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|e ? t i i WY 100~32627 Btrictly Conf ial Letter to Director . The BASQUES are inclined to be in. favor of mdertaking this communication assignment end place great eaphasis om the epportunity to know wnt is going on in this Republican Government in Exile movement. The BASQUES would cooperate closely with the Bureau on all information thus obtained. The mthod of cammnication epparentlywuld be through the various BASQUE delegates throughout the world with each delegate keeping the BASQUE officials in New York City advised of all developments. Informant expressed his pleasure and appreciation for tis cos- munication service supplied by the Bureau to his South American delegates end associates. Me desires to cotime this method. As be ssid, all of the mtters being cammnic ated to dete ‘have bem of an intelligence or in- formational nature and he hesitates to use the facilities to transmit matters tit would be of a political nature without Bureau permission, yet he desires to do #0. The transmission of sach political information will apparently be in letter form and from the same people with wham be hes been commmicating; people of whom the Burem is aware. This topic was discussed tele phonicall cial agent Gi eM? the New York Office and Supervisor of the SIS Section of the Bureau. Gieewttvised that informtion of a political nature may be tranauitte through Bureau sourees so long as it does not amount to administrative mt- ters of the Republican Government in Exile. This was explained to the Informant who was agreeable said, only matters pertaining to BASQUE politics would be trensmitted: The BASE association with the Spanish Republican Government in Exile is still in a formlative stage insofar as their ability to com into detailed information regarding it is concerned, however, it is anti- eipated that detailed information regarding this Government or movement will be coming into their possession and W1l be cafidentially and fully wade available to the Buregu and that the Inf; % Will be in @ position answer almcet any question arising mm it. [It is worthy of note that - President AGUIRRE of the BASQUE Government had been in conference several 2 tly with a Mr. CULBERTSON of the State Departuent in Bashing- a ~ SPECIAL DELIVERY cova pacuTiad . batt