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mgt 3 TE Le ans Sa ve eee yer ee nee . ARNE A AE I an sot rn ae + . . FTANDARTY “oe HO. 64 iC ) . Office Memorandum °* UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT _ TO : the Director ¥ . DATE: Jamary 29, 194? —_! 4 \- a aie FROM : | a o ° a VW ® susject: unt na rrone “Sot OF VICE CONDITIONS TRQGHOUT THE WORLD 4 unittest ite erewrnvrtean Local newspapers date-~lined Lake Success, New York, January 23, 1947, carried a United Press release indicating that a United Nations commission had decided that the U.N. should try to stamp out prostitution and traffic in women and children throughout the world. It was indicated that the commission also recommended that the U.N. should plan a carmaign against obscene books, magazines, and other publications. The Director camnented regarding the attached clipping, "We ought to get facts re this." INQUIRY BY NEW YORK DIVISION The New York Division has advised the Eureau that cn January 23, the Social Comnission of the United Nations, Lake Success, New York, voted to recommend to the Economic Council that the United Nations take over the functions on vice suppression formerly exercised by the League of Nations under verious international agreements. These agreements relate to control of traffic in women and children and the suppression of obscene publications. The Commission, with representatives fron eighteen nations, also directed the Secretariat to study the most recent agreements prepared by the League in 1937 condemning exploitation and prostitution. It decided also to approve a suggestion by the League that an Eastern bureau be set up with the responsibility of suppressing traffic in women and children in eastern countries. It has been determined that Adolf/Delierneux, a Belgian, is Secretary of the-Soeial Commission and has in the past done research on juvenile delinquency, Delierneux is said to be a specialist in the field of sociology. The Social Comission directed him to make a study of the League's 1937 recomemation and repart his findings to the Coumission. By way of information, it is pointed out that Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt ‘ is one of the United States! representatives on the Social Canmissicn. Reliable sources have indicated that consideraticn of these problems 5 by the Social Commission was in no way motivated by conditions existing in the °° United States of America. It is noted that the Commission was particularly = interested in conditions in Eastern countries. It was learned that this study of vice conditions is being considered by the United Natiens in connection with their general interest in other social problems, “ast soa } 62-%3345-, Peli or as Ws PP a OO Oa , ede a, oT en ie 1 na. *, - = DLE Sia EO NT ag i PN AS OY, Gi gp tap opt Li we ee et -