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” JOHN EDGAR HOOVER : ) CC-287 Mr. Toison____ . Mr. E. A. Tamm DIRECTOR Mr. Clegg Federal Burean of Investigation Mr. Celfey . . Mr. Glavia Wnited States Department of Justice Mr. Ledd Washington, B. C. ue Nichols — 1 r. osen ‘ gay 1, 193 Mr. Tracy Mr. Catson FPG:ear hO-L79bb Mr. Harbe 72-1793 sore Mr. Hendon 4 ere a Mr. MeGuire 4 pe: anrontobe para CY Me, rive wy EXIT PERMIT APPLICANT Mr. Quina Tag FOREIGN TRAVEL CONTROL REGISTRATION ACT at, Room b 7 Mr. Nease >} One Antonio de Irala, 30 Fifth Avenue, New York City, has made an application for an exit permit qtating he wishes to proceed to Mexico and Cuba as a delegate of the Ssasque Government in exile. Irala states in his application that he has been employed since Augus in New York City as secretary to the Prebident of the Basque Government, states that he will be absent approximately one month and that he has a tourist's \ visa, which is valid until the end of July, 1943. He states that his date of — departure is uncertain, but that he intends to leave from Brownsville, Texas, ~ via Pan-American Airlines. Ny This individual is the subject of file No. 97~1793. When interviewed at Miami, Florida, at the time of his entry into the United States on March 29, 1943, he advised that he was employed by Jose Antonio Aguirre, the head of the Basque Government who is in New York City. He said he was employed by Aguirre as a secretary but that actually he was an agent and employee of the Basque Government. At that time he stated that the purpose of his trip to Cuba was to secure any and all information he could concerning Cuba and South America which would be of interest to his Government. Subsequent inquiry has revealed that Trala has not filed a registration statement under the provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and is not notified to the Secretary of State as an agent of a foreign principal. RFCODFD COPY FILUD IN Derogatory information concerning Antonio de Irala and his references is being furnished to the Exit Permit Unit of the Department of State. SUGGESTED ACTION: In the event it is desired that Irala's exit permit be denied by the Department of State or that granting of the permit be withheld pending further investigation of irala, it is requested that the Visa and Exit -\ Control Section be advised at once in order that, a appropriate request may be. \ made of the State Department. RDED we . TAINED es put muronweon C0 DHF) penal i3 CROLASSIFED paTE.2-/-&2 YS eS M&S SW 29 JUL & RECE \ 4%