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9/21/43
neutral and Allied countries. Robert Sherwood, director of OWI’s overseas branch, said military developments in the last seven months necessitated the separation of informational activity from propa¬ ganda warfare.
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NOBLE TOLD TO FILE STATEI'/IENT IN BLUE NET POLICY
Chairman James F. Fly of the Federal Communications Com¬ mission Monday afternoon requested Edward J. Noble, proposed buyer of the Blue Network, to file with the commission a statement of general policy in the handling of the network.
Chairman Fly, who told Mr. Noble that he could have "all the time he wanted" to compile the statement, said the commission could not act "until we know what you intend to do in terms of general policy." The hearing was adjourned indefinitely to await a reply from Noble.
Referring to published reports that a labor organization had been denied time to discuss pending legislation, Mark Woods, present head of the Blue Network, said he did not know of any appli¬ cation from a labor organization to his network. He said that he would not approve of selling time to a labor organization under those circumstances, but "if they had a point to make, we’d give them the time free of charge."
Mr. Noble, former Undersecretary of Commerce, earlier told the commission he did not favor the selling of radio time to those who sought to "sell" a philosophy rather than goods and services .
Mr. Noble’s statement was in reply to a question from Mr. Fly about the sale of radio time to a certain automobile manu¬ facturer, with a commentator on its program and refusal to give time to a symphony broadcast by a labor organization.
Mr. Noble said he would approve of the sale of time to the motor company so long as it tried to sell "goods and services," but if it tried to put across any particular philosophy he told Mr. Fly that he would expect Mr. Woods "to do something about it."
Asked about the use of time by labor organizations, church groups and manufacturing associations and small business organizations, Mr. Noble replied:
"I think they should be treated fairly and equitably, re¬ gardless of financial strength or political control."
At the outset of the hearing Monday, C, Nicholas Priaulx, treasurer and general manager of Station vVMCA, owned by Mr. Noble, testified that the prooosed purchase price of $8,000,000 for the network was based on a study of profit and loss figures, opinion on the future of radio and plant equipment ac the stations.
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