Defence Plan Leakage In U.S. Worries Government
KBW ■rORIv, Marcli 9. ; Tlie' -tTiited Htntes Goverhinent is so allarmed about loakages of infonnatioii vital to t-he 'country ;s defences that it Jias pru^osetl - a voluntary censorship 'sidienuc 1 o clloKk the pub'lication Of iiiIViriiiat.ro'n \vh'i""h .miglit be valuable to a polcidrfnl eiieiiiy." ' Representa'ti ves of newspapeiK, 'nhws agenhies; newSreels and •.broadcasters liave • 'discussed the IH'oldem wifh ihe .Beerotary of Defenctj ( Mr. .Taniesi. I«'on-ost^I) other high clefencetofiicials. ' ; 1 ; Mv. ■ UornMBtl "tifld- tlieiu tltat hu was, msiinty cnncerhcd -it present with tlici Securihw.'Of k'lduiicabdnforinafion aud facls Rboait niew weapous and abotif -new: juUitarv techuitfues. He proposed U; n urdvrsory council of civilians uiulef ' Ajliicli au iiil'ijionut ton.scry-ice would b( , •esta hl ished. K i-.a'.blf ' to cliei-k with this ser-vic'iJ' ' " security seiisitivity." of anyU'm^-s j item, Imt. no peualtics would be a'ttaoiied if tlie a.dvice wero ignored. Affer j Mr. I-'orres! al 's address a coiiHiiittee ' was appointed to discuss the iiroblem. '
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 March 1948, Page 7
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158Defence Plan Leakage In U.S. Worries Government Chronicle (Levin), 11 March 1948, Page 7
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