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Ee we wee =A ot es? Sit the reception on “June 19th ‘Lecdlalmea be he Pres ater “east menber of the Executive Committees that if was necessary fay ine turn te Paris on an urgent mettar, Y expressed my regrets at not be s able to gemain until the snd of the conference. When I notified SODERUAY The asked Sf Mr, BAUGHMAN would remain at the conference. aera me ; cn = PY, 92, sure Oy 1950, the ay} z Jette: c& “f oleae fo an ae i. a na, : om 7 “ a hay ? —e . Se ee mt ke the afternoon descion june a, to e ae - ‘other menbare of the I,C.P.C, were lected pocttion af Vice saPresté oe odes ; ese . 7 — . ae: t . *., | USE OF IC. Paty PACILISTES. Y comms STATE rs & an Ee ie. - ; _ . “Pe . Pw, LB - * + * in. . ty _* "gS. a ne ‘reason the Bureau discontimed radio ‘contact. with the ‘Tes. + was ‘the fear that Bureau facilities might be used as _& chamne] through which’ >" finformtion micht be transmitted to or frost a Commmist State member of the Commission. There are five such members: Bulraria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Ponmae and Tugoslavia. : wh a "2 Et we. PEPE ee Long “before the y, C.P.t. ‘Conference, WEPOTE mentioned thatthe” I.c. PC. had been requested by the Czechoslevakian Government to place wanted ~ potices on several men who had fled the country hy commandeering two pelle in April 1950, Inquiring further it was determined that the ~ fad subaitted detailed "Red Flag" I.C.P.C. identification order ie ely? vs gop eemrcletote S41l1nd wt ehawetan ten feanhs etth attesting to stant ten «2 = anes VURAL G Lay 2241860 OU BHO Rade Well WEEVlO Webi BCR ee OU Oo air ps aii and depriving citizens of their freedom -—- common law crimes. The facts were that a group of Czechs commandeered two Casch commercial airplanes on the same day last April and flew them into the Festern sone of Germany. The planes were later returned to the Csech Government. The Czech police cited laws, . f _ Mr. KEPOTE stated that while it was true the American Government regarded . ” these men as political refugees, not criminals, the I,C.P,C. gould do nothing but issue the wanted notices, ¥: requested a of the names of these man and teld NEPOTE that even if f finserprints ave available we emild not poss ; - wanted “notices on these ax) as we do in other "Red Flag” cases because the American Government through its State Departeent had notified the Czedh:(,0.°. Government that the men were political refugees and riot subject fe gatredisten. The list of these refugees is attached, ; ¥ I was shocked at NEPOTE's decision, concurred in by DUCLOUX, to \: comply with the request ef the Czech Government in this case, ‘They stated that they feared som criticism would be leveled at the Commission by the Czechs at the annual Conference if they did not comply. They overlooked - 6 = 4nformed that warrants were outstanding and that extradition would be requested. : Se few wemee~s es oa ae ot TP PE AS ae: oe TPR atic Sect, ia gt hoe mot Inow, I later learned that BAUGHMAN and SPAMAN ety The Magee, fe Ey ree .