(SANITIZED) NEWSWEEK, REQUEST FOR INTERVIEW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R002204280076-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2007
• Sequence Number: 76
• Publication Date: July 20, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: Lavon B. Strong
Director, Public Affairs Office
NEWSWEEK,
STAT
Request for Interview
1. Action Requested: Accept or .r an
interview for a cover story on you by
reporter for NEWSWEEK magazine.
2. Background:
covering the CIA in a fair and favorable way and expressed more
interest in covering longer-term substantive issues and
stories, such as CIA's progress since the cutbacks in the
Carter years, than in sensational stories like "Debategate".
said NEWSWEEK expects to commission a
cover story on you and the Agency before the end of the
summer. He would like an interview using a question-and-answer
format where the transcript would be provided to you after the
meeting to be sure it reflected correctly what you had to say.
He would write his story from that transcript, The focus
would be on how the CIA stands under your stewardship including
how the CIA has grown, changes in operations, the NIC and
National Intelligence Estimates, and the beefing up of the
CIA's analytic staff. He would also want to cover some
questions about you personally and would wish to interview John
3. Recommendation: We are not deluded by
promise of favorable treatment. He was unpleasant when we were
unable to accommodate.his recent requests for background
briefings on Central America and methods used to gauge foreign
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leaders' health. Nevertheless, it might be time-.to use an
opportunity such as this to remind the public of what CIA does
by getting back to your "rebuilding" theme which was effective
a few months ago. If you do accept, we will set very s_t.ricct
ground rules on subjects to be covered.
Lav,on B. Stro g
Director of Central Intelligence
. Director of Central Intelligence
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