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| Caracas, the majority of such activity being excl ely the effairs of the Basque Government in Exile. vat Ca - To sumnarize, it-would appear that the Basque Or- ganization -is unable, either because of the fact that the* | 3, personal affairs of the membera of the committees require nat “of their time pr because fhey. Lack aptitude for general ‘inps tigative work, to be of mich assistance to this offlte. 2 _is believed that the result of the plan,-as set forth in attached memorandum, would bée that the two investigators ~~ would perform all of the investigation required of the or- ganization by this office for which they would be paid and this would leave little of value that could be contributed by the organization Atself. With this fact in mind it is be noted that the organization desires to receive e consid erable amount of yoney for which the Bureau would receive A materia} benefit. : ee acs 7 \ : ran | After ® careful consideration of the plan as suby, mitted, the following observations are made by this office; 1. It ie not pelieved that the Chief of the Basque Dele gation in Ceracas would be performing services for which _he is entitled to receive remuneration. 2. It is not belisved that the organization within the \ os, interlor of Venezuela will be effective as an investigati i \ junit. However, At is recommended that it be maintained f we Vf emergency mse on the \understanding that expenses only of ' . various representatives will’ be: paid, . 3. It 4s recommended that the various contacts sin the - Hotels in Caracas at present be used but that no plan fo the establishment of Basque personnel in other hotels be _ established at Bureau expense. However, it 1a felt that Le an exception shoyld be made to permit t! atabliahment of a contact in if future circumstances justify seme.