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Loe < ovate Juno 20, 1950 at INDEXED - 13 ce =. _. AIR BAIL YP PROS on 6 Ye RECORDED - 13 _ ¥onsicur pucloux _secretary General ( Anternational Criminal Police Commission 11 Rue des Saussaies Paris 8, France Dear Monsieur Ducloux: Reference is made to my letter af June 5, 1950 advising that pursuant to your request of Hay 8, 1950 inquiries have been made of Comnissioner John WM. Beckmann, Coznissioner of Police, County of Massau, Mineola, New York, relative to the use which his organization has made of eclor photography in police work. For your information, Commissioner Becknann has now advised that the Police Department of the County of Nassau, New York, bezan experimenting in color photography in 19L6. This process wag adopted to increase identifications through the use of "Rogues Gallery" type of photographs since the color was believed to show . the true shade of the subject's eyes, moles, marks and especially ~~ Seonplexions. : 3 All of the color photographs used are done by the members . sof the Massau County police force and it was necessary to send a ‘1 tember of that force's Identification Division to a school of * _ dnstruction in coler photography. Additional equipment was obtained by the Nassau, Police and a separate dark room with all necessary facilities was created. x? _ - ‘pomdosoner Beclmann has further advised that on Xay.2, 1950 after conferences with the District Attorney an arder was issued that>doldi photography be adopted for all "Rogues, .Gallety" typa photographs and other photographs made by his aséncy..” In the event ‘color photorraphy proves succeasfvl, the Nassar? ive will broaden its scope to include all types of pictures. > At present that agency has not had any appeals fron any cases where>color. photosraphs ry ‘ " cc = War bd? ev G2NBRsk (Detacneay”’ oe (ig we \ ye ae a: ee Cored iS 3619028 0 coy a .. a “ha, B ree * zly sa mh Me taal I, t v val ‘ : < . t ry | ey AR atk, = 7) \ cr j “ok = ° we 1 <7 “ ‘ . al! oo a! .