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Francis Gary Powers — Part 4

45 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Jul 1, 1960 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Francis Gary Powers · 45 pages OCR'd
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{ { z 2 gee _s ae slg. tga de | Pa oe Without undue interference with free communication Ik i} | 1 | _Chappaqua, AC ‘J The trial of Powers, pilot of the U2 plane, 4s set for Aug. 17, The Soviet Union fully expects that the free world ‘press ‘will make this a Hollywoo Spectacle, will furnish the propaganda and they anticipate ‘that the press will carry it to peop e the world over exactly as the Communists wish, ... So, once again, via the free press, the Communists will have o attained a propaganda victory at the expense of the free world, And Powers in reality @ hero of the Pree World wili become a gladiator for the Communist cause, ._ j CAN SUCH A VICTORY BE FORESTALLED? aly if the free prese ‘will voluntarily discipline dteelf and casnme that responsibility commensurate wits Tes privilegea, | 1) the press can avoid excesses and sensationalism: . by gurtgiling headlines, limit ng coyerare to a rational azpant of spack, placing articies ieet 2) the press oan put the trial in proper oontext by | MRENBe nam epeoveny sbeaeclglte apie tite over t e world, and their police and court ; procedures, the, press by referepce to sends a reconnai gsance StU SSOP OS ATES Dates sec at bReuER HE aR ye 4) the press can in pdvance explain how the Communists . brainwash their prisoners and prepare for the Possibility that these methods have been used on . e eielamup pectin fect ning ISA CRISIS BETWEEN THE FREE WORLD AND THE I INVOLVES . _? v. * “oe - lf - noe - . ze ~ “ Richt 10 ENSURE YER SURVIVAL, © FREE MEN EVERYWHERE AND THEIR THE QUESTION IS, can the free press meet the challenge - @ challenge which includes their own Survival? Can the presa RESTORE TO ITSELF the decision as to what news it will print and how it will present that news? . Or will the free press CONTINUE to let itself be used by the Communists as a vehicle for their world Propaganda? 3) "ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED © HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED 8, HERE ES. 1 SPLGSKIRBS . 05 - 7734 4 / | e . Tae eee A ET TTT
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