PENTHOUSE BARES CIA LINK TO NEWS SERVICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01314R000100330019-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 12, 2004
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: July 9, 1977
• Content Type: NSPR

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Approved For Release ~i~7'1DA~: CIA-RDP88-01314R0
- NBy JOSEPH VOLZ
~4Vashington (News Eureau) Penthouse magazine reports that
23 news employes of the San Diego-based Copley Necv Service were paid
by the CL4 to-provide ineeligence from Latin America.
-- An article by JosPph? Trento . and
David. Roman in the magazine's August
issue says that the Iate James Copley
volunteered -his news service ash. "the
-eyes- anti ears against the Communist
=threat in I.atid~and Central America," in
a ~ 19a3 meeting with President:-Eisen= .
bower.. Eisenhower reportedly..told Cop-
fey that "youx;faNOrs-are appreciated by
? the country sand will be reciprocated
LL when possible" -
- "The ~authors~ said. their infarmation~
was obtained. from secret White H6use
and CIA documents now in the bands'of
`CIA officials.. The writers declined to
=name the 23. news employes ar discuss .
how much they. were.paid: - -
_~ ~ _ Qualified- denials ~
Charles?:Ohl; Copley executive new3 ~
editor, said it was "conceivable" that ;
part?t.ime reporters in? Latin America ':
might have received money from the
Local CIA station chief without the
knowIedge.of company executives: But
Ire said that in.the 13 years he has been
with. Copley, he knew of no instances_
Approved
[~' a article invade these ether `allegaa-~~
ttons: .:: :.~ .. ~._ ._
. '`Copley, whose major papers- are.,:
the San Diego; Union:: arid;Eveaing _,Ticr'b~'
' rine,~~ provided=-press credential's: gad'
intoruratiott and placed stories i~&r~the=--
CIA and.Flil ~g ~: ;., :.
-" s ~ Copley fed stories to- news service-'
clients' at thet=request of thex:CT.4.? and
'~ The` newspaper grnup -turned over :-~
'?repotrers' nate~:-an~ the. antiwar, move-
- menu and mtnorlt~r COnitntlnIt3l tt~ the
,~ ~ _...a
,FBI. .~_ ,~ , :.' ~ -`---
. Penthouse contendsthat_a.former,Whits~,i4ause spokesman.;
~:: .
any money from the CIA.-
OhI said that Trento, 29,- lost a pri-
mary election for Congress last year on
the Democratic side.. Cap1eY traditional-
Iy backs Republican candidates::'- ~:
nalist:
;. ,
~. -~ .
.Victor , Krulak, _. a former ~ IVlarine
Corps general who retired. as president Z`s
ing that he could not speak for individ= -
.ley Nevis Service.-
-- ~- Krulak, one-time liaison between the
Joint chiefs of Staff anal the intelligence
services, is one of-.the numerous top.
military men and fedraral officials who
have joined the Copley organization.
Cturently holding top ;posts with Copley
are Ricahrd Capen, a former assistant
Secretary of defense, and Gerald tiVar-
ren, a former 'Whit eHouse spokesman. { a~ncy acttvrtres. _ ,_ . ~ ,:>}
In `i'~ashingtou, writer 'doe q'rantut
says Copley newsmen worked Far Clrk:
? A CIA spokesman. had na comment,-