2. THERE WILL BE A POOL OF SOME TWENTY REPORTERS, HALF OF THEM AMERICAN AND HALF OF THEM RUSSIAN, WHO WILL BE WITH KHRUSHCHEV COVERING HIS UNITED STATES TOURS, ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE WIRE SERVICE REPORTERS FROM WASHINGTON.

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06073747

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June 26, 2023

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September 14, 1959

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-7J C /, 3 x/ Approved for Release: 2023/02/17 006073747 d/85 22 / 44 14 September i959 4 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR 5JeL VTO,',/ . 7. . . 1. This memorandum is for information only. .e2 2. There will be a pool of some twenty reporters, half 61 them American and half of them Russian, who will be with Khrushchev covering his United States tours, according to one of the wire service reporters from Washington. This pool will be close to Khrushchev, while the few hundred others covering the trip will not be in the inner circle when he speaks. 3. The N.Y. TIMES' team expecting to travel with Khrushchev include Harrison Salisbury, Harry Schwartz, William J. jorden, Edith Evans Asbury, and James Reston. One photographer will be assigned to the cross country tour. The TIMES will reinforce the group with Gladwin Hill and Bill Becker in Los Angeles, Lawrence Davies in San Francisco and Austin C. Wehrwein of the Chicago Bureau in Des Moines, among others. Homer Bigart will meet the � tour 'in PittSburgh for coverage. there. 4. NEWSWEEK has scheduled Leon Voikov to travel with Khrushchev. In addition, Washington coverage will be handled by Charles Roberts, Edward . Weintal, Sam Shaffer, Ben Bradlee, Bart Rowen, Ralph de Toledano and Milan � Kubic; in New York will be John Denson, Malcolm MUir, Jr., Eldon Griffiths, Joe Carter, Phil Clarke Otto Friedrich, Hal Lavine, Jim Cannon and Doug Allen. 'In Los Angeles, Si Bourgin, Betty Vbigt and Nike Mackay are assigned; San. � Francisco, Bill FlYnn�and Mike Lewis; 'and Des Moines and Ames, Iowa, Harry Homewood of the Chicago Bureau. On' photos will be Ed Wergeles, Tony Rollo, Al Giese and Bob Brower.., 5. UPI has assigned Jack V. Fox, roving reporter; Henry Shapiro, Moscow Bureau Chief for 20 years; and Colette Blackmoore, former UP Moscow ,517 c-A4, �Ti4ssiOm/ u4i4r Approved for Release: 2023/02/17 006073747

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2. THERE WILL BE A POOL OF SOME TWENTY REPORTERS, HALF OF THEM AMERICAN AND HALF OF THEM RUSSIAN, WHO WILL BE WITH KHRUSHCHEV COVERING HIS UNITED STATES TOURS, ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE WIRE SERVICE REPORTERS FROM WASHINGTON.