier f(Te pc) INSCINY OF TRUASURY DIO ARTMERT KRIPGANDING OWCANILATION 951, Mr. John Moody, employed in Cy S Cn December §, 195 the Legislative Section of the Orfide ot thr Cereral Counsel, fsa Secretary of the Treasury, Extension 294, Code 172, tele- oy f phonically contactes Cupervisor Sam J. banieh and tnguired rf why the Fel withdrew from the captioned Crcarication. Mr. Moody A - explained thet his superior, Mr. John Carlocks, had received a 4. | request from Er. Graham, Assistont See:etary of the Treasury, to escertatn how an American agency could becone affiliated with the IGFC. It was Voody's impression that the Treasury Depar tent ; undoubtedly was giving consideration to the possibility of joining the referenced Organization. He stated that he nad done some re- search on his own and had ascertained that by statute the Attorney General hed bern authorised to become a meuker of the ICPC ana as a result, the FBI became connected with the Organizetion. tioody understood that the Fil had withdrawvybut he was not famtliar with the reasons thereof, In connection with this inquiry, Moody was referred to the Congressional Record of July 9, LOPl, under the caption of "Tytension of Remarks" of the MNonorable Homer Be Angell. These Temarks included the quoted letters of the Director dsted July 6, 1951, to Rerresentative Ansell and to Mr. Wheeler FeKillen of the. "Potoarinder" mcovazine, These letters svnuncrized the Mureauts reasons for lcaving the Creanization. ee ome . It is very likely that the interest of thre treasury Departisent in Joining the ICPC my be predicete@ on’ the visit at Faris race by lr. David b&b. Strubinger, Assistant Cosnissioner of Customs, iurecu of Customs. While in Paris, Strubingcr indicated - to the Legal Atteche thet his Cryaniration night cive consideration to Joining the Icpe. This information wac set forth ir ry memno= randum @ated November 29, 1951, captioned "International Criminal Police Comission" wherein it vas reeornended that through Liaison channels the Puresu of Customs’ be contacted in order thet that égency mishnt be fully inforined regarding the Bureau's reasons for , leaving the referenced Organication. a fp ~ py , 7 tHe fl ts 7 ROR Wy Ls — fas NED mye 4 Lae * - a a] cd a on \ . wee LINAS & 192 ne