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. Company, has advised SA Resident Agent at _/. .= Abilene, Texas, that his company and an affiliated company, -the Brooks Oil Company, both of Abilene, have purcharadio program "I=.-mas a Communist Spy for the FBI".inqu- # stated this is a one-half hour program which will be broa cast3 over Station KWAC, Abilene, at 2:00 PM each Sunday for 52 weeks.A .
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qalso advised that there is a one and one-half$" minute break at t e middle of the program, and he stated he wasinviting comments by:-civic leaders concerning the spread of - -Communism, which comments were to be made during this break.
.stated he understood the FBI does not have5x anything to do with ro ram, but he requested informatione - as to whether Agent could make comments concerning Communism during one oi t e breaks in the program. He was ad- vised that no such comments could be made.
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_ beginning Wednesday evenings at 8:30 PM, Max 7, 1252, st ta thirty xninujt§__progia1n_2_f 1'I Was A Commist These
broadcasts »wi invo ve a twentz-six week series. The time has been
' urchased theLRai_n'i'ér Brewing_QQmpany for San Francisco and Los Angelederswms Golden State Company, Ltd., a milk and ice cream
concern, 1S onsoring thegsiixne pro§ram*for twelve__other radio stations throughout C3iTornia. it A Z W 1
-extended an invitation to, the San Francisco Office w oi'_the linzftial '5roa1Y<:astt at 10:00 AM, h/29/S£,_
to a local audience which would consist of representatives of the Mayor-s
Office," San Francisco; the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, American
Legion representatives and- -similar organizations following which those
present would be given an opportunity, if they so desired, to -transcribe
their views on the program and coming series. '
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Office. , however, that; we could not accept his invitation ,
to participate in the program since the FBIihas had no connection 1s.o_Qrg_r w3'FBh"the proposed radio program, the motion picture or book on this -
matter involving MATTHEW CVETIC; furthermore, that the Bureau does not, 0
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_1_ infer to hat the FBI had endorsed or approved the radio showgt ' - . - , , . . 4 - » .v- .4* are being made available to_ thegié eles and San Diego Offices for _ =X theggameqém-pose in view o£19Be-pxéoposed broadcastsé thro hout California. '-5 mi?rm;/veg dS0 H] iévim fl, '?e0ss1b£1n,"c>§-i a. .AIIomIL 1 ' . ' ,. 1; Q - T," 3;.-5 ~e1§r:-°°° °$135-ego 4,? M =~ IMAY 9 I952 ~ Irnbi-Hi _-, 4
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