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{Wust Pl, 1950

Geaenal W. B. SnlthHeadquarters Alrst lrryOfflce of the Goeeaading Sencal |

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Hagr I fLrst, os beba-lf of ryself and yoru coll-eague Lu the$oerLcan Ear correspond€nts sgaocLation, offer ery silcere goodrlshes oa yolr eppolatnent by t,he Presl.dent to head the Gf*.flo one group ln tJre countty {s aere amrre of the tneseadlonsnature and responslb*lty of yotnr appolatnent tban tbe ltarOorrespondental and I Efght add-aore gratlfied that, thls jobhas been banded to you.

Perbaps tbt* ary not be la order, but I nould, llke to offer asugge.*tlon for a sbtrt-cnt to the rccr:rettneat and treiaing of soaevaluable sen for your serd.ce. fihlLe nary of oc eembers erecunent\y aatlve ln Tolyo, f,orea, 6ernaqr, etc., the greater nrmbecare os the job hene at hoge. fbLs group, we belleve, con$tttnteea valnsEe resewolr ef nanporer for you organdaatloa botb l-E tbactlve ranke and, la advLsoly capacLtLea. ?nthla tbls eutf,l.t rebave aary sea ldtb an lntLnate }aowledge of partlaul,er 6f,€aa-Gemarryr, Eest Ebrope, Biddle East, far East, Iadia, South EasttrsLa, the Balkans, etc. ilany speciall.ete Ln propaganda, languageo,eltd irsestlgatioa aro to be fonnd La the*e rank$. tLl of these aenhave beea ecreeaed and acsredLted la the past.

tt ary rate, General &tth, tbe *ffiA rrcnLd rlke te go oa recsr€ agbe'iqg ready snfl n1l1r"l8f to coopeate ln ary plan* rhlcb you neyderLse for tbe lntenslflcatlou of the work of tbe Grl.

If tbe afcrmentloned ruggertl,on is at elL La Llae rrlth a practtealand reallctlc approac[ to thE pobLm, se ane at your dLsposal.

Ftth klndest regards,

AMERICAN WAR CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAI HEADGIUARTERS ' 13 West 54th Street . New York 19, N. Y. ' Phone: Clrcte G-275s

BURNET HERSHEYPresident

THEODORE H. WHITEGIIL ROBB WILSON

Vice-Presidenls

VICTOR BIENSTOCKSecretorvaad

Treosurer

Execulive Commitlee

TANDRUM BOTLING

NED CAI"MER

RICHARD deROCHEMONT

STANLEY FRANK

PAUL GALTICO

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BItt MIttERRICHARD MOWRER

HAROTD PETERS

,rtARTlN SHERIDAN

IRA WOTFERT

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HERBERT M. CTARKBuenos Aires

JOSEPH DRISCOII.St. Louis

GEORGE T. FOLSTERTokio

RUSSEII HIILPqris

GEORGE TAITLos Angeles

ROBERT P. MARTINMiddle Eosi

ROBERT SHERRODWoshinglon

HOWARD K. SMITHLondon

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