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~ a Re aS 7. ; ae) a V Br, Wo than oo... ry 4y “ff Mr, Tolaon.... WT. LEGATION OF TH.’ “< Ww Mr, Baughman...» Chief Clerk ......... UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Xd Mr. Clegg. . q Mr. Coffey... 2.0... Tir. Edcorda ........ Mr, Egan... 0.0... I Mr. Foxworth ..____. Oslo, January 29, 1936. tian .. ey Mr. Joasph . aa fir. Reith 2000... The Hon, ; | Mr. Lester J, «, Hoover, Director, Federal bureau of Investigation, UL. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. . My dear Director Hoover: It has been a genuine pleasure to hear from you +> from time to time and thus to appreciate your thoughtful- ness both as to keeping in touch with an old friend and keeping him in touch with your very interesting develop- en Lod RECORDED & INDEXED ot 42 ca 2997 ya | I have hid the pleasure of conferring from time gh time with*’one of your many friends and correspondents, Folice President/ivelhaven of Oslo. He is a fine fellow and extremely intelligent. both as to his owm national police problems as yell as those of countries abroad TI was interested to discover in our first conversation that he was so familiar with the latest developments of your’ organization, whereupon we discussed you and the wonder- ful work you have been doings, and I find that he was in constmt correspondence with you. When, on January 24th, . I received your welcoma letter, and the enclosed aiscussions N of’ finger prints, I brought it down to his office to discuss the details with him, He expressed sincere interest in the work you are accomplishing and his appreciation of your fine cooperation with his own Bureau. tea, f I shall now hava the, -Dleasure of discussing with hin the enclosure entitled, ‘“tocal Law Enforcement in Relation to National Crime", etplcned to your letter of the 15th. The last time we met, resident Welhaven and I talked much of you - go your ‘ears must have burned to the boiling point.’ We vottl pureed that it would be a fine thing for the forthcomingYInternational Police Conference if you could attend. ‘ve felt that it would likewise be helpful to the F.B.I., for an exchange of ideas at that time might not only prove mutually beneficial for the present but also for future cooperation. I explainsd, and he thoroughly appreciated how busy you were and how difficult it would be for you to absent yourself from your arduous ‘task in order to attend the Conference, Therefore, we j both sok , pepe: woo ad } ae