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sing if this Buresu acted as the representative for the U, S. Government as a member of this type of organization. Mr. Graham stressed the fact that where they are dealing with the criminal element. sravggling diamonds and. Clie ae “narcotics aroved the world, any inforrcstion which pinpoints how the traffic is iol oving is valuable to them, Ts lated | that, of course, was a re iter en titea ly ° wifhin their Jurisdiction and I would not presume to give any ad vice or couns el. on that as I didatt feelit was any of my ba isiness. Mr, Graham steted he Just waated to assure me they were not ts ying ty! meve into any field over there. Itold Mr. Graham I felt they should | w the kind of group they were going into but as to their intruding into any wounaited jurisdiction of ours, that it had never entered my mind because | ’ :efea ced and have cantinued, since we left that group, to deal directly wit th Te te a say he individual countries and we have been able therefore lo carry on Our same responsibilities and get the same information hy dealing with the official authorities of the individual count ites. : Aap : oe . 7. m a ~ Mr. Graheara tated that under their propesed plan, thoy would have - a Customs inan in Paris vho would veprcsent the Secret Service and Narcotics Moreau and anything that csme up in the criminal smuggting field. He stated that if ihis Ud come to pass, the vy ‘dH be giad to do anyihing they covld and he asst ned it would be agrer able vs ith me ‘for their man to balk to our man in Paris ut they could get mutual »- pport and aid. stated oar Legal Attache in Paris & HeeMod entirely to Naison on -netters of criminal violations within our juris- ie tlin; that we didnt go into rurcotics or customs or anything of that sort. I st. ted. se confined ourselves solely wifh matters like subversive activities or fotives oe Jus stice, white s's avery, moto¢e vehicle theft cases and the like. I hoe £3 a rae “tab a ad had a man at the Pu bassy in Paris for quite some years now aud he is under very strict ordvis vot to £0 into any of these other acpects or to accept any Information concerning such matters but to refer the French authorities to the appropriate officer of the Embsisy there, andin the event Treasury has a man there, that would be the procedure we would follow, Mr. Graham thanked me for itis tuf Potaation, ; Very truly yours, . a ‘. “A eye “fr Mt. GN Jcph Edgar Heaver. Director — 8