'SMILING' RUSSIANS ASSIGNED TO U.S.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73-00475R000201350001-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 29, 1966
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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`Smiling' Russians
Assigned to U.S.
Islet get me wrong," said
Uwe nrowitz "I'm no com-
ommos mAthfer or anything
str,r Hat . . but I must pay
!mimeo so the caliber of some of
too goimiondents the Russians
404 adder communist bloc coun-
sel,* lave sent to the U.S. in
ono mei
,ears."
10 Horowitz, newly elected
goion,fiezt of the foreign Press
New YciikTshird-s?
Stia ?44a1ors that-the-Russians-
astor East European coun-
tows are going to "considerable
14" to pick the "right" sort
revellers for "assignment-
old days, they used
to to of a type easily recog-
s.trol: grim-faced, tight-lipped
*sill uncommunicative. Nowa-
guy*. we're getting a crop of
deo 'ming men, intellectual,
courarious and seemingly lib-
mina gum" he said.
lb. Horowitz knows what
ta'a talking about. As an active
sooeteeT of the FPA and a cor-
reieotoient based at the United
S'allaarte (or the past 20 years,
14 ttippro: "I've seen them all, a
Iy differing range of char-
40 %WM"
Problems Still Exist
Hut In speaking with Mr.
Ilieenveltz, it is also apparent?
to do0-4 not emphasize the point
.-111LAI reporters from Russia
Lame in the past (and to some
lesion' in the present) still pro-
* i..ta the EPA with problems.
roc example, approximately
of the total U.S. is closed
to reporters from the Soviet
Union, although this ban does
LK apply to writers from East
European countries. The State
tYvt.,Artnient applies curbs on
imIel by Russian newsmen be-
ev.see similar sanctions against
CS. newsmen are upheld in
Routs. Currently, there are 15
representatives of Soviet news
rodia operating in the New
York area.
'Our aim within the FPA,"
..4ro Its new president, "is to
improve working conditions, to
increase harmony and good fel-
).owship between reporters as-
cowed to the U.S., no matter
where they come from." '
From that comment the in-
ference can be drawn that the
EPA experiences a degree of
embarrassment when certain of
its members are precluded from
taking part in some organized
visits to areas otherwise open
to foreign renorters.
"We've striven over the years,
sometimes successfully, to get
clearance for Russian writers
to make these trips. But State
-Department permission is not
always forthcoming. Obviously,
we would not pursue this policy
if security risks were involved.
But let's face it, none of us are
going to be given access to
really secret material or instal-
lations if there is the remotest
possibility of a breach in se-
curity occurring."
Asked to single out a typical
example of the "new type" of
Russian correspondent operat-
ing in the U.S., Mr. Horowitz
pointed to Vladen Dubovik, say-
ing: "He's?goscow-Raii7s- man
here and you couldn't wish .to
meet a nicer guy. He is on our
executive committee and works
well for the good of the FPA in
all its many activities. He is
easy to get along with and never
introduces politics into the work
of the association. On the other
hand, nor do I . .. that's one of
the lessons I learned a long time
ago as a U.N. reporter."
From what Mr. Horowitz has
to say it is evident that the
near 400 representatives of
foreign media in membership of
the FPA really do have prob-
lems working within the U.S.
While the government has done
much to help, there are many
organizations and officials who
make it difficult for correspond-
ents to gain facilities willingly.
given to reporters from Ameri-
can newspapers. This is par-
ticularly true for representa-
tives of small, lesser-known for-
eign papers.
Battle With Broadway
For years, the Foreign press
men in New York have been
conducting a running battle,
with Broadway press agents, the
FPA stage and screen commit-
tee continuously seeking admit-
tance for representatives of ;
some of the world's largest 1
newspapers to opening nights ,
on Broadway. "It's not just a
matter of free tickets," says
Mr. Horowitz, "more often than
not we just cannot buy a first
night ticket, press agents could
not care less about the cultural
aspects of the theater, they
brush you off rudely, say they .
are not concerned what's print-
ed overseas. This is all the more
disturbing when you consider
representatives of U.S. media
Aro rrivan pirrallemt forilitipm in
FPA PRESIDENT David Horo-
witz shakes hands with U Thant,
United Nations Secretary General.
most European countries."
As the FPA's new president,
Mr. Horowitz is out to "promote
the image" of the association,
and to "broaden its activities."
He makes this point: "We have
an absolutely wonderful plat-
form from which American poli-
ticians, diplomats and officials
of all kinds can speak to the
representatives of the world's
press. My plans as president in-
clude getting a major speaker
each month to address the as-
sociation here in New York. If
he has anything of value to say,
it will be reported around the,
world by our membership."
David Horowitz, it shoud be
stated, is used to dealing with
diplomats and officials. He has
covered the U.N. since its in-
ception, writing a syndicated
column via World Union Press
of Israel which appears in 36
newspapers in the U.S., Can-
ada, Italy, South Africa and
Israel. It is also translated into
several languages.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @_50-Yr 2013/12/20: CIA-RDP73-00475R000201350001-6