◆ SpookStack

Dear Sirs Reference is made to letter of the Civil Attache at Mexico City Gated June 1, 1944 in the above captioned matter in which the Civil Attache advised the Bureau as to the results of several conferences between repre- = ,sentatives of the Civil Attache's office in Mexico, D.F. and Mr. ANTONIO ; _ NBIRALA, Seoretary to the President of the Basque Delegation in New York City. — / ‘This is to advise that on June 8 14 and 20, 1944, Mr. Jerome Doyle of the ew York SIS office had further egnferences with Mr. IRALA following Mr. TRALA's return from Mexico City. . : Mr. TRALA outlined to Mr. Doyle substantially the conversations he had had in his three meetings in Mexico City with Bureau representatives. He stated that the request of the Bureau's representative that the Basques furnish five investigators who would be paid from 250 to S00 pesos a month was almost impossible to be mt by the Basques in Mexico, D.F. He pointed out that the Civil attache desired the exclusive use of these investigators . which would perforce prevent them from carrying on any other business activity to augment their income. Mr. IRALA pointed out that any Basques in Mexico G who he would recomend as an investigator would have to have the proper mental acumen and moral stability. He pointed out that all of the Basques. = « who would fit these qualifications are presently employed in private enter- prise making incomes of from 600 to 1000 pesos a month. He added that President AGUIRRE of the Basque Delegation did not feel that these Basques should be ordered out of their present business to work for half or 1 half of their monthly salary in vhew(g : support and other Sized obit en Lents Mr. IRALA, upon the secdSrooasion he conferred with - >"; @dvieed that he had gone into the Mexican matter in great de: Paitin 8: AGUIRRE and that it was their combined conclusion that the st: Terigse te Basques was of minor importance and that it was the desire of the Basque eatives. Mr. IRALA stated that the Basque Delegation was @ifference between the amount -paid by the Civi) At ! Aca Corres NESTROYED . BRAPNOV 2 1961