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Law has been obtained, In this cennection it Right noted that the Bureau has received ne inferrmation - or assistance which would not have been available through direct contact with the law enforcement agencies tn the individual countries. (5) U. N. Contacts Valueless ~ Aa you Enow, the Director wos requested to act 8 ltatson between the International Criminal Pelice ommission and the Economie and Soctal Council of the nited Wations. One of the Assistant Special Agents nm Charge of the Mew York Office haa acted for the trector tn this capacity, attending meetings held at nited Wations Headquarters as liaison representative of the ICPC. These meetings and contacts at U. Me - Fandavnetanre enna at th RFanvweaet af the Teprt haw aeuuy wurevGig MmMuUuwG Wy are ' eqgucs Ld bal A veo JULY “ave consumed considerable tine, and ASAC Whelan has advised that no information of any value to the Bureau was develeped. These meetings, as far as the Bureau ta concerned, have been a complete waste of time since it appears that the United Wations staff members were more interested in protecting their jobs than in reaching concrete decisions concerning law enforcement problems. These meetings so far resuited in no action being taken whieh would he of any vpaolue to the Bureau, ed ee ye ee (6) Possible Saving of Time and Money The Bureau will continue to serve as a clearing house for individual foreign police departments which reguest information within the United States without being a member of the ICPC; but if some other agency becomes a member of the ICPC and takes ouer these duties tines. ef fort. and woney will he ee rey Hef FF yp ree sews ee Sree we saved by the Bureau. (7) Buresu Meuber of IACP The Bureau ts already affiliated actively with. IACP, an international police erganizatton, and the IcPe appears to exist sclely to previde jobs fer those in the organization, (8) Unsatisfactory Relations with Soderman { Soderman, who ts a member of the Erecuttve, Committee of the Commission, has apparently turn, very much against the Bureau. When West first net him on Avril 5, 1950, in Poris, Soderman was dtrectly cr inferentiga ly critical of the Bureau