LETTER TO DEAR SAINT AND PURITAN RE POUCH LETTER REGARDING DOUBLE AGENTS IN LO

Created: 2/14/1945

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nave received your Pouch Letteroncerning the question of submitting Information regarding double Agents to you in London. Id the first place, we are tn total agreement with the necessity for your receiving this infarratlon.

As you know, we originally node our verv strong protest on

BBbasay'e and Legallecs ln ,cise.the results orflj

were Washington's. directing that the dnta was considered

secret end instructing us that the nnttrr aust be handled directlyand Washington. Since thnt lima the Bohscsy andSiscoeto pennit any information regerdlng double agents to be oent itter ofew days ego in connection with the

finally got hold of the Knbassy's dispatch with the complete

atory nndhat the Qnbuasy hnd requested thntormstion

talned therein he made available to tne FBI. and no mentlou was aade raaediatcly took up the case and insisted on the rightthia infotv&tlos to both London and lesalnc'un. rhieh was nsisted tbrt. If that wasould have to Inforaaccordingly: andas successful in having the Daresaycable to the State Depcrbnont. requesting thst that Information msinterest to us. Ve did not Interpret Washington's Instructionseneral directive affecting all cases of double agents, and

as infomed ac that, if that was your understanding fromwith him, there wor-misunderstanding. As you can see fron the above, however, tho result has been the aumn.

Your pouch letter under ncKnowledgeaent, of course, will be of great uaslotance to usad previously pointed out to the Embassy that

just exactly this type of thing would Happen. eo nowuch stronger

protest to the Bab^ssy,hall do in the foraaemorandu* imne-dlately. but heretofore so* position has been so weak in view of the infoma-

tloa contained ln Cpshing&in's, stating anong other things thst high military authorities desired th.it *uch natters be handled directly between Madrid and Washington. hall ln the very near future be sensing you an official pouoh letter in this regard. hink in the meantime, however, it might be advisable to brglnase to bo prevented by Kashlngton to the Joint Chiefs of .staff so that -ie con have their aupport

if required.

ad arranged for copies of our reports on OA's ahloh were transmitted for the BPCO to go to london* and be turned over to you there. Taere wasisunderstanding, hocevcr, and thisdid not get to joi through those channels. n tabins this question up lnsed lately in order that you aay at least receive this inforootlon from as until wa con settle the whole thing aatlsfactcrily.

I understand so*ae United States Conarcssaen are vislll.ig ln Spain in the very near future, and they would doubtlessly hu very ouch Interested in what we ore doing end particularly some of the difficulties we are lmvi:.g.

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X think the decisionto whether or not to give thin Information end how for to go la one which should be ^d: byourself and perhapsthe Genaral iiaaolf. hink a) ao that suitable instructions ahould be sent to /PCTG ln this regard, aa well aal. pinion is that we tanflne rursolvea to indications of an unsatisfactory state of affair* tut tothe details to be dlsc-jsaed in frasbiagton. Of course tbe personalities and characters of tba CoatTsaaean vho are coalng have to be tacsa lato consideration,b lax this entire question is worthy of careful consideration.

I want lo call your attention particularly to w> .icaorearja, to the iSbesay. concerning the relatioa-ship, Hudrld, and the Eritloh. Tulaaultopy of tbe dispatch Meat froii Tangier to the De parti* nt of State concerning the unsatisfactory situation ln Tangier. iioaed thia to ny oppoaite number, who waa very pleaacd ond grateful. You may wlah to do the oune in London.