LETTER TO ELMER (DAVIS) FROM BEDELL SMITH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R001300130003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 8, 1952
• Content Type: LETTER

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October 1952
Dear E1 .r,
You did not need to co on record with *
that you did not give off-the-record data to
anyone. I never had a thought you did _aQaw
would; my faith in yoin integrity could net
easily be affected? I do not think of qtr.
Pearson as an ABC representative but rather
a commostator an ABC for a sponsor.
It was good of you to core to the meet_
ing and give tae the benefit of your wide
wmowledge.
NO CHANGE IN CLASS N--
CLE.a.:;I+t.._: TS S C
?t% Y 4L'VWVV LATE:
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DATE - 1 REVIEWERt
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Faithful jr,
STAT
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'AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPA
ELMER DAVIS
1661 CRESCENT PLACE, N. W.
WASHINGTON 9, D.C.
5 October 1952
At your news conference early last week
you expressed the fear that somebody present
would disclose the off-the-record stuff to
Pearson; and sure enough, somebody did. Since
I was the only reprentative of ABC present,
I merely want to ate for the record that
Ididn'tdoJ-~.
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