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-302-6-8-57 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA INTERVIEWREPORT b6 March 1l, 1958 b7C Ur. ABELARDO L. VALENCIA, was intervicwed and furnished the iollowing infornation. He explained at thc outset of the interviow that he had returned to Washington, D.C., from the Philippincs on January 20, 1958. He stated that he had been thore since Novenber, l9s7. He advised that he had diplomatic status as Press Attache at the Embassy of the Philippines and explained that his office in the National Press Building, Room la77, was in connection with his work with the Philippine Information Agency. He stated that he usually spent his mornings at the Embassy and his afternoons at his'office in the National Press Building. He said that all of his income was from the Govornrent of the Philippines.. He stated that the Philippine Information Agency was supported solely by the Government of the Philippines as a sorvice to Philippine newspapers. He stated that in rost cascs the United States but that occasionally he would send special stories to all the papers. Mr. VALENciA stated that he was not a publi.c relatians man and had no experience in that field. He said he was a journalist by profess on, had been a newspaperran all his life. Mr. VALENCIA was asked whether WALTER FITZIAURICE had ever donc work for the Philippine Govornnont. Ir. VALencIA statod that Mr. FItz:AuRice had,'in Ootober, 1957, atterpted to get the editors of #l.ewsweek" magazine to publish an article ion the Philippine elections. He stated that he, VALENciA, had given Firz:AURicE the facts for the article and had acconpanied hin to the "Newsweek" Office in Washington where they talked with Mr. BRADLEE. He said that FITZAURICE had also talked with a H.r. de BORCHGRAVE of the "Newsweek" office in New York on the same matter. lr. VALENciA said that nothina was printed in "Newswoek" and FITziiAuRIcE roceived no noncy in connoction with this. Mr. VALENCIA explained the backaround and details b3 of this association with FiTzi AURIcE as follows. He explained that general elections were held in the Philippines in Novenber, 1957. Lr. VALeilCIA said that in Ocl:i.r of 1957, his ABELARDO L.VALENCIA File # Interview with. 1/29/58 National Press Club, National. Date Dictated: 1/3o/53 on Press Building, Washington, D.C.. ajp/neg.... by Special Agent$ MALCOL P, CARR and. THEODORE N. COBLE Property of FBI - This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned.