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b3 the association was formed the Philippine Governrent was in no position to do the public relations work but that now there was a feeling in the governnent that it should take over the job. He said he believed that PEAbody realizni this and felt that the Philippine Infornation Agency had perhaps started the job. He pointed out that this was in fact not true. He said that for this reason, however, he believed PeABody was jealous of the Philippine Information Agency and of hin, VALeNCiA. Hr. VALENCIA was asked if REGINALD MITCHELL was employed by the Philiopines. He statod he was not and novor Aeenenoes e 'oehotdae euo pey oy aee? pasgape oh *ueag pey who handled his office in the National Press Building. He stated that he had asked lr. MlTCHELL to stop by his office during the time that he was in the Philippines merely to check on the Secretary and to help her if she had any mail she could not handle. He said that MlTchelL did this as a favor and was not paid for it nor requested any pay.. Lr. VALEhcIA teiterated that he was not in the public relations business but rather was a journalist and newspaperran. He repeated that hc ropzesented the Covernront of Io TenpiAnput ouo Aue Aq paAondun nou sem pue saunddnnnad da? group of individuals. He se'd that the big news story which he tried to get the American press to carry during the tine of the election was merely to acauaint the Arorican peoole witr. th. fact that an election would take place and that it would be a fair one. He said that the namas of all the candidates woro listed and that no one candidate was especially favorod. Ho said that this was true of the story he had tried to get in "Newsweok" magazine as well as other news stories he had worked on. Hr. VALENcIA pointed out that he hinself was divorced from politics and was a professional man. He said that he had worked for all the Presidents of the Philiopines. He said he had not worked in this election carpaign for Ar. CAnciA or Hr. LAuRel. or any other candidate, but for the governmont as a whole. He stated that FITzrAuRice was not the Director oi Public Relations for the Philippine Governnent. -11-