When asked whether or not Byoir handled Nazi propaganda in this country; Dickey returned an emphatic negative reply .In response to the query,”Is it not true that Byoir handles publicity for certain German enterprises and for business or ganizations relative to German tourist traffic?” Dickey answered. Associates at 10 East Fortieth Street in New York,no admission could be gained as to Mr. Byoir’s alleged progaganda activities for the Hitler government.His secretary.who has been working with him in temporary offices, established for propagandiz ” There’s a lot of difference between propaganda and publicity.”
Do you admit then that the Byoir concern does handle publicity for German national enterprises?” the reporter queried.
“My God, man !” exclaimed Dickey,”does doing publicity work for German business interests call for admissions.I refuse to give you any information whatsoever concerning the business of this concern Why don’t you have a detective agency find out what German interests we handle? Why don’t you run through the list of German interests and find out who is handling their publicity? I won’t give you any information.”
When asked whether or not the report that Byoir is either fully or in part Jewish is correct, Dickey re plied of a guy to care whether or not anybody’s a Jew.I have never asked him.”
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