ATTACKS ON FRENCH MEDIA

Created: 12/27/1982

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National Intelligence Daily (Cable)

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FRANCE-USSR: Attacks on French Hodia

//The French Coavsunist Party and tho Soviot Hnbassy in Paris have accused the Prcnch media of conducting an anti-Communist campaign. The party has charged that tho state-supervised television and radio networks are publicising "false reports" about the uso of foread labor on the Soviet gaa pipeline to western Europe ond about Bulgaria'e lnvolvoewnt in tha aasaaaination attempt againnt the Popo. The soviet EnuJasiy, in a Letter to prominent editors, has denounced tho media for "impudent libol" against tho USSR.// ajajrsaasj

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