TV COMES OF AGE WITH 'U-2 AFFAIRS'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600340008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 2, 1960
• Content Type: NSPR

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d Jon is coming 0I age anu rt;.,u.u.a '?r r-^ ? ? --
ic information and general enlightenment.
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One One such occasion, war the presentation by NBC'nsesdsiy
mentary sspeeial entltlpd
-fie H4 A(fafr, ' the first ?
in 'a? series, designed to
examine in depth some de-
velopments which may
threaten the future of the
United States. if "The U?2
Afiair"; is any cutrrion,
the series Is off to a
powerful start.
proceeding, Apparently,
on the correct assurnption
that the U.2 flight and its
subsequent handling have
created much confusion lit
the mind of the man on
tht street, the film per-
. forms the valuable chore
of not only putting the
whole affair In chronolgg-
CHET HUNTLEY. terpreting the signIfieanCn
of the flight. Its?`?back-
rourd, Is place :a c+'r present day system of eapiohege, and
is unfortunate rea lt*.
makes It pretty clear?to *' mat !!'tyre
it rls
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In doing ao
Erect who were the bad guys. There were 'no good _guys h
nd abroad who saw piore iii the or`ginal story than A.-in
uYA K woald be W10, Est;
tiro bad
,
As for
It
off worst, )t~tats ~
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,
partmea
Is that order, of ignorandew; e+4aal0
dicted
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and expediency. Tha Only lesson the eouu0y !nam4
smirked Hagerty .la -wsnmiag up, wN..*dO't. feat,
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avers!
catught;' a? Pod at, trio with. which tiro
viewer. after having been shows the Whole liar}'Yl*$U,
is not likely to agree.
many viewers learned for the first time, Is
U-2
Th
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unique craft which -has been kept pretty much under wraps
d is e^nAhh
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an
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1-, is. known as y.
of half gliding and-half flying for a distance of 4)0 idles. I
pected and tracked by the Russians and that it -was lore
me hsnical failure and not shot down.
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1' inquiries, Issued what is known as a "Cover" story. it UL
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