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PRI SHRANCE April 9,1945 - oTRROTOR ,¥BI _ APTENTION:SIS EUROPEAB DESK RE: BASQUE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE Dear Sir, keference is made to your letter dated vanuary 25,1945 in the above-entitled matter which advised me that Jose antonio Pte Aguiyre and Antonig-de erala would shortly be coming to «Yranoe, ¢ t . this is to advise that un April 7 de irale called upon me. nad advised that both of them had arrived in #rance a few days before and that they had been furnished with my address and tel- 6phone number by Special Agent Jerome Voyle in New York tity. Irala told me that Aguirre was handling mainly political matters here and in London concerning the Basque pecple and that at the conclusion of his mission,which he dii not expect to last for very long,he would return to the united “tates, lrala,on the other hand,will be staying here in Paris and after about two weeks will @ . to the south of #rance where he will stay about two months and then o a return to the Western Hemisphere. intelligence and realted matters i will be wholly within his jurisdiction | We had a long talk conoerning the basque people and avout the problems of sascism and Communism which confronted them. As is already known to you he.is strongly opposed to communism and feels that if the Allies do not back the truly democratic elements both i in Sapin and in France that the majority of the people may,out of 4 dissatisfaction and discouragement turn to the Communist rarty. seq At the time of this interview he was also very enthusiastic concern- | ing the pureau and the way of life in the Uniteé States. _o 4VU At this time he also furnished to me information concerning \ one hich data i have eady made the subject of ® fenarat: ommunigation to the sureau. Shen irala leaves for the South he is going to put me in touch with the man who is head of the pasque Services here in raris who,he assures me,will work with me in the same way that Aguirre and irala have previously worked with the bureau. Upon his return from the South,anéd prior to his departure for the United States, we will have another series of conferences wherein he will give me the result of his findings on the communist situation here and in Spain. the comments which he has made on this situation up to the 111 be made the eaubjeot of separate communications.’ G/ necorpen « spxey Z -ASI19- [7 4) N 1" Sf 4