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2/25/44
OWI SEEKS TO FILL RADIO POSTS ABROAD
Representatives of the Newspaper and Radio Advisory Committees of tne Domestic Branch of the Office of War Information and the War Advertising Council held a two-day session in Washing¬ ton this week called by Elmer Davis, Director of OWI, to review a special demand on the Overseas Branch of the OWI. There is a vital need for 450 men for important and urgent missions overseas in view of impending military operations.
Many of the 450 men will be sent abroad within a few weeks. Others will replace OWI men in America who are urgently needed abroad. The great majority of the 450 will go abroad before many months pass.
The specific types of candidates needed for this pressing program are as follows:
100 News m.en: These men should have a minimum of five years* ex¬ perience, Telegraph copy experience would be valuable. Flex¬ ibility and ingenuity must be combined with an even temperament and physical fitness. These men \vill be trained in this country for a minimum period of four months and will then be considered for overseas assignments.
Men aged 38 to 45, inclusive, who have the above qualifica¬ tions are preferred. Men who are 4-F with minor disabilities, and who have been rejected or discharged by the armed services but are fit, will be welcome. Men 30 to 37, inclusive, who are especially qualified, will be considered. Some women can be used.
Newspapermen are employed overseas in many capacities. Handling incoming news received from many sources, they prepare it for use in English or translated to service back area press, OWI radio transmitters, and forward combat teams. News men are also employed as leaflet writers in forward areas. They take over and publish newspapers in liberated areas until normal conditions have been reestablished. Capacity to speak, read and write foreign languages fluently is a great asset but not an essential,.
60 Radio Engineers; All types of qualified radio engineers can be used for the erection and repair of transmitters, recording, studio and operation work. Men with five to ten years of ex¬ perience in this field can be employed for overseas duty. They should be at least 26 years old, preferably older. The same standards for physical fitness and temperament as for newsmen apply. These men will be sent overseas as rapidly as they can be cleared as training in this country is not essential. Men experienced in sending and receiving radiophotos, or interested in this subject, are badly needed.
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