GEORGE POLK - AMERICAN NEWSMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00597A000200140037-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2004
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: September 19, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT: George Polk - American News
1. Mr,,a_.t.tas.fter, of Senate Internal Security Subco
mittee, called and referred t.o an ar e
Washington Post dated 28 August 1956. Article stated that
two Greek former communists just back from the USSR said
that two former compatriots within the USSR said that they
had killed George Polk, American newsman.
2. This was evidently an AP dispatch from Athens,
3. Judge Morris would like to know if we have any
information on this case, and if by chance the former communis
are coming to this country. The Committee would like to see
them.
Norman S. Paul
Legislative Counsel
Attachment
Copy of article
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