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U.S. PAINTS NETWORKS INTO CORNER ON NATIONAL INTERST

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
General CIA Records [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP90-00965R000201410001-6
Release Decision: 
RIFPUB
Original Classification: 
K
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
December 22, 2016
Document Release Date: 
January 17, 2012
Sequence Number: 
1
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
May 22, 1986
Content Type: 
OPEN SOURCE
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Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/01/17: CIA-RDP90-00965R000201410001-6 a CHICAGO TRIBUNE 22 May 1986 U, S. networks into corner paints on -national interest Evidence is mounting that the Reagan administration, having extracted an apology from ABC News last Febru- ary for an appearance by Soviet commentator Vladimir Posner following a presidential address on defense, is flush with that success. The specter of criminal charges being filed against NBC News by the Justice Department at the request of CIA director William C C_ ascy r the network's alleged violations of federal laws governing American intelligence gathering comes on the heels of the network's ques- tionable decision to make a deal with Pal- estinian Abu Abbas. Two weeks ago, Casey likewise threaten- ed the Washington Post-prior to publica- tion-with a day in court if it printed?sim- ilar material. And in an incide, it that drew less attention, the State Department has reserved the right to revoke permission to the Cable News Network to tap into Sovi- et television news feeds from a Russian satellite. CNN was granted a temporary license by the Federal Communications Commis- sion, but the administration has said it would deny access if it deemed the satellite exchange, which is not imminent, "incon- sistent with the national interest." Apparently, that interest can mean too much of anything Soviet in nature. A spokesman for the State Department told the Columbia Journalism Review that Ronald Reagan's displeasure with "the balance of information" during the Geneva summit last year played a role in the im- plementation of conditions for CNN. CIA director William Casey spurred criminal charges against NBC News. Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/01/17: CIA-RDP90-00965R000201410001-6
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