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a OM ec: V tte . cot ae a nr ‘ t . 7 * . : a”. _ ae oR oe 7 ans “"; 4 @D appearance and did so at a ximatel ‘s: 50 ) peme E * | visited alias the corridor for about five minutes an stepped inside the Press i... “1 Room, where I shook hands with the four newspaper reporters assigned to the space, congratulated them on their new space . and departed, My best estimate is that I did not remain in | the room more than one minute, as I had additional work to handle at the office, I did not participate in refroshnents of any kind, It is to be noted that no other FBI Agent was present at the Press Koom during their open house, This has been confirmed by me with the other reporters present. = While in the Press Room I noted two- ‘General Services Administration guards talking to the reporters, I later learned that they had advised the reporters that the open house had to be completed by 6:00 p.m, as that was the closing time for the Federal Building, I have also subsequently learned that the newspapers became incensed at the General Services Adminis- tration for cutting short their open house and that a great deal of ill feeling hus arisen between GSA and the press because of this incident. y ne ROYKO in his original column ‘stated, "Reporters, ‘judges, “6. FBI men, Government prosecutors, private attorneys and assorted Federal efficials were standing around drinking, bragging and a fibbing to each other," Later in his article, in an effort - - ‘to be “humorous”, he states, “The FBI Agen: meanwhile, stood stunned and ashamed..." a) Do 7 Inmediately upon not ° ticle in the first ition of the Daily News, I: iately contacted LAWRENCE /FANNING, Executive Editor of the paid News and emphaticairty- called to ais attention the Tact @ article was a complete fabrication and that I deeply resented this type of a unscrupulous reporting, FANNING stated he would check on the - matter and call me right back, I subsequently was called by | i |] FANNING, at which time he stated he wished to éxtend his most oo Sincere apologies as he had talked with ROYKO and that ROYKO —. ~~“ >) “nhad been fed some bum information", “He stated the article ~ would be rewritten in all subsequent editions and he would do everything in his power to prevent any recurrence of this type of reporting,