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Be ne Ree rere on eer eects ayer, “ae rethity of * semitone : ake gd ‘} € PN EDGAR HOOVER ' DIRECTOR . 1 : Federal Bureau of Sunestigation | 2. 8. Departinent of Pusttee v4 7 . Washington, D.C. ; . WHDL: IT May 15, 1935 ct MEMCRANDUM FOR MR, TOLSON re: 2 Internetional Criminal Police Commission, The entire file in connection with this organization is attached hereto. -It will be observed from the tickler copy of your menorandum from the Director to the Attorney General, under date of May 13, 1955, that on that’day the Director suggested either Mr. Bruce Smith or Mr. Leonard Harrison, both of New York City, as gentlemen who mipht be considered qualified to represent the Department of Justice at the eleventh annual meeting of the Commission to be held at Copen- wae hagen, Denmark, from June 17 to 20, 1935. The history, purposes and functions of this organization, according to a statement enclosed with a letter from the Depariment of State, addressed to the Attorney General under date of March 26, 1955, shows: ~ 7" ~ . ~The International Criminal Police Commission was founded on the occasion of the International Police Congress which convened at Vienna in 1923, and has for its object the furnishing of a. practical basis for the organization of international cooperation of police outhorities with a view to suppress international crime and to curd the activities of international criminals. The Commission is described as a perinanent working committee composed of representatives of the ’ States (countries) interested in the work of the Commission, The following countries are represented on the Cormission by official delegates: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, the Czecho- ylovak Republic, the Free City of Dantzig, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, tha Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, Sweden, reer, land, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. . a 4 ().- AO ran A number of prominent criminalistic exper ts of . these countries dhini. LY Wan + me Ji wero: tert