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‘ a a we a Tw _ og * Se Deel ei 2 ee ee ee ete eer ‘ Senator Hupoizston. I think it would be helpful to our inquiry if we could review, or you would review, the files and make a determina- tion as to whether or not it might be the case, that the FBI has paid z * journalists who are amenable to disseminating information supplied _Mr. Apaus. I am told we have. I don’t know what files we have re- viewed, but we have reviewed them and we haven't found any. Senator Huppreston. You haven't found any. What is the mass media programofthe FBI? _ ; Mr. Apame. ‘To try to get the truth out, to & proper picture of the FBI's jurisdiction, its activities » fo et © Proper P Senator Huvpieston. Is it also to suppress other publications or other comunentators or journalists who might be dissominating other views ; Mr. Apaus. No. Senator Huppizston. Did the FBI not take some action against a number of newspapers, most of them student newspapers that they thought should be suppressed ! Mr. Apams. We may have in the past. I don’t recall any specific case. You are talking about some of the “Weatherman” support papers or Black Panther paper. I don’t know of any in that regard, but I’m not saying that such action was not taken. Senator Huppiestox. Are you familiar with the special correspon- dence list? Mr. Apams. Yes. « Senator Huppieston, What is this list ¢ Mr. Apams. My recollection is that the special correspondence list was a list of individuals that had requested from time to time various Bureau publications and were kept on a continuing list and such com- munications were mailed to them. Senator Hcporzston. It was a list that was considered to be friendly towards the FBI view? ' Mr, Apaxs. Yes. I would say anyone on that list would normally be riendly. ; Senator Huvpizston. Do you have knowledge of « number of in- stances in which the Bureau carrying out its COINTELPRO ac- tivities utilized the existing press in order to attempt to discredit some individual? Mr. Apaus. I don’t have an idea of the number, but I don’t think there were very many. . Senator Hcppizston. Do you have a list of the instances in which the Bureau attempted to discredit other publications? Mr. Apamws. No; I don’t know. Senator Hvpp.estox. Do you know that they did occur! Mr. Apams. I can ask. I get, “No,” as far as any knowledge in that Senator Hcpp.eston. As far as knowledge. Mr. Apsus. That means knowledge of what we have come up with in ourcurrent review, I would assume. Senator Hvporestrox. Jt seems to me that this is an area in which we are particularly troubled and rightly should be. If there is any right that is specifically called for in our Constitution, and has been onhalld and wanfiemaed in rourt daciceinn aftar snnrt dasicion it ia tha Las | Faeaeen SB CRUEL FS OR EER SA SEER ASR RR RE ee ee iatahatntaienteiatinias | ar a We