VISIT OF LANDRUM BOLLING, EDITOR, AND KAY SISTO, MANAGING EDITOR, OVERSEAS NEWS AGENCY.

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R000200090016-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2004
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: August 26, 1952
• Content Type: MFR

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A . Proposal
for
An International Information Foundation
To Promote
The Exchange of was Materials Among Countries of the Free World
Pur4ae
To establish the facilities for collecting, editing and p:
-"u w significant develop nts and viewpoints in
economics, politics, and scientific and cultural affairs within the
United States and other countries in various parts of the world and to
distribute this material., through normal press channels, to the news-
papers and magazines of the free nations, Emphasis would be placed
upon "spot-news," faith which the international press associations are
already primarily concerned, but upon the kind of feature and analytical
reporting which are sorely needed to provide the basis for any mass nude:
standing of important events and trends in various phases of world affairs.
Special efforts would be made to introduce into the stream of r"nea
adequate coverage of the non-sensetioanal and non-politic alp particularly
in the fields of religion, science, social welfare, education, international
h
e eats service the over-riding
purpose would be to present honest information without national, political
or parochial bias in order to further a basic, human understanding among
the peoples of the world.
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Project
A central administrative and editorial office would be set up in
New York to gat rr the material and to prepare it for the most effective
r- s ........dc?... a , -ca is k4.sa :Ni ricu ano Lne Far East.
The raw material for this information service would be secured from the
following sources:
existing prublications, willing to grant translation and reprint
rights, sb lon? as the articles met the proper standards of honesty- and
international objectivity. This would specifically include scholarl
technical and trace publications, as well as periodicals of s appeal.
2) the official reports, press releases and bulletins of the United
related international agencies.
quantities of valuable
interestiin ; - terial are available from these sources, most of which
is never passed or. to the public in any way, because the press representa-
tives assi, fined to these ork;anizations are
of things, pre-
occupied with the conflicts and "apot-news{ events of the moment.
3) the Official reports, press;; releases and bulletins of various
governmental information services. Here
while information is available, but the press representatives to
J. is now directed are so overwhelmed by its sheer vole
are under such pressure to cover the "story-of-the-da that the cress
bulk of it is either ignored or treated In the most fragmentary way,
41 monitored radio broadcasts,
of wihich are available through
government agencies,, particularly in London and Washington, and the moni
toying reports of Radio Free Europe.
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5) reports, bulletir#s, news releases and background material available
from industries, scientific organisations, trade associations, and similar
Private groups.
Distribution
The Foundation would
an informa.t.on-;
-processing organization, It would make its reports and,
bulletins available as widely as possible -- to libraries, schools,
diplomatic missions and foreign offices, and to publications. However,
Id have a special concern to produce a usable press service which
would recommend itself on its own merits of hones
objectivity to the newspapers of the free world. It should attempt
reach the newspapers in one or both of two ways:
1) To whatever extent possible the Foundation would attemp
promote a direct exchange of press 9At*riSlS among leading newspapers
of various cos tries. A. preliminary investigation has already indicated
some interest in this approach from editors of such papers as The Manchester
Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Bombay chronicle.
2) The Foundation would also make a large part of its press materials
available for sale through existing commercial press services already, 0
ating in various parts of the world. The reason for this approach
ith the need to avoid the propaganda label which inevitab
attached to w W private or government effort to distribute news and
information through other than normal press service channels,
do
would offered the materials prepared by the Foundation at the normal
rates, however ,low, payable in local currencies, however roan-convertible
ferable. The sales aagenucy, in turn, would divide its
a Foundation on ar 5o,$a> basis, the aaa C&Dted nr,a&M,,& 4,, 4V, m,......4__a_
field.
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s generally recognized by close students of the Middle East that
this vital area is one in which Western, particularly American, influence
strikingly Um point. And it must be admitted that Communist
an haaa only a small bearing upon this development. Suspicion,
, chauvinism, and sectarians; fanaticism are epidemic in the
region.
An part of this ferment, strong new revolutionary forces ar
to break the ancient pattern of feudal control, corruption and colonial
exploitation, Tie d7nsmio forces have not yet been captured by the
Communists, They may be in. ti
is, the United States and other major Western powers
lost much of their ability to influence the course of events in the :middle
conspicuously failing to penetrate the minds and shape the
thinking of the literate minority--much lase of the broad masses of the
people, Overt government propaganda is having and, by the nature of thing
can have only a very limited effect.
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corcial news services can do in this Situation. They are necessari
preoccupied with the "spot news" of the moment. Their revenues are so
not afford to devote much effort to collecting press
,peed for Middle East readers. Thus, the press field
is left to far too great extent in the Middle East to speciaal interest
groups which are either utterly venal and Opportunistic or are linked
more or less directly to foreign goverszaaents and local political groups.
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Under the International Information Foundation it is proposed to
establish a small staff in the Middle East and in Now York to a
and process a balanced and objective service of feature and background
to be distributed throng h Commercial channe
the Middle East. This service would utilize-the servic
and natives of Middle Eastern countries. It would not
an American propanda service, but ultim&
the beginning, in the hands of Americans vi
of both. Americans
control would b
so of concern and
responsibility for doing an effective information job in the Middle Fast.
Great care would be taken to avoid entanglement in the internal policies
of the area.
Subject matter covered by the service would include the following:
actions of the United Nations and other international, bodies which
e Middle East; 2) trade developments linking the Middle East
with other parts of the free world; 3) the efforts of the Point Four program
and the projects of Western educational and philanthropic organizations to
contribute to the development of the area; 4) the experiences and observations
he s
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from the Paddle East temporarily resident in America
or other Western countries; 5) honest interpretation of American and Western
policies toward the Middle Fast, plus 6) such other topics as might pro.
be treated in order to further an appreciation of the resources and basic
unity of interests among the nations of the free world.
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SEPh1946- 36_8
CG&RDRALK
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Lcurily Information
26 Aug 52
(DATE)
TO:
Mr.
Houston
BUILDING
ROOM NO.
317
South
REMARKS:
For your info.
FROM:
Col,
Hansen
BUILDING
ROOM NO.
EX
Central
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