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New York 7, N.Y. ..., . 3 . Li . Zederal Surean of Investigation 7 Anited States Bepartment of Iustice CON ON REPLY. PLEASE REFER TO ° ow “ed Fo) gest Ageneies Bud Gun)” September 13, 1 2g . Attention i RE: ELLIGENCE, ORG. A inistrative LGer Dear sir: Classied by Dectasstty on: ORTH eference is made to your teletype dated September fs 1946 captioned as above instructing that the Basque officials be contacted and advised of the dis- continuance of the use of the Basque organization in argentina in its entirety and further, that the Bureau 1s finding it necessary to reduce its payment by fifty pe ent to thi Basques in Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Cuba.) wr. ANTONIOTIRALA, Secretary of the!Basque organi< zation was immediately contacted and advised of the above. Mr. Irala stated thet he was very sorry to learn that the Bureau is curtailing its work in South America and requested that should the Bureau find it necessary to discontinue its z relations with the Basque organization in the countries in South America other than Argentina, he would much appreciate it if the Bureau would give him as long a period of notice &s possible. He explained that esired this notice in order to prevent the disorganizatidn of B&F intelligence ser- vice as it existed in South Americ: &