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mh etary athe bth Bete A te eal ee siaSt a teliind okt thet Gates 30987 Tolsgn — iMr. a_i Meal Waa Federal Bureau of tnwestigation Mr. Coftey . Mr. Claviao United States Bepartment of Justice Mr. Ladd Washingtan, B. ¢. JOHN EDGAR HOOVER aa GIRECTOR (. G2 ect A ead October 10, 1945 4 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR Mr. Hendon i- _ Mr. Mumford ; Mr. Starke__ - Mr. Quinn Tamm_ Tele. Room Mr. Neage The Executive Conference, consisting of Messrs. Tolson Mias Beabm___ E. A. Tamm, Ladd, Nichols, Glavin, Hendon, Rosen, Morggn, Long and Miss G®ady. Tracy on Octcber 9, 1945, considered the matter of th ternational Police Commission. Ke ee iT, ST + The Director will recall the Intermational Police Commission waa moved from Vienna to Berlin in 1941, at which time the Executive Conference recommended to the Director no further communication be had with the organizaticn. This recommendation. was approved. Special Agent John I. Condon, presentiy in Berlin, hes examined the records of the International Police Commission now in custody of the United States Army authorities. He advised there are approximately 2,000 alleged criminals who are positively identified by fingerprints and photographs, that however, the files for the most part are incomplete in that neither rhotographs or fingerprints are. included. Thirty-six countries were mémbers of the Interna- \ ., tLowil Police Commission and the Commission served a wear tne house for Yumternationel criminals. Special Agent Condon advistéd @ resporsitle ~Tfor the ultiméte disposition of the records stating that when a Central Identifi- cation Bureau for Germany is established the International Police Comission records would probably be made available to the Bureau. The Executive Conference was unanimously of the opinion that the records Would serve no useful purpose to the Bureau, and if you agree Special Agent Condon , will be so advised. — ei : 2 : | \ 4 Moe - gy =. Respectfully, Le | ae Pras 7 For the Conference yt , ¥ oh ue hol a“ oe ce - Mr. Clegg ri _— Clyde A? “ie . 4 Mr. Hendon w7™ f ig he al fous ° | AS OO: —— ~ a abe Be , [ ; “i q - | og Y