DIRECTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF JOURNALISTS (IOJ)

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• Publication Date: May 15, 1961
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DIRECTORY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
OF JOURNALISTS (IOJ)
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF JOURNALISTS (IOJ)
15 May 1961
(This directory is based on information
received by 31 April 1961)
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DIRECTORY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF JOURNALISTS (IOJ)
15 May 1961
CONTENTS
1. Headquarters Personnel
II. National Affiliates
III. Biographies
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International Organization of Journalists (IOJ)
I. Headquarters
Address Opletalova 5, Prague II, Czechoslovakia
Membership 70, 000 claimed (1960)
President Jean Maurice Hermann (France),
chief foreign political editor of
Liberation; secretary general of
the Syndicat, Nationale des Journaliste s.
Vice Presidents CHIN Chung-hua (China), vice-president
of All-China Journalists' Association,
Michal Hofman (Poland), chairman of
Polish Press Agency and chief editor
of its foreign department.
Danil Fedorovich Kraminov (USSR),
secretary of Union of Soviet
Journalists.
Renato Leduc Lopez (Mexico), vice-
president Centro de Periodistas Mexicanos.
Secretary General Jiri Meisner (Czechoslovakia), editor of
Prague journal "International Policy,
Deputy Secretary Dante Cruicci (Italy), member of Inter-
General national Committee for Cooperation of
Journalists.
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Secretaries Herman Burkhardt (East Germany), corres-
pondent for Berliner Zeitung.
Stepan Shatskov (USSR), has worked in TASS
office in Prague.
Executive Committee CHEN Li-an (China).
Members
Alexander Cornescu (Rumania), secretary
general of Rumanian Journalists' Union.
Vojtech Dolejsi (Czechoslovakia), chairman
of Czechoslovak Journalists' Association.
Vasile Dumitrescu (Rumania)-, general direc-
tor of A.gerpres, Rumanian news agency.
Petr Grigorov (Bulgaria).
Wladyslaw Grzedzielski (Poland), secretary
general of the Union of Polish Journalists.
MUNSep Kim (North Korea),
Kuniu Kozhuharov (Bulgaria), secretary of
Bulgarian Journalists' Union.
LI Ping-chuan (China), secretary of the All
China Journalists' Association.
Alfred Lowack (East Germany).
Ladislav Mach (Czechoslovakia), secretary
general of Czech Journalists' Union (1955).
Louis Montange (France).
Georgi Naidenov (Bulgaria).
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Ilmari Orras (Finland), formerly on staff of
"Vapaa Sana."
Antonio Perez Elias (Mexico).
Zakhar Sokolov (USSR), assistant editor of
Trud.
Dimiter Tona (A.lbania).
Lam Tran (North Vietnam), director of
"Voice of Vietnam."
Ferencz Vadasz (Hungary), former secretary
general of National Federation of Hungarian
Journalists.
Slavko Vasiev (Bulgaria), former president
of Bulgarian Union of Journalists.
Lyuben Genchev Velev (Bulgaria), vice -
president of Bulgarian Journalists' Union.
Josef Weiser (Czechoslovakia), former secre-
tary general of Organization Internationale
de Rudiodlffusion.
Rudi Wetzel (East Germany), former editor
of East German "Wochenpost" and chairman
of East German Press Association until
December 1956.
J. Zundui (Mongolia), president of the Union
of Mongolian Journalists.
Auditing Commission
President Ochiran Puntzag (Mongolia), assistant chief
editor of "Unen,"
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Members
Miroslav Dockal (Czechoslovakia), member
of the International Committee for Coopera-
tion of Journalists.
DViNIiTu (North Korea).
Karoly Samoszy (Hungary), member of
editorial staff of "Nepszabadsag. "
Publication Democratic Journalist.
AN Kang (China).
J. M. Herman (France), secretary of IOJ.
George Lras.su (Rumania).
George Krausz (East Germany), president
of the Union of German Journalists.
A. I. Langfang (USSR), member of the edi-
torial board of Sovetskaya Pechat.
T.' Lipski (Poland), deputy chief editor of
Glos Pracy.
N. Nonev (Bulgaria).
Pham Van Hao (North Vietnam), secretary
general of the North Vietnam Journalists'
Association.
