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MENORANDJE FOR MAL LADD - impossible for the Bureau to assume full mezbership in the International Police Comaiesicn. On December 1, 1941, the Executive Conference unanimously: * recommended thet no further communications be addressed to thie organisetion. “The sua of €1500 has continued to be included annually in the Bureau's appropriations. During the first pert of 1946, letters sere received from F. E. Lousaze, inspector General of the Belgian Seourity of State and Permenent Recorder of the nh nd hte 44 are Internationsl Crimins1] Police Commission, indicating that he wae taking the initietive in reorganizing the I.C.P.C. and was proposing 6 meeting to be held in Brussels, Belgium during Jume. The meeting was later set for June 3, however, the formal invitation for the Bureeu to perticipate was not received until May 22, when it ons too late for the Bureau to desigate « representative. The meeting convened PP June 3 in brussels, Belgium with 46 delegates from 18 countries present. Ur. ¥F, E. Louwage, Inspector Generel of the Belgian Security of State, waa elected President of the organization, and D. Duecloux, Director, Criminal Police Service of the Surete - Betionale of France, wes elected General Secretery. Mr. Hoover was elected as a Vice President. of the organization, and a letter ‘dated Jume 3 3, 1946, received fron President Louwage advised. of the election of Mr. Hoover. Gn June 26, 1946, the Executive Conference discussed the question of whether the Director should accept the position of Vice President and if the Bureau should be a participating member in the organization, The majcrity recomended favorably, feeling that it would be to the Bureau's advantaze to be the Americen representative in the group rather than have some other organization selected to represent the United States. The Director concurred in this decision. On July 3, 1945, a letter was directed to Mr. Louwage in which the Director expressed his appreciation for-having-been elected Vice President of the I.C.P.C. and stated that it would be « pleasure to serve +. in this capacity. Since that time a number of letters concerning the steps-being taken to make the organisation effective have been received from President Louwage and the General Secretary Duclouz. On August 8, a letter was sent to Mr. Ducloux advising that the Burean would be pleased to submit articles from time time on scientific crime detection for publication in the "International Review" wcich will be ea magazine distributed by the I.C.P.C. to its menbers. : During the convention which was held in Brussels, Belgium, the matter of finances was discussed. It was pointed out that prior to the war member countries Were assessed an annual fee of one Swies Franc per 10,000 inhabitants. The matter of assessmente was referrad to a subcommittee which reported back with the suggestion that « graduated scale be adopted as a basis for assessments, This works out go that a country heving more than fifty million inhabitants would be required to pay 2.50 Swie francs per 25,000 inbabitante. After some discussion this resolution was adopted. It wes also decided that member countries should be required to bring thenselves up to date by paying dues beginning Januery 1, 1945. fir. Louwage requested that the astter of negotiating with the delegates of the countries whose government’ do not Seéire to, or cannot pay the assessment for 1945 as anticipated, be left to the Chief Becretary. Tt should be noted that wider this requirement the Bureau would be called upon to pay * @n adcessment for 1945. This can hardly be done since the $1500 included in the 1945