DISSENSION IN THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE FORCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200020003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 11, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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COUNTRY Morocco DATF 25X1 X6
SUBJECT Dissension in the International
Police Force
ORIGIN. TTax ier
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DIST. 11 December 1946
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I. Recently (see report 0 the Belgian members of
t ha International Po cue Force . n aragier drew up a plan for
the reorganization of the police force designed to eliminate
French control In the force. The plan was submitted to
Admiral Dais de Magalhaes Correa, Administrator of the Zones
at the suggestion of Major Louis AA_rtou `a, French a seistant Chief
of police*
2. Source reports that If the Administrator decides against the
reorganization plans an attempt will be made by Carlos do
I digues de Chonnevicre? Belgian Consul General In Tangler,
to bring the matter before the Committee of Control*
3. In a letter written recently to dmond de Beauverger, French
Consul General in Tangier, the Belgian Consul General stated
'that I
.n a manner whuch was in di'.reot contravention to the
decisions made at the Paris Conference in August 1945.
French Major Louis .4 '+tous,, Assistant Chief of Polige,, was
using the police. force to attain the political sods deli ra
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c. If the French did, not adhere to the policies laid down by
the Paris Conference, the Belgian Consul General would
take the matter to a "higher authority".
4. All the Belgian police officers (with the exception of major
Giros 'and Colonel Victor Legrand., Chief of Police) signed a
a, The International. Police Force in Tangier was ing, run
Major J.P. Giron, in aonm?aand of the W'angier suburban polies,
is the nephew of Paul'4ie nri Spaak Reportedly he hopes to
be appointed Chief of Police when and, if Colonel Legrand
leaves Tangier.
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