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— | ? - og _. THE UNITED STATES ¢ ‘ - = OFFICE OF THE LEGAL ATTACHE I CARACA®. VENEZUELA September 10, 1945 REGISTRY NO. LEE j Ss Directer, FBI RE: “BASQUE ORGANIZATION ~ VENEZUELA yi ADMINISTRATIVE ———— eect uk SIAR | ASSIFIED BY nchiwiDear Sir: * | OECL S as OH ET ee Q&S Do”? Reference is made to the letters of this Office to the = oe Bureau dated June 3, 1944 and July 19, 1944, Gn which information was furnished that the services of the Basque Organization had become unsatisfactory due to the indolence of ita ers and u R 1 apparent loss of interest in the work of the Bureau, Referencea_is further made to the letter of this Office dated July 31, 1944, jin which it is stated that arrangements had been made to pay the° Basque Organization $400.00 monthly for services to be rendered this Office ats his is to advise that the Basque Intell r i has, since the termination of the war, ceased perfor b 7 Usservices to this Office, On September 7, 1045, Samii : a: Basque Government in Venezuela, and Bnet 7 fb aD called at this Office and stated that due to lack of ms yp” IEUGPSst on the part of the Basques generally, and to the fact that _. the leaders are so occupied with their personal affairs and the . business of the Basque Government, they felt that the Basque N , | Intelligence Organization could no longer render valuable services. WY rae Upon being reminded that the Basque groups in Argentina, and that it was felt that the Basques in Caracas could do likewise, they stated that due to the attitude of their people, who feel that wee pO Rk OL the war is over and now want to concentrate on their orvicesd i ely) tote Yt affairs, it is no longer possible to be of valuable servic EEE: 64021 ec ork Headquarters | Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia are apparently rendering valuable services { | The Basque representatives first suggested , Services be terminated at once, Later, however, / that he be allowed to communicate with their New .- dn order to advise of their contemplated actio This procedure | @hould take no more than two weeks to complete sy) \ at tobe anf wee og fas