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yl September 22, 1950 MYEMORANBUM FOR MR, FOLSON Mh. CLIGG NICHOLS MK. CHOLS In repard te the attached nersonal letter from Mr, Louwage concerning the Iaternaticnal Criminal tulice Conimntasi- on incident I think we should reply to him,and mark our detter personal ans c oniidential and tell hlin that I ap- preciate hie frenk aad graciuua letter aad that ] regretted my inwvility to persiaally meet him but that I had prior to hig arvival talked to Mr. Clegg = and that as Lunderstand it Mr, Clespe was entirely frank with bim as tu the = reasons fur the PL witLdrawing from the Internaticaal Criminal Police Com- x iniesion, I think it might be well to tell hii that cbvivusly l felt that the reten- - tun of memberstip in that Commission had reached a state waereby it was an. untedable pusition in that individuals connected wity Aimerican law enforcement - were beiny designated by that Commission to various positions without even > consultation, much less approval, by the arency representing American Law “3. enforcement in toe Coramissyion. We might also cornment that the action of a = member of the Cominission in indulging in criticism of the Fb at meetings c~. ef the Con.nission was a situation that I did avt intend to tulerate and to cone- ° tinue membership in the Conimission in the face of such actions would commit me to condoning such an attack and criticisms unless I sew fit to enter into , rgumentation or controversies about the matter discussed, and that 1 did not have the Hime nor the desire to answer or discuss such petty and unwarranted attacks upen the FBI. I would make the letter cordiil but hold out no hope for any change in our position in this matter. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Atta shment (with Mr. Tolson's co ; leo os ar) oo . = RECORDED 117+ sag -