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peer) _ Attachment © Office Memorandym * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO :- ° ER. D DATE: Jamary 2, 1947. PROM: MR. C. H. CARS F a SUBJECT: INTEE! acres ap POLICE COMMISSION LETTER SYGSESTING 2. a THE RR ATION | OF _A CENTRAL _OFFICZ FOR HANDLING CRILTNAL- INQUIRIES: a DETAIIS EEE — A letter has been recei from LYtuel oux. Secretary General Five Sane Y ye A le 1 ved f ioux, Secretary General of the International Criminal Police Commigsion, recommending that the Bureau a 2 take steps to have established in the United States a central office through | . - which all international inquiries of. a criminal nature might be channeled. He pointed out that judging by the correspondence raceived by the French Police , it appears that many police services in different countries apply directly to other foreign services in order to obtain information, He sugzested that the necessary instructions be given to all criminal police services in the United States in order that any inquiry or any letter sent to the police of another country or to the International Police Comission might be ai ispatched through the medium of the "National Offices* which are, alone, entitled to exchange information with the foreign police, for any reason whatever, I do not believe it would be feasible for the Bureau to take any action toward setting up such an office as is suggested by L. Ducloux. However, I do think that the Bureau should be willing to act as a clearing house for inquiries desired by municipal, county or state law enforcement agencies in this country. These agencies could be informed that the Bureau will be glad to handle such inquiries by an article in the Law Enforcement Bulletin and through the headquar rte rs of ‘the TACP. td ome — Hota . . t oa Nee le Regarding other Federal Enforcement Agencies such as the Secret Service, Post Office, Imuigration and Customs, I do not believe the Bureau should attempt te handle inquiries for them since they undoubtedly already have liaison established with the Agencies in other Governments hangding, She particular types of offenses. RECOLE ZNDATION ex-3-_ & apefo tle.) se eg OF ptamy | 2/2 Le * It is recommended that the Bureau agree td handle ¥?orei Sq ing@iries for m:nicipal, county and state law enforcement agencies al2 thal, thése4dcencies be advised of this fact through the Law Enforcement Bulletin and through the IACP. It is recommended that a letter of acknowledz cmont—be—sett tO" Duc loux wisiclus him that because of conditions in the United States it is not considered desirable to try to establish a "central office" throurh which all foreicn inquiries will be channeled but tnat the FBI is malting 1t known to tne various local lay _- enforcement agencies that it will be glad to handle such inquiries in the Styre. + Ne A suggested letter to Mr. Ducloux is attached. Dsc—mal