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TO: MR. D. M. LADD

FROM: L. L. LAUGHLIN

SUBJECT:



To record the results of a contact made by Mr. Reynolds with General Canine, Director of AFSA, relative to a request that consideration be given to making the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency aware of material.



''Reference is made to my memorandum to you in the above-captioned matter dated August 14, 1951, which indicates that Captain Joseph Wenger, Deputy Director of AFSA, had advised Reynolds that he had received a request from  with AFSA, that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency be made aware of  material. It is to be noted that material received to date primarily related to the activities of the MGB in New York City during the period, May 1944 to May 1945, and, as such, is basically a United States internal problem with little, if any, relation to CIA responsibilities. A small amount of material relates to MGB activities in Australia and Great Britain. This material is furnished to and investigations are handled by .''

''The referenced memorandum recommended that the Bureau maintain the view that there is no reason to make General Smith or any other personnel of CIA aware of this activity or the contents of material at this time. It further recommended that Mr. Reynolds contact General Canine, Director of AFSA, to acquaint him with the background of as well as its importance to the FBI.''



''Mr. Reynolds, contacted General Canine, at which time Mr. Reynolds briefed the General in the background of material. Mr. Reynolds explained to General Canine the history surrounding the dissemination of material. It was pointed out to General Canine that the Bureau'' {{c|{{xx-larger|{{cursive|46}}}}