SHERWOOD - COMMENTS ON MEMORANDUM FROM CHIEF/PROJECT DATED 8 MARCH

Created: 3/22/1954

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Project

D. UNOXVIM

Comnents onfrom Chief/ProJeotaroh

(ffotot It is requested thatiflcnorandira on project forof ooptnorclal type seta In target city be read before the following, to clarify coamente on mnrorandum concerning diBtrlbutlon of seta among Indian and/or Ladrlno population of isolated areas).

It is the opinion ofhat Indian end Ladrlno classes will never be effectively reached by short wave. Thus SHERWOOD does not anticipate successful operation In thie field. It le doubtful, for instance, that an inquilino family would listen to short wave broadcasts even If they were ao fortunate as to own an expensive and high caliber short wave set. Thay would listen to local music,

2* Sh-rTOrtOOT) does Intend to reach inqullinoe Indirectly. In the regular course of clandestine build-up progranswnerswho usually own short wave sets and might easily he sympathetic to our argumentswill be subtley informed that they can, through their servants, spread rumors beneficial to ue. Through farm house servants, the word will be spread through the countryside: "Maria says that the patron la hearing such and such on his wonderful machine and that things aro going bad for the commiesand anyone who helps them." Such indeoisivieIn the opinion of SHKRWXE, might be oven more effective than direct oon tact among aupersUtltlous Indiana,

3. Another point to conelderi Are Indian and ladrlno types store) likely to spring to the aid of the govern-ent, against ua, if they hear only "thatig fight going on In the city*? If the Utter Is la true the suggested distributioneta would work to our detrls*nt,

I*. SHERWOOD considers Its plan to distributeets In the oapitaa area toital partay broadcast plane, and naturally Is concerned with any otiier radio distribution plan which might Jeopardise this operation. The distribution ofarge number of military sets, through commaroial channels In nine isolated target areasremendous security. An effort of such magnitude would of necessity be carried out by the Rufus group, where the danger of penetration Is always to be considered. If this

project were blown authorities vould naturally tighten up on all unusual radio set movement, thus frustrating ShaTWOOD's city diaWbution schema. (Whioh requires the action of only one, witting agentand he vould have

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to know only that tha aata vera to be placedertain Line, and oould be left Ignorantanic broadoaat lai planned.)

5. In brief, SHERWOOD ia leary of any pro^eot intended toa general listening audience to ths possible detriment of the separata operation to iLnsure oity audianoe for panic broadcast.

The above, of coarse, reflects only the viewpoint of SHTSWOOC without considerinf needs of tv. and other operations. If the project were amended to haveilitary ntyle sets distributedayould definitely welcons sucr soil on,

LAVCFVr; is presently in target area. Before defart'ire he nadc request tf si action cn above be delayed until his reVirn, when be willlear picture of the Indian/ Ladrino set up*

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PDL/ sgwopiesi

ANOXIN FiJe

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