PEARSON, DREW ANDERSON, JACK

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06739014
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2020
• Case Number: F-2015-02063

Approved for Release: 2020/01/17 C06739014
2011-054
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SUBJECT: PEARSON, Drew
ANDERSON, Jack
A confidential source, I I in April 1963 provided (b)C31
information known to from various sources concerning Drew Pearson and (b)(3)
Jack Anderson.
stated that although Anderson and Pearson ordinarily alternate
writing articles for the syndicated. column, Jack Anderson was writing
all the articles and alternately listing himself .and Pearson in the
by-line: This was because Pearson was traveling about the Country and
was not writing anything for their joint column.
. Source stated that Anderson and Pearson had recently brought a. man
from Detroit, one Pedicam (ph.), to ghost write_a book in their names.
They arranged to have him placed on the payroll of Madame Chenaultvs
China refugee or relief coimittee, in Which either Pearson or Anderson .
has an committee role. "Ck;ry Rt
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Madame Chennault is a source for Anderson.
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A leg-man for Jack Anderson is John lienshawIliashington correspondent
for the National Enquirer. He is also a leg-man for Paul Scott (of the Allen-
Scott column) and, apparently without Anderson knowing the final recipient
of the information, has learned certain of Pearsonvs sources by asking
Anderson--with the information gained in this manner being passed to Paul
Scott. Associated with Henshaw is a Pole named "Alex" who does research
and translations for both -ber and Scott at the Library of Congress.
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