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: ~ Sat ; , ) Federal Surean of Investigation United States Department of Justice New York, 7, New York C2 : ~ STRICTLY CO) * Glastid mamas, Declassity om: OADR)|26| 2 0a34 On HE: ANTONIO TRAD jac Bureau File 97-1793 f ATT: Mr, C, H, Oarson The above entitled ANTONIO IRALA is the Secretary to President : JOSE ANTONIOYAGUIRRE of the Basque Government, in exile, He is at 30 NAfth venue, Bew York, and devotes his full time to business of the Basques, act- ing for President ACUIRRE who is occupied as a professor at Columbia Univer- sity. Mr. IRALA is said to have been a lawyer in Spain and is regarted as a highly intelligent person. He, under Dr, AGUIRRE, is the person who Basque \t people throughout the world look to for directions per RED hee te ets. ‘ Ine cial business, Mr, IRALA was interviewed by Special Agent f this office, and he advised this agent that he made a tour of the Ba: agencies in South America last fail in connection with a survey of Communism, made for President Aguirre. ° TRALA advised that in South America he made contacts with "FBI agents" or “Legal Attaches of the American Consulates". He said that Basque intelligence agents in South American countries were cooperating with these Consulate Attaches 1 connection with Fasciem. \\ pe , Special Agent in Charge erone Doyle was contacted in this regard and confirmed the fact that the Basques have been cooperative and could be considerably more helpful if certain jurisdictional difficulties were ironed out, Mr. Doyle said he would phone the Bureau on the Subject and advised y { that further contact with Mr. IRALA shonld be delayed pending Bureau action) b aU During the interview with Mr, IRALA, Agent , the following information: \y re vn . Veabde van & vex / G5 — ae eo wabontyy 1702 — J NFIDENTIAL . res 28.124 743 DE LOYED Cortes DESTROYED | ¢ »{7? 2h% 11 0 4#a } 6 1 FEET 1044