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[25]1. The Information Council of the Americas (iNCA) Df 620 Gravier Street, -
[26]New Orleans, Louistana, was. recently opened as a source of foreign Intelligence
[27]information on the radio broadcasting industry in Latin America, The current
[28]program of INCA is primarily concerned with the dissemination of taped record~
[29]ings of anti-Communist material, called Truth Tapes, to certain radio broad-
[30]casting stations in Latin America and North America for use as a weapon against
[31]Communist penetration In the Americas. {ts headquarters are located at 620
[32]Gravier Street, Hew Orleans, Louisiana 70130. You will find the names of its
[33]officers, directors, and consultants given on the enclosed letterhead of the.
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[38]2. We have been in recent contact with Edward Scannell Butler, Executive
[39]Vice President and Staff Director, and have received his assurances of. whole-
[40]hearted cooperation in our agency's mission. {Yesterday we examined all of. the
[41]wast Files of correspondence between Mr. Butler and personnel of various radio~
[42]ce tations in 16 Latin American count ries.| {In order to build up a market for
[44]; the Truth Tapes program in Latin America, Mr. Butler first obtained from the
[46]appropriate consul in New Orleans a list of the radio stations in operatisn in
[47]his country. He next wrote the administrative personnel of these stations
[48]about the anti-Communist purpose of INCA and offered ta supply each station
[49]with Truth Tapes. Those stations requesting them were then provided with a
[50]series of the tapes. Qne or two years later, Mr. Sutter sent the participating
[51]station a questionnaire designed to elicit information. about audience response
[52]to the Trutn Tapes program. Copies of the first questionnaire and of a revised
[53]one are attached for your information. Judging by the responses we read, the
[54]{NCA correspondence files will provide a limited amount of information; dated
[55]304 and 1355, en the identification of radio stations in Latin America which
[56]are broadcasting Truth Tapes, their addresses, ithe names of key personnel, the -
[57]identification of stations not responding to the INCA offer, sizes of audiences,
[58]and their responses, fa the case gf Uruguay, the exchange of correspondence
[59]betweeniMr, Gutler and (Or. Martin AY queo~Narancio fontained information abaut
[60]the polifical orientation of Key radia personnel “tn Montevideo fHQ-1T067L.
[61]This example, towever, is an exception, since the files contain virtually no
[63]Jetatled political information of significance,
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[82]Ar, Butter mentioned yesterday that, tnasmuch as he was again revising
[83]ues tio yanatre, he would welecoae sur sujestions abvaut additional tonics.’ We
[85]sugested questions designed to elicit technical information about ‘the station
[86]and its equi pre ant, such as descriptions (manufacturer, type, model) of trans-
[87]mitter, receiver, antenna type and power, frequencies and Frequency range, reli-
[88]ability of equipment, nornal and emergency power sources, remote pick-up arrange-
[89]ments, etc. We stressed of course vane none of these topics should be introduced
[90]into the questionnaire unless Mr. Butler was convinced of their suitability for
[91]his immediate purpose as well as for the long-term propaganda aim of his organt-
[92]zation. He stated that our suazgestions were entirely proper and, in his opinion,
[93]were reasonable requests that would not arouse the station manager's curiosity.
[94]We pointed out to Mr. Butler that, while information fabout key personnel and
[95]their political orientation,) about the station's adainistrative policies, etc.,
[96]was of prime importance tous, these subjects obviously could not be fatroduced
[98]into the questfonnaire. He agreed that [t would be betfer to elicit such infor-
[99]-mation in another manner, as he kad done with{Dr. Miqueo-Narancio,Pobut because
[100]of his very heavy responsibilities, he did not hava time-to-devefop similar
[101]‘sources of informatian in each of the other 15 countries.
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[107]4, tt occurs to us that you or a possible consumer could assist us by
[109]; suggesting other appropriate topics for Mr. Butler's consideration in the revision
[111]wt of the questionnaire. We shall appreciate whatever help you can give us In this
[112]regard.
[114]S. $n the meantime, as soon as all of Mr, Butler's current correspondence
[115]‘been properly filed, we expect ta extract the spprooriate information from
[118]the folders and to present the material in a series of 69-3 reports
[120]LLOYD A, RAY
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[123]Enctosures
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