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AR guibeekee 2! bo dome pe Office Meter: dU + UNITED ~ , , OVERNMENT To ; ‘HS DIRECTOR DATE: November 17, 1948 FROM : . _SHE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ag 4 —_— ae SUBJECT: “INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE CQO(ISSION . Pie tats = At the Executive Conference on November 16, 1948, the following being in attendance: Messrs. Ladd, Glavin, Tracy, Harbo, Mohr, Carlson, Nease= Nichols, Clegg, Rosen and Fletcher, advice was furnished that the Secret General of the International Crimina] Police Commission had informed the Jy Pureau Legal Attaotie, Paris, France, that at the recent General Assembly meetings of the/fnternational Critrinal Police Commission held at Prague in a om , September, _p-Stbcomi tee Panties was created and there also exists a oY conmittee-omrcounterfeity The Secretary General proposed to invite a Se eee ok of the United States Narcotics Bureau to participate in the fimctions of the committee on narcotics and also proposed the participation of a representative of the United States Secret Service on the committee on nounterfeiting, It was indicated that if arrangements could be perfected for the Treasury Department to participate in the activities of the Commission they would be asked to contribute financially to the support of the Commission, Tt was noted that the Bureav at the present time has the only designated repre- sentative of United States investigative agencies as a member of the International Criminal Police Commission and that the Bureau expends the sum of $3,000 per year to maintain this membership; that the Bureau serves as liaison between the Commission and other investicative agencies within the United Etates. The problem presented related to the desirability of registering objection to the proposals tc invite representatives of the Treasury Department to participate in the activities of the Commission, La Aetear ad °ris oon. The members of the Conference, with the exception of lir. Nease and Mr. Harbo, were of the opinion that the Bureau should in a discreet manner advise the Secretary General of the International Criminal Police Commission that the Eureau in its present capacity is in a position to properly handle the relations --. of the Commission with the other law enforcement agencies of the United States § .-” Geverromeant, *"&.) Nease and 2. Harbo were of the saniniton that the Bourasn shonta Ne ek bl ome HESASS Ana oD, mmo were cli we Vp ee Vial bile DAL Cal SUC not register any objections to the proposal that a representative of the Narcotics Bureau and she Secret Service be invited to participate in the activities of the Porm s5i.one va There is attached for your approval a letter addressed to the Legal Attache, Paris, France, wich is in accord with the majority opinian oF the Conference, RY f-t7-¥ ¥ Attacnment *~ —_ “nm ae