1 id “a G2 i ta Se APPENDIX "aA" GENERAL PLAN FOR HANDLING MEDIA AND FCDA REPRESENTATIVES A, SELECTION 1. The proposed quota of about 16 media representatives, is based upon the minimum requirements for pool coverage from the various media that can be handled with the minimum additional burden on the Task Force Comaander, This quota covers representatives of wire services and independent newspapers, radio and TV networks, newsveel and still picture cameramen, periodicals including weekly news magazines, and the U. S. Information Agency, 2. Allotments among the media and selection of media representatives would probably be established by the Congressional Standing Committees of Correspondents, the Radio and Television Correspondents Association, the Periodical Press Galleries and the White House News Photographers Association, 3. The 20 FCDA representatives would be selected by the Administrator, FCDA, B. ACCREDITATION 4, The Department of Defense has an established accredi~- tation system for correspondents throughout the United States, which is considered the equivalent of an agency file check, This system could be extended to correspondents selected to attend the tests whe do not currently hold such accreditation, The Department of Defense Public Information office has expressed willingness to do thigw.. s.eparutod from enclosures, handle this doeueoat it a? frre LPARLMALEEE GIF LIE a PGE! EVayeTIOST REVAL oF REVIOAT OOM! AUTHORROOM mg MAME: 3 - NR, Rag PPae ELae Oy AND REVIEWtes Siac Ly AUTHORTAAC NAME: ! ; Oo PNeee CREECIE) ae f ng“ey. Insert proger resr ciassifightion) cluasttidionySSS (iasex} Lo. ED INEO a ane a Hh my tx Appendix Tal "A"

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