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é i MAL am: received the sum of $400,00monthly from the Basq fovernment in Exile with its offices in New York. (The _ source of this sum of $400,00 is set forth in the Buresu letter to the Legal Attaché,-Havana, Cuba, dated May 5, 1944 ’ ‘and entitled "Basque Organization)... This part.of the plan. indicates the desire that the Bureau continue the p nt of this ‘sum to ehief ‘ofeehe ‘¥ene zuelan Delegation. : pepe bp i = ee ‘prtorment (a expleined that the ‘benefit re¥ : LD coivea by the Legal Attaché's Office at Caracas from the’ pay- : - gnent of this sum, would be that'the Chief of the Delgation -- ‘would sign any letters that might be written to any mombers of the intelligence service located outside of the City of Caracas. This delegate devotes his full time to the handling — of the affairs of the Basque Government, t.e., the care of . + the Basque citizens located in Venezuela and cepepds on the receipt of this aum for his expenses. Tnfornen adopted the attitude that since the Basque organization had. given up its source of incoms to be of assistance the =. Bureau, it is only just that this’ payment be mages yoo ot werd bw a ba. The benefit that would be received by the Buresu from the expenditure of this sum would be negligable. In the opinion of this office, the Basque Intelligence Service can be utilized without having the Chief of the Basque Dele- gation sign the letters to the representatives located in other cities as herein before set out... This office is not _ eognizant of the extent of the agreement made in New York . ct : at the recent meeting between the Bursau representatives and the representatives of the Basque Government in Exiles aS Therefore it. 1s not known whether an arrangement was made or W hether it was indicated that the sum of $400,00 would be paid the\Chief Delegate in Venezuela for the purposes abéve set out. . B [ORGANIZATION IN THE INTERIOR OF VENEZUELA) was This section 1s devoted to the explanation of the set up of the Basque Intelligence Service outside of Caract 50 Venezuela and the interior of the country. It states that 7“? there is e Basque fyopresentative in eleven towns wi thin‘th- 2" dyteptor of Venezuela whose duty it is to make reports on Leads furnished by Bureau Fepresentatives and Ye generel information of an intelligence natures |