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Office Memoret Mo UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ro ; H. Be rietend: 7 . pats; February 1,--1950 FROM ry? Keay] ( i —™ ae fos f SUBJECT: = INTERIATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ay COMMTSSION LIALSON WITT THE oo. EEN UNITS NATIONS . ibe BACKGHOY . . * fase hoi It will be recalled that Assistant Special Agent in ae ——— EREEERNEENE William M. Whelan acted for the Director as Liaison representativ of the ICPC at the United Nations Conference on Non-Governmental Organizations held in New York on Jamuary 21, 22, 2950. FACTS e ~ My * menp Wie) ¥ ) N 4 e : oT The New York office has pointed out that completa active. Yiaison with the United Nations on the behalf of the ICFC could involv fey sibatantial time-consuming activities. Many of the international a ’ b : organizations having consultative status have full time representatives f a at the United Nations. ‘They review the daily agenda of activities . before the various councils, commissions and gubcommissions te determine: whether or not matters ara being discussed which would be of interest to Tene their respective organizations. They attend these ag observers. ‘his sort of activity is apparently promoted by the United Nationa itself and a UN staff member is assigned to assist the representatives of Non~ Governmontal organizations in every way possible. In e letter from the New York office, the Bureau has been advised that Mr, Whelan does not intent to carry on such active liaison but will as in the past continue to limit his liaison activities to the apecific request of the IcPC or a specific request from the United Nations Organization for the transmittal of information to the ICPC. ACTION It 4s recommended that we continue to serve as in the past in helping the ICPC with their relations with the United Nations only upon 2 ,the specific request of the LCrc or.from the UN Organization. In the absence of a positive request from the ICPC, there appears to bea no . ~ | reason why Mr. welan should engage in such active liaison arrangements of ) as are apperently undertaken by other Misigon representatives with the United Nations. If the ICPC desires more active liaison with the United Ne uations, the matter wild ve given considprabiat AY that fines . fon Bye / y Te report received from Mr. Whelan relative thre mds tings which he attended on January 21, 22, last, have been forwarded to Monsieur Ducloux in Fars ; 13 arage ar - - @LF:hb ws a if . \ oN . _, SSFED 131950 AS ye vob | ‘ oe ee a OR Seen serie oy