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LA Dalla s aessrs. Tolson, Taum, Wonr, BN. 8. MoCabe, Rosen and Harbo were in favor } of discontinuing radio communication with Paris on the ground of lack of facilities and personnel. Presumably any letters we say receive in the future frog police authorities in Prague or other Russian dominated countries will be ignored. We oan much aore eeaily ignore a letter from those countries than we could a radio message which is relayed to us through the Paris headquarters of ICPC, since with our present radio link we are in daily radio contact with Paris and it aight be askward to explain to raria shy we nave not replied to a request received via radio. Also, due to the unvettied conditions in Zurope it might be embarrassing to us and we night be criticised for carrying oa radio communications in behalf of police agencies in countries shere the police may be Communist infiltrated or dominated, or where thare aay be some guestion as to snether the police are loyal to their om government as distinguished from a Communist grous under the domination of Russia. dess?ts. Giavin, Ladd and Tracy felt that we should continue the radio communications; that failure to comply witb the agreed operaticnal procedures be corrected by bringing these matters to the attention of Telfords that the Tequesta received are of a police mature rather than of an intelligence characters the continuance of the rudfio link will enabls us to asiatein a good contact { and ries with it «a certain prestige. For the Director's information the State Department knows of our menber- snip in i076 since our 1500.00 annual due is pelt through one Stute Departcent; however, the files do sot reflect that the State Jepartaent haa been aavised of woe radio sink between Tashington and Paris. ‘ \ PReapectfully, \ For tha cynrereuce Ciyde Tolson Ta ah EEE, Bearer a ee) + uh ov: #7 ial 4 . we den cee