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10/31/1950 - Untitled by Edwin S. Munger

INSTITUTE OF GURRENT V ORLD AFFAIRS ESM U S Consulate Aoora Gold Coast West Africa October Mr Walter S Rogers Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue New York New York Dear Mr Rogers Subsequent writin letter No I Nii Bonue another connection I wondered could honest constructive criticism directed toward Here chance I began pointing weaknesses newspaper makeup dragged indiscriminately stories Attlee His Chancellor Exchequer resigaed misleading headlines Secretary State Dead meanin Mr Stimson He these comments gratefully began scratching notes Encouraged I accused often running twisted stories about America usually followin communist For example I constant mention Robeson proportion influence cited recent fropage headline paper Discrimination America about Nadison Square Garden meeting communist Council African Affairs To accurate necessary things about Nii Bonne letter It least instance shewed desire correct blatant ocmmmmist handout The biggest reason these things printed West African papers services local legmen result dearth while office drops communist inspired stories their He knows perfectly objective story going United States Information Service Public Affairs Officer plans editors turned tables saying If I story about referrin discrimination story write The column I wrote repetition number facts almost cliches about relations America certainly under stood Its publication helped The editor biographical error obtained mostly through Consulate Sincerely yours Munger Edwin S Enclosures Received New York cloue Gold C DB Gtmtdtm October D scrim ination MadiSon Square Garden Picketed In Protest Against Ban Robeson Meeting FromOurCorteponden NewYork Friday ooNegro white pickets paraded infrontofMadmonSquareGarden inNew YorkCityonFriday Sept8 protestingthe freedom speedh fusalofMadisonSqulreGardencorporation basis alleged permittheholding ancert rally thiswryon police state proposals passed Congress Council African Paul Robe Is imagine sonwas tobfeatured 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submitted complete Philosophy He professionally Geographer under auspices institute Cur World Affairs New York Mr Munger travelled Afric Negro problem United States America INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS ESM U S Consulate Aoora Gold Coast West Africa October Mr Walter S Rogers Imstitute Curremt World Affairs Fifth Avemue New York New York Dear Mr Rogers Subs equent writin letter No I Nii Bonne another connection I wondered could honest constructive criticism directed toward Here chance I began pointing weaknesses newspaper makeup dragged indiscriminately stories Attlee His Chancellor Exchequer resigned misleading headlines Secretary State Dead meanin Mr Stimson He these comments gratefully began scratching notes Encouraged I accused often running twisted stories about America usually followin communist For example I constant mention Robeson proportion influence cited recent fropage headline paper Discrimination America about Madison Square Garden meeting communist Council African Affairs To accurate necessary things about Nii Bonne letter It least instance showed desire correct blatant ocmmmuxist handout The biggest reason these things printed West African papers services local legmen result dearth while office drops communist inspired stories their He knows perfectly objective story going United States Information Service Public Affairs Officer plans editors turned tables sayir If I story about referring discrimination story write The I wrote repetition number facts almost cliches about relations America certainly under stood Its publication helped The editor biographical error obtained mostly through Consulate Sincerely yours Edwin S Hunger Enolosures R eceived New York Ericlosure Di SCrim ination In America Madison Square Garden Picketed In Protest Against Ban Robeson Meeting FromOur Cortesponden NewYork Friday ooNegro white pickets paraded nfrontofMadisonSquareGarden inNew YorkCityonFriday Sopt protestingthe ermittheholdingoaconcert rally Councilon 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