Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09

surrender from the european CleaUeT
of operations for "a hours after the
announcement.
The supreme commander informed
them that no action could be taken
against an organization for the act
of an individual correspondent.
For six hours and 20 minutes
Monday the entire Associated Press
staff in the European theater was
under suspension, but this was
lifted for all except Mr.. Kennedy.
Subsequently, yesterday afternoon,
Mr.. Gudebrod of the Associated
Press Paris staff also was suspended.
He had handled the surrender story
on Monday for French newspapers,
with the approval of French CEN
sorship.
Lifting of the general suspension
order against the APP followed a re-
quest by Mr.. Cooper to Secretary of
War Stimson and a message from
Mr.. Cooper to Gen. Eisenhower in
quiring as to the circumstances.
Eisenhower's Reply.
Gen. Eisenhower replied through
War Department channels yesterday
afternoon to Mr.. Cooper's original
message as follows:
Associated Press suspended dur
ing investigation of method trans
mission of release unauthorized
story this date unsubmitted SHAEF
censorship channels, reference your
message to Gen. Eisenhower dated
7th May.
Suspension filing privileges As
ISOLATED Press revoked and authority
now granted correspondents other
than Ed Kennedy to submit mate
rial for transmission.
Kennedy suspended due self
admitted deliberate violation SHAEF
regulations and breach confidence
Investigation filing story by Ken
nedy continues and report results
of findings will be communicated you
as soon as practicable"
Acknowledgment to Eisenhower.
Mr.. Cooper relayed this message
back to Mr.. Kennedy In Paris for
his information, since 1t had not
been made public there, and also
sent the following reply to Gen,
Eisenhower:
This is acknowledgment Of your
reply to my message May with ap-
probation for your explanation of
the decision revoking suspension
of Associated Press privileges. !
respectfully and urgently request
ybur consideration of the following
"First, that every facility be af-
sforded Edward Kennedy to state his
case personally and to transmit the
fullest report thereof to me as re-
quested in my message to you yes
terday SO that the American people
as we'll as members of the Associat-
ed Press may be appraised complete
.ly of the facts connected with Ken
nedy's transmission Of the German
surrender story instead of being
limited to the brief unilateral and
undocumented statement contained
in your reply;
Secondly, that the position OF
supreme headquarters be stated as
respecting the elements of military
security involved in connection with
this story, particularly in the light
of German broadcasts proclaiming
the surrender which were published
generally throughout the world ap-
proximately one hour before the AS
cociofod Dracc rono;ual Yan~ol,,f~
first dispatch;
Thirdly, that you make equally
available to the Associated Press and
representatives of all other news
and radio organizations a precise
statement setting forth categorically
reasons for maintaining what can
now be only military censorship over
civil affairs, since there is no longer
any European enemy. suggest this
because there is general concern over
possibility Of continuance of censor
ship over political matters in Eu-
rope at peace, and anything you can
do which will give immediate eff
feet to removal of such censorship
will be hailed by the American pub
lie. which, from expressions re-
ceived here, considers of transcend
ent Importance the removal of any
obstacle to coverage of news Of the
European reconstruction"
Remainder Of Dispatch Sent.
Although Mr.. Kennedy still was
unable to file either stories or mes
sages of any nature, other members
of the AP Paris staff were permitted
to send to New York yesterday the
remainder of Mr.. Kennedy's Rheims
dispatch of. Monday, but were not
permitted to attribute 1t to him.
Mr.. Kennedy had written 1,50(
words of this dispatch in Rheim,
after witnessing the surrender sig.
natures and had it approved by 9
field censor.
The first 800 words Of this dis.
patch was telephoned from Paris