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aa (1, }(UC) The following article appeared in the December 10, 1959elition of the "New York Times". 97-1809 " Reporting on Cuba News Channels Here Charged With Misinforming American Public "mo The Editor of The New York Times: "statements ridiculing Cuba's outvcries regarding United States laxity in preventing Havana's bombing a few weeks ago are tarnished in light of recent news. "Following Premier Castro's speech denouncing the raid, statements of incredulity were issued in this country. Mr, Eisennower expressed "surprise": N. B. C.'s Chet Huntley, in a progran belitting the Cuban revolution as 4 momentary phase of a power-seeking minority merry-go-round, professed that the raid was "obviously impossible and a trick. Angered editiorials sprouted elsewhere plasting Cuba's efforts on the grounds. that Castro was raising the specter of anti- Yankeeism to quell internal strife. w "rhe State Departinent made matters worse by issuing a note to news agencies condoning the United States press treatment of Cuba's revolution and protesting that the Cuban Revolutionary Government intended to destroy United States - Cuban traditional ties, Cuba's emphatic answer was to deplore the former and deny the latter in an official note, - 2- reece ee eer a nine et ee er ee TET TT ET ETT ET