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b3 The title of this case is marked "changed" to reflect the full name of the subject, ABELARDO LUNA VALENCIA, as furnished by T-4, another gavernmental agency engaged in conducting personnel and intelligence type investigations.. I. PREDICATION OF INVESTIGATION AND INFORMATION FURNISHED BY T-1 Investigation in this case is predicated upon. information furnished by T-l, in connection with another investigation, that WALTER FITZMAURICE was employed by ALBERDO L. VALENCIA to create favosable publicity for JOSE P. LAUREL, JR., who was a candidate for Vice President of the Philippines in the November, 1957, elections. T-l stated that ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, Senior Editor, "Newsweek" magazine, New York City, advised him on October 30-3l, 1957, that BENJAMIN BRADLEE of the "NewSweek" Bureau in Washington, D.C., had forwazded to him a press release submitted to the "Newsweek" washington Bureau by WALTER FITZMAURICE, which apparently was an attempt to create favorable publicity for JOse P. LAUREL, JR., Vice Presidential candidate in the November National Elections in the Philippines. The material. submitted by FITzMAURiCE, according to information furnished to T-1 by Mr. DE BORCHGRAVE, reflected the name ALBERDO L. VALENCIA. I-l advised that a #Newsweek" article in the October 2l, l957, issue, Pages 64-65, and a "Time" magazine article of October 28, 1957, Pages 34 and 36,contained derogatory information concerning JOsE LAuRel, JR. and that both articles were apparently the reason behind FIrZMAURICe's attempt to insert. favorable publicity and/or contradiction of unfavorable publicity.. T-1 stated that ALBERDO L. VALENCIA, mentioned above, was formerly with the Philippine Association from approximately 1950 to l953, when he became Press Attache at the Philippine b6 Embassy in Washington, D.C. T-1 added that VALENCIA has for b7C some years maintained the Philippine Information Service office in the National Press Building (Npb), Washington, D.C., and that his last known residence was attemptto contact VALENCIA VALENcIA's secretary: according to T-l, advised that wALTER FITZMAURICE was handling "Philippine Matters" for VALENCIA. According to T-1, Mr. MOSS and for VALENCIA, Press Attache in the Philippine Embassy..