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Federal Gurcan of jnuestigation United States Departitwent of Justice New York, New York , HIT :EPR/cc April 10, 1942 150- : - Director 7 Federal Burees of Investigatior. \ . Wasningtor, fT. &. t ; ‘ RE: LEQ (or ‘PHILIP)*( COTNAREANU; “INTERNAL SECUPITY. Bureau file 100-82/66, Dear Sir: Reference is made to a letter from the Bureau to Congressz: a CAITS Wy WAPSVLSTH, dated March 17, 1942, acknowledzing receiot ef a Latter from Ur, UATRICE/TECN,* Irvington-on-fudson, New York, in wich Yr. LECt stated he is in possession of information, which may possibl; be related to subversive activities. Vo. LEON acvised on March 30, 1942, that he had learned vrrough very rsliable persons, whese names he dic not wish to disclose, thay the captioned subject, whose first mame is either LION or PHTLI> had brought to the thitei 5% Lates over a half million dollars in United states currency. ne stated this man is a Rumanien and connected witn the Coty firm in Paris. He adviced this currcne: was exchanged for United States bonds by the Yan- ifacturers Trot Company, New York City, and that en antedated receio. for whese Sunds, was civer cov the dank, Wr. LEOX stated these funds wer broucht to t: fe¢ Taited States without be_r_ declared to the sustoms atthor- ities, and tnat he ha~ heard the customs authorities are very iax in tnese matterz, and frequently, if they do find wmdeclared material, a £50 bill - . ; a cover the situations, y 6CS-/4Y9-1 $c tr" ‘ir, LEON went on to say he hashAnat quite a bit of-eurrency ~ is being breacht into this eountm wit 1 beinp declared. He says h: fears much of this could be used for impropef® purposes, and a method of combating it would be to require banks to give the proper poverumental agencies notice when they exc..ange laccve bills, especially for non-citizens, Mr. LECY. so mentioned thst enemy aliens can use the postal saiinzs funds in this couns try which are nov subject to the Presidential freetin= order. He sus-sested . that steps be taken tc freeze «hese funds. iN ; . an relation to the matter of the one half millisn dollars, Mr. LEON infarmey: that the legal representative for Coty in the thited States, is Wr. PAUL FCLLER, Jr., who is also the Attorney fer the Vichy Government, and for numefc.us other French firms, Thasmach as ir. LEON's information concerns chiefly custome offi- Cials, and matters apvarentiy within the Jurisdiction of the Treasury Depart- . rent, no Turt*er actior is being taken, untess advised to the sontre-y by € 4 the Bureau.- . A 4: atin. aghwie’ oe a ar truly ets, “~ = See E Lpie “pseratant Pirector <a nr xe — ee