A TELEPHONE CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM CHARLES STEVENSON (SELKIRK DRIVE, CHEVY CHASE, WISCONSIN 8743) OF READERS DIGEST, WHO SAID:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74-00297R001200300002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 31, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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' 31 October 1952
MEMOiRANDUM F`dR THE DEP[RY DIRF.CTC~fi, ~E1VTrtAI. INTF~.I.IGENCE
A telephone call xas received fron+ Char:ea Stevenson (Selkirk Drive,
Chevy Chase, WIsconain 87y3} of FtEADEF~S DIGF:S'", who acid:
On page 111, Septics~er issue, AI~:ADr:R~~ DIGEST, xa?a an article by
Donald Robinson on Braxr. ?ersua Joe S~?a'_Sn~ Westbrook Pegler, Hearst
columnist, late in ep e r a r, co~uiir,s that appeared in the Washington
TIMES-HERALD on 6, 7, and 21 October, attacked Broxn, a labor leader, a
Mr. Henson, and Jay Loveatcre, eo that letters in some quantity are being
received by READERS DIGEST attack.pK tr,4r-, far pablicizi.ng such people, etC.
E!e said tya understood that Lhe auth: ro D~.,naid Robinson, was not too popular
in soab places in Washir,gtc,n, thc,ngh he rod teen on Ike~s staff 1~t Bumps,
but the attacks xers w-ain:y en Lhr lahc~: pHOple~. I~ir. Stevenson said he
xent to a Grn-ernment agency--not tt,e State Ue~rtabnt--to ask guidance as
to xhsther the DIGEST should disregard the letters, or should defend the
article and if it is to be defended, hov it should bs defended; should they
say that these people are all th~+ thirga Pegler says--blackiaailsra, sz-
eoauunists, etc.--but thap are nov ae:-vir~ cur country xsll. Fie xas~ told,
he said, to try the CiA for Puidsnce airce thin agency nay haze some intarsat.
Mr. Stevenson acid he knex tvo CIA emFloyeea vho xould vouch for his
patriotism, character, etc,. and he does not knox their duties. Tbey ors:
Mr. Stevenson says READERS DIGEST does not base further articles but
would liloa to have guidance on xhat to do re the letters.
I told him I knex Robinson in the i~ar Department Wtien h? xu in Public
Relations, having come frog the New Tork JOURNAL, xhere hs had been Labor
Bditor, and I Mould agree he was not too popular and I vas the one xho sent
his to Bngland.
I told his I could call his back. Whan spay I discuss this xith you?
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6 Novs~ber 1952. ,Agreed at 12=00 noon contarencs xlth Mr. Dulles to inform Mr.
Stevenson that CL could give his, no guidance. So iniors,ad Stevenson. also
told 3tsvenson it in thture READERtS DIGEST has scything they think might be of
interest to CII, xs xould be glad to cooperate be tors publication. Hs msntioa~sd
?1r8I and possible fed connections of the author. I told him I did not believe
Robinaoa, xho xorksd Hader se is the War Ds~,., xould do anything ini:sntionally
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to 2rurt tht national interest and it nay ~e for other resaona that he xaa
disliked in some quarters. ? His lrentior. of FAI a~ay correspond xith Kr. Dullea~s
idea that that is the other garernment agency that gate I~'. Stexenaon guidance
and euggestsd b? come to CIA:
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