D. Tona (Albania).
K. Zieris (Czechoslovakia).
Union of Journalists (Bashikimi i Gazetarve)
Address Tirana, Albania
Membership
Officers
Chairman Vogli Fikri (1960)
Secretary General Petro Kito
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Union of Bulgarian Journalists (Suyuz Na Bulgarskite Zhurnalisti)
Address
Membership
Officers
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Graf Ignatiev 4, Sofia, Bulgaria
Georgi Bokov
Charalambi Traikow
Iliyia Kyulyovski
Secretary General Ilja Ignatow
CEYLON
Press Association of Ceylon
Address
Membership
Officers
Chairman
Vice Chairmen
239 Canal Bank Road, Colombo 6, Ceylon
R. Pallewela
K. V. S. Vas
K. B. Sugathadasa
Sheton Fernando
R. Wivagurunathan
P. D. de A.lwis
Rajah V. Ekanayake
Hema de Silva Veerapperuma
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Secretary A. B. Mendis
Assistant Secre-
taries T. Sabaratnarn
A. B. Samarasinghe
Treasurer A.nanoa Weerawarne
CHINA (Communist)
A.11-China Journalists' Association
Address Peking, China
Membership
Officers
Chairman WU Leng-hsi
Vice Chairmen MEI I
CHU Mu-chih
CHIN Chung-hua
WANG Yun-sheng
FAN Chin
Secretaries AN Kang
TENG Kang
LI Wu
CHOU Yu
LI Peng-chuan
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
Union of Czechoslovak Journalists (Svaz Ceskoslovenskych Novinaru)
Address
Membership
Officers
Chairman
Stalinova 3, Prague, III
Vojtech Dolesjsi
Secretary General Miroslav Dockal
Secretary K. F. Zieris
Publication Ceskoslovenskych Novinaru .
FINLAND
Finnish General Newspapermen's Union (Suomen Yleinen Lehtimiesliito)
Address Kaisaniemenkatu 2 A., SN-Seura, Helsinki
Membership
Officers
Chairman Erkki Kumpulainen
Secretary Toivo Rhyanen
Treasurer Pirkko Helji
FRANCE
National Union of Journalists (Syndicat National des Journalistes)
Address 213, rue Lafayette, Paris
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Membership 1500 estimated
Officers
Secretary General Jean Maurice Hermann
Secretary Pierre Gilbert Portier
Treasurer Jean Bedel
GERMANY (East
Association of the German Press (Verband der Deutschen Presse)
Address Friedrichstrasse 101, Berlin, NW 7
Membership
Officers
Chairman George Krausz
Secretary General Walter Graul
Secretary Karl Strohbusch
Publication Neue Deutsche Presse
HUNGARY
National Federation of Hungarian Journalists (Magyar Ujsagirok Orszagos
Szovetsege)
Address Stalin ut 101, Budapest
Membership
Officers
President Szakasits Arpad
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Secretary General Norbert Siklosi
Secretary
IRAQ
Union of Iraqi Journalists
Address
Membership
Officers
President
Executive
Committee
KOREA. (North)
Korean Journalists' Union
Address
Mihaly Horvath
M. Mohammed Madhi
Al Jewahri (1960)
M. Hassan al Asadi
Mohammed Hassan el Souri
Abdul Rahim Sharif
Mohammed Shawkat
Mme. Naima el Wakil
Munir Razouk
Farid A.wfi
Sajjad Al Ghazi
Pyongyang, North Korea
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Membership
Officers
Chairman HY-ON. Pil Hun
Auditing Committee YI Tu-chin (1958)
MEXICO
The Mexican Journalists, Centre (El Centro de Periodistas Mexicanos, CPM)
Address
Bucareli 59, Piso 2, Mexico D. F.
Membership
Less than 100 estimated
Officers
President
Jorge Villa Carrion
Vice President
Renato Leduc
Vice President
Jose Santos Alvarado
Secretary General
Francisco Martinez de la Vega
MONGOLIA
Union of Mongolian Journalists
Address c/o Redakcia Unen, Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Membership
Officers
Vice Chairman Otschirim Puntzag (1960)
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Polish Association of Journalists (Stowarzyszenia Dziennikarzy Polskich)
.Address Foksal 3/5 Warsaw
Membership 1,200 estimated (1951)
Officers
President Rakowski
Secretary General Wladyslaw Grzedzielski
Publication Prasa Polska
RUMANIA
Union of Rumanian Journalists
Address Casa Zieristolor, Str. Dobrogenu Gherea
Nr 5, Bucharest
Membership
Officers
Chairman Nestor Ignat (1960)
Secretary General Alexander Cornescu
USSR
Union of Soviet Journalists
Address Suworowskij Bulwar, 8, Moscow
Membership
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Officers
Chairman P. A. Satukov (1960)
Secretaries Boris Burkow (1960)
A. I. Adjubei (1960)
D. P. Goriunov (1960)
D. F. Kraminov (1960)
P. P. Erofeev (1960)
N. G. Palgunov (1960)
VIETNAM
Union of Vietnamese Journalists (Association des Journalists Vietnamians)
Address rue 13 Phan Chu Trinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Membership
Officers
Chairman Xuan Thuy (1960)
Vice Chairman Hoang Tung
Secretary General Pham Van Hao
Executive -Huynh Van Tieng
Committee
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