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[[Max Ascoli]] (1898-1978) was the head of [[Italian-American Mazzini Society]] which had a close working relationship with [[British Security Coordination]] during the early years of World War Two.<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's, 1999, p.190.</ref> | [[Max Ascoli]] (1898-1978) was the head of [[Italian-American Mazzini Society]] which had a close working relationship with [[British Security Coordination]] during the early years of World War Two.<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's, 1999, p.190.</ref> | ||
| − | In 1949, Ascoli founded | + | In 1949, Ascoli founded ''[[The Reporter (Magazine)|The Reporter]]'', a liberal anticommunist periodical with close links to the [[CIA]]. Two of its staff members, [[Philip Horton]] and [[Douglass Cater]] were former members of the [[Office of Strategic Services]].<ref>Hugh Wilford, The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America, Harvard University Press, 2008, pp.230-231.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 19 June 2013
Max Ascoli (1898-1978) was the head of Italian-American Mazzini Society which had a close working relationship with British Security Coordination during the early years of World War Two.[1]
In 1949, Ascoli founded The Reporter, a liberal anticommunist periodical with close links to the CIA. Two of its staff members, Philip Horton and Douglass Cater were former members of the Office of Strategic Services.[2]
