The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-11
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 RuAsiAS pleaRe cf fSeea0m to repogS the March meetlfR ot the Big Four an Moscow wiil reQaile radical changes an S0uiet pres policy.
 At present an as@aUhus ~asasA by correspondents an Mosc0w mus be submitted to the ceusor Ee mus stamp his approval oa tlae Ss0s9es bofore they wdn ee nocapte6 As &ne Moscow postoiilce Tor ua6le, ur wl1re- less transmission.
 The Soviet censorship procedure may require anywhepe er0m A 9sw minutes to many hours or even days when the tiispstch deals wisth some matter rupArdea as ~@0ucay" by the Soviet ofllcials. Aaost dip~ lomatic reports normally are plecea in the "pouchy n cateRors,
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 The Soviet csnsogs mAg-ano frequently do-elimlnaHe whole sec tions of a dispatch or an a story completely. They ere not feauireo to give any explanation b . cor respondent as to tho reasons sUs deletions nor are they reoulrea 70 discuss censorship questions wttA .coGpesponaonts.
 Censorship delays are so frequent that most instances important news has been announced te the wor1q hours previously by the Moscow radio before the foreign c0EweSpen~ dents stories have been cleaFeo 1g the censors.
 It was assumed that Foreign Minister V. M. Molotovs paedee Gm~ piled that censorship of any dis patches on the Big Four conference would be waived at the time ot the March meeting.
 Correspondents with previous e1~ perience Of the Moscow censorship noted, however, that some arrange ment would be required In advance to insure the prompt clearance ot Big Four dispatches and b segre- gate the Big Four news from the regular Moscow news stories which, presumably, still would be subject to censorship and delays.
 Another major news problem an Moscow is the question of trans mission of news reports. An trans mission facilities are operated by the Soviet government through the Moscow, postofhce. The Moscow transmitters work with American communications companies in, New York and British communications facilities in London.
 Present communication from Moscow are slow and cratic. Most Moscow copy requires several hours for transmission. sometimes as long as l2 to a hours, as compared with the practically instantaneous trans mission from New York.
 Special arrangements to facilitate the flow of the huge volume Of news copy which would be xiled from Q major diplomatic meeting such 4s that of the Big Four presumably would be necessary.
 Another factor involved Is the free entry of foreign coTresp0n- dents to 1o4Dw to report the Big Four conference. At present risRs for the entry of correspondents 70 RusAa frequently require maxS months and often are refused hy the Soviet Foreign Onace. often without explanation.
 Speedy Facilities Never Provided
 CorTesp0ndenfs of American radio networks currently are without broadcast facilities in Moscow al- though they are allowed to file by cables 1t was presumed that Mob tov's pledge would require that they receive the same facilities which are available to broadcasters in New York.
 The Big Four meetings in Mos COW probably will be conducted al Spiradonovka House. the elaborate mansion which the Soviet main tain for important foreign visitors and where the foreign ministers have met before.
 Most of the problems involved m providing facilities for the world press in Moscow equal to those in New York, it was noted, probably could be solved if the Soviet estab- lished special communications center in Spirodonovka House where correspondents could file their dis patches free of censorship for rapid transmission to the outside world
 Such facilities, it was recalled
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