C.I.A. bid to censor Idi Amin article

Press, 18 April 1979, Page 8

C.I.A. bid to censor Idi Amin article

NZPA Portland (Oregon) The editor of a small regional magazine il Oregon has said he wih defy the United Stales Ctntral Intelligence Agency and publish lt> words the Federal agency has demanded be cut from an article in the May edition. “If the Federal Government really wants to censor these words, they should immediately seek a restraining order, because it is our intention to go ahead and publish then as originally scheduled," said Ton) Bates. Mr Bates is editor of the 46,000 circulatica “Oregon” magazine, which is devoted to Oregon-re-lated news and events. The 16 words — two short phrases — are contained in a 7000 word story entitled “1 was Idi Amin’s Basketball Czar," written by a former spy about American espionage in Uganda. The C.I.A. contends publication of the words jeopardise national security, and Mr Bates said earlier that C.I.A. representatives had “made it clear that they will seek an injunction if we go with those 16 words.” There was no immediate word from either the C.I.A. or the Justice Department on what their response might be.