European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 15, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 Fri s Hoover nazi cops Hod Early links Washington up former Fri chief j. Edgar Hoover maintained contact1 with top nazi police officials until the week before Pearl Harbor according to Fri documents made available tuesday. He exchanged requests for information and on one occasion provided a German police admirer with an autographed Pic Ture. The documents detail the Early years of Fri cooperation with the International police commission now known As inter pol which the . Joined in 1939 despite warnings it was German dominated. Not until dec. 4, 1941 three Days before Pearl Harbor did Hoover Send out a memo saying in the future no communications will be addressed to the inter National police commission whose present location is Berlin Germany."1 the 1,785 pages of documents were obtained from the Fri by the National com Mission on Law enforcement and social Justice an  of the Church of Scien Tolo super Hooper Lisa Castlevetro 14, of North Brand Ford conn., gets her act rolling by keeping four hoops moving during the . Hula hoop championships at Atlanta. She was one of four experts competing in the finals. A photo by through a Freedom of information re quest. The Church is trying to document the Workings of Interpol. Among the memos is a june 26, 1939, letter to Hoover from w. Fleischer de scribed As Counselor of the criminal Bureau of the Reich thanking Hoover for sending him the Fri s latest annual report informing him that the German Reich s fingerprint division had 772,371 fingerprint records and concluding May i ask a personal favor i should be deeply grateful to you if you could Send me a photograph of yourself with a Little  on july 18, 1939, just a month and a half before Germany invaded Poland Hoover complied with the request. A july 20, 1939, internal Fri memo on joining the commission noted we would not receive much practical Benefit from membership but warned there is also the possibility that if we fail to join the secret service or some other Federal Agency May seek to become a member and the Fri might thereby suffer in inter National  the memo which included the warning about German domination also said that if the Fri failed to join after expressing its willingness to become a member it might be construed As an act of unfriendliness and recommended that the Bureau join. Correspondence Between the Fri and the commission continued until an Fri memo on nov. 22, 1941, noted that the police organization s Headquarters had moved from Vienna to Berlin. It questioned whether the Fri should continue the Contact in View of the fact that by so doing the Bureau might be said to tacitly recognize the fact that Germany has taken Over the commission. A meeting of the Fri executive Confer ence was convened on dec. 1, 1941, and recommended no further communication be addressed to the organization after which the dec. 4 Hoover memo went out. Eyed Appam Menf in May 76 Early Lance bid to lift curb on Bank alleged Washington a Bert Lance approached a key Federal official Long before the 1976 election about dealing with restrictions against his Bank if Jimmy Carter appointed him to a High government position according to a National Bank examiner. In an affidavit to the internal Revenue service examiner Charles Francis Stuart quoted the Atlanta regional comptroller of the currency As telling him in May 1976 that Lance had inquired about the Issue and what could be done. In the event an Fri background investigation Materia  the regional comptroller Donald l. Tarleton testified tuesday before the Senate government affairs committee that he could not remember a springtime discussion with Lance along the lines re lated by Stuart. Nor said Tarleton did he recall the matter being raised in a meeting he had with Lance later in the year just two Days before Carter named Lance As budget director Tarleton acknowledged however that he had lifted the restrictions against the Calhoun Bank on the same Day after Lance visited him on nov. 22, and said he might not have done so if Lance had not paid the personal Call to advise him of the pending appointment. In an apparent Challenge to Tarleton s testimony sen. Charles h. Percy r-i11., released the irs affidavit by Stuart who recounted a meeting with Tarleton and Thomas Brown another examiner in at Lanta on May 13, 1976. As summarized by the irs. Stuart Testi fied or. Tarleton stated that one of or. Lance s Banks was under an agreement with the office of the comptroller that Lance spoke with him about what could be done to Deal with the agreement in the event an Fri background investigation materialized. Or. Tarleton specifically stated that Lance told him that if or. Carter was elected president he would be nominated for a High position the Stuart affidavit said. Tarleton s testimony conflicted with a statement Given by Lance to internal Rev Enue service investigators in which he said that he and Tarleton did discuss the restrictions against the Bank in an off hand manner but that he did not ask tar Leton to lift the sanctions. The statement to the irs was not sworn to by Lance in the presence of witnesses but the irs said last week it had been told Lance would do so monday. Percy said that As of 9 30 . Tuesday Lance had not signed a sworn affidavit. Very very Happy Liddy quickly adapting to Freedom Washington a g. Gordon Liddy the silent watergate conspirator says he is adapting to Freedom As quickly As he adapted to prison. He s spending his time running races with his son getting to know his wife again and being very very  dining with his wife Frances at a Washington restaurant monday on his sixth Day As a free Man Liddy who plotted the watergate break in that deposed a president talked about the Joys of racing his 13-year-old son and being with his wife once again. Yes indeed i am very very Happy these Days said a smiling relaxed Liddy. Asked where he s headed Liddy repeated the cryptic phrase he gave reporters after his release from Federal prison in Danbury conn., wednesday. East of the Sun and West of the  but now he explained East of the Sun was the fancy hotel suite where he gave his first interviews last week while West of the Moon is an unidentified Remote spot where he and his wife could be alone for their first real honeymoon in 20 years of marriage. Tanned and wearing a Cord suit with striped tie Liddy sipped Brandy and posed with his wife for photographers talking about the last several Days. I was a bit surprised at How quickly one re accommodates to a situation. I adapted to prison very rapidly and i adapted Back to Freedom very rapidly said Liddy crediting that to strict religious education and the adage when in Rome do As the romans do. He said he and his wife had not watched last week s television mini series Washington behind closed doors based on the Book the company by John Ehrlich Man a watergate figure still in prison. But he has found time to read newspapers hard to come by in prison. Asked if he saw any parallels Between the Bert Lance affair and watergate Liddy pointed to some elements of the Media and Congress who led to the destruction of Nixon. But Liddy said it would be presumptuous immature and imprudent of him to make any judgment about Lance presi Dent Carter s embattled budget director because he did not have All the facts. Liddy talked about his children especially 13-year-old Raymond who beat him in a two mile race by 10 Yards. I was a h title bit afraid that perhaps because i just came out of prison he might let me win said Liddy who is 46. Hut i was very pleased i hat i still had that Saint Emnot Viive fire. \ a i my Chil Dren i Don t Caro if you i cornpeiint1,against god win Dice 1 get Back into shape i m a Milf to Lake  was almost glee in his voice  buddy the former Fri agent recounted How on the Day he was released from prison he told his wife to shake the Trail ing cars of reporters and photographers. His wife kept signalling her turns until he took the wheel and raced through the red lights of new York violating parole at least 13  after several High Speed turns Down a cemetery Road he finally lost them All in new Jersey. Of time sept. 15, 1947 the . Has asserted that Russia s Balkan satellite countries pose a direct threat to the Independence of Greece and has appealed to the a. For support. Secretary of slate George  shall said the . Was particularly concerned with Aid and  Chi h is Iwig  1 by vii.,.�,  us Albania to guerillas  in skit. 15, via and to or to d in the . Len fill a Ciul s i his sati. I he i Zitlau. Of overt ii m h i i de  tin put of us a i i i inc Jucs Liuigi of Rcpt i sen Union of iut a in the i  Sll to. Llki7 then a 5 i upon Lia nude a 30 per cent boost in its ic15m Urce sharply narrowing America s Leuila the Institute for strategic studies announced. The group said that by Early 1%s Russia will have 520 it bus against America s 1, 054, narrowing the previous 3-to-l margin to almost 2-to-l