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. . Y ( i i 34 : _Director coy March 5, 1945 RE: BASQUE ORGANIZATION; ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. AGUIRRE in New York City, and that this office believes the present amounts be; paid are not commensurate with the in- formation received, bie ; As a matter of additional information, _ has advised tnat he has received affirmative responses to by b letters sent to various Basques throughout Colombia for as- sistance in the coverage of Communist activities, and it is believed that better results can and will be obtained in the future from the Basque Organization throughout Colombia, Therefore, this office is of the opinion that_the of $250.00 U.S. (436.25 Colombian pesos), to in lieu of the payment of 250. pesos (approxima 200 U.S.} set forth in my referenced letter, will be justified if the coverage throughout Colombia improves as anticipated, and provided that the payment is made with the definite under- standing that it originates not from the Basque organization in New York City, but from the United States Government and is in return for services rendered to this office, rather Bey the maintenance of the Basque Organization in Colom- bia. In order that this ot ical << a satisfactory wud Gefinite understanding with as soon as possible, 's ik and instructions t it is requested that the Bureau in this regard be forwarded by radio. _ bral y yours