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or Irala pointed out that it would be necessary for the legal Attaches to advise the Basques as to information desired and to generally supervise their operations. At the present time the Basques are intensely interested in com bating Commnism, and steps have already been taken to infiltrate the various Commnist organisations throughout Latin America. The Basques are making a particular study of Mexico, inasmuch as they consider Mexico as the headquarters for the Commmist movement in latin America, He stated that although emphasis was being placed on Communism by the Basques, this does not e clude their man 2 from doing any type of work desired by the legal Attaches. Iraja also stated that the Basque delegates in New York would not de- sire reporta on the work of the Basque agents, but would appreciate being ad- Vised occasionally in a_general way as to the efficiency of the organization and as to the results obtained. He did state, however, that the Basque dele- gates in New York would like to be advised generally as to the activities in general of the _Vommmists in Latin America, inasmuch as the Communists are en- deavoring to take over Iberian Peninsula, and are the most hated enemies of the Basques in Spain. Our experience with the Basques_in Latin America has indicated that they are extremely valuable informants, and they have been of assistance to the Legal Attaches in a number of countries. In Venezuela where the Basque x service has been exclusively handled by the legal Attache, they have been t . most valuable informants we have. n 00: ng Commmnism and their efforts already be-— ~ gon to infiltrate Commmist organizations, they could be of extreme value in ~ the future, inasmuch as Communism is presently one of the principal problems bet ress pee Ps ee ee in Latin America, and will become increasingly serious & ) t RECOMMENDATIONS letters from President Aguirre of the Basque headquarters, instructing their . resentatives in each country to collaborate with the Legal 2. It is recommended that we instruct Doyle to secure the necessary It is r of administrative letters eho be noted that inc, aD _With reference to the nterest jn Commmnisn, we of course cannot furnish reports to them, but there would appear to be no objection to their own men forwarding to their headq n reports with the ad strative letters, which the Bureau will handle CY 2. Itis sugeested that the Legal Attaches be instructed to take im mediate and full advantage of contact with the Basques endeavor to set up an te