104-10418-10243] ch press generally favorable towards GARRISON interview; he eared logical and in control of his facts. Fact program ap- red on NTS, which usually more moderate, as well as fact gram appears to have made deep impression unpon Dutch viewers ch extremely damaging to US. ; . known whether OLTMANS originated idea of program or not. HAGUE 3870 (IN 59064), 27 February 1968 -. LTA MANE A 0 ER A 0 Be an in ae cee am FS te a ARETE
13-00000 Sod Aesth A GBR EEEP CONIA GPIR ORES oprtienneTt maith eaten» . . + . © ec ppetmenceastintieye sone we ep ve oe Me reer While at the United Nations in 1961, -OLTMANS ‘claimed. to be an aes . unattached and unsponsored UN correspondent. He was socially ostracized by the Dutch delegation and fellow Dutch newsmen at the United Nations for openly pro-Indonesian public stand and was not permanently accredited to the United Nations. Dutch correspondents stated they have never seen one story written by OLTMANS in the obscure Dutch monthly he ostensible worked for, nor could OLTMANS produce a single clipping to demonstrate his journalistic activities. Despite fact his material not printed OLTMANS traveled extensively and those knowing his personal and financial status did not believe he would have been able to pay when . for these trips even if his stories were selling. He-was viewed with disfavor in reputable Dutch political and press circles for his loose handling of the truth. DIR ‘47769, 28.10.66 eens sremeeateen BE Te Fes oe totes cheer cam com ces see ciate ineammemacuneteuséue tnt onadante tees THe 6 Vo ymme ss Re eene ce lr emmmmmgeten © nn re TTL Ty eset ae mere cmenee oe,
13-00000 Toon se Cat Um AE WF + Clem HE HUE ho TB doot totes foe et oes een BARES oS LTR TNR ae 8 18 net tet DE ERT Like ofae ENON OODAORE EOS R Ne bins * . . - : Sen - = eonew oem : . . So sleteanee try at gee 22.February 1968 = | . A one-hour exclusive interview with Jim GARRISON, New Orleans DA, broadcast by Dutch television Foundation, at tor viewing time. A calmaand composed GARRISON explained that President Kennedy mur- dreed because his concept of detent was detrimental to the "mili- tary industiral complex''. GARRISON repeated well-known thesis Kenned victim of plot by CIA, who made common cause with the military- industrial establishment, with vested interest in keeping cold war. going. GARRISON also stated CIA. committeed to Asian land war while one of President's last orders was for troop reduction tehre. He predicted that the President who brings US to brink of peace will suffer same fate as Kennedy. When queried about the reason for program, especa#ally made for a European audience, GARRISON said the growing CI A influence on US media made it impossible for him to be heard in his own country. The interviewer, OTLMANS, charcaterized by former colleagues as someone “more interested in shady politics than.in journalism. During the traumatic New Guinea period OLTMANS acted as SUKARNO's unofficial aid. Comment: The most damaging aspect of tis program is that GARRIOSN' person and presentation was sufficiently credible to elicit rather favorable comment in the TV reviews from well- informed State Cable HAGUE 3981, 23.2.68 LUO newspapers eee eee ets De ny i ee ore et a a en ee oe een ee eer reas ve ve 2 PO ge S00 ape macem ede mame aan