“4-00000 co: Y.. Jackson " Nr. Lang KXCERPT FRO "TZFN : A.: BRTARY 21, 1952, FROM SPENCER na 1 / Second, my oun plans, until 1. know when we are to 860 Tr. Lens and what the consequences of that interview may to, I can of course make no definite travel arrangements. I ”
“include a woman? Fessibly Louise— Schroeder or Frau von Sahn-Harnack or Jeanette "elf? I also slEZest lerl.x v And would like you to consider the,inclusion of a known anti-• Soviet intellectual who also is anti-U.S. •• 4. I think the budget should be expanded to cover the p”
“02.179 65) But ■ 23 May 1950 To: Colonel LOUIS GLASER Subject! Information From Mr. MELVIN LASKY Concerning the Berlin Congress % 1.. I attach (a) a copy of the letter received from MELVIN LASKY, (b) a list which he prepared of the expected American delegates at the ”
“Congress materials Silone, Loestler, among others. Monat exhibition. Bound volumes? Ordar fifty more. 34. Ticket and Information Bureau — facilitate to theater per - j-fermances, concerts, restaurants, and the like.- • 35. Arrangements about at least tao good interpreters — one ”
“were formally advised the drastic action contemplated by ECFF’E Board of Directors and the subcouniit e. There was general agreement that this should be the case. BALTIC BROADCASTS t Miss Augustine reviewed the situation of the Baltic panels in New 3 . York as regards broadc”
“Times and Wash. Post, signed by large;- number of organizations and persons, calling attention ■ - to ’ Congress, He suggested this could be organized by Sidney Hook which gave me idea that he may have suggested some such activity - to Buttles, which may have resulted in. Bu”
“will dolier the 3200 to Hook and thinks that will be sufficient. He and Hook and Burnham will try to work out methods of - • ------- definitely signing up certain doubtful prospects. Es will report to Marian Saunders, and when he comes to Washington, to Kollerman.. On my advi”
“proceed with a dozen last minute invitations to innocuous persons (these were supposed to be la fowl and to " extremely important people) including several wives. A cablegram was sent urging that a press conference be arranged for Frans Mehring? Did it take place? - There wer”
“whom I showed it Friday, said it was "the optimum". The G rrans had indicated a danire for sown kind of a pre - scrutiny of our programs to avoid political con flict. This would, of course, have fatally crippled our effectiveness, so the lansu.de that I drafted was drafted ”
“S. In addition to the foregoing plans, further opportunities unquestionably will arlee for OBc direct activities or support to indiesnous Geronn groups with plana of their own to momnteract the rally. 7. CPC !□ rainforcing its German staff with all available qualified person”
“13-00000- RLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATION non/ann.w fro - "- CLASSIC IFD MESSAGE TOTAL COPIES 17, ROUTING AND/OR INITIALS - SEFN BY r,yeztiF, SEGRATIT mu-z.ee owsuLAAL - bew-cesbie «W tomstit Dfs,1 *199 if £7100 7 3 8 REPRODUCTION OF THIS com PROHIBITED. 4 9 VANCE ”
“said that everything was done to reduce such frictions to a minimum. As a result, many delegates when I had an opportunity to ask for their impressions of the Congress, left Berlin with mixed feelings, soze of them not without a certain amount of disappointment. 2Tachment.to”
“23. Check with padtrat Vay and Tietjen about "Fidelio" performance. 2h. Check with Niklas about the Steinplatz park. 25. Complete arrangements for Steinplatz and AR Zoo Hotel rooms.- 26, M.J. ad the question of "Security" at the Hotels and Toberna. 27. Contract for Titanla on”
“AP Ser June 23 "While the Communists planne peaff ally. railed rtona reedom city 100 .m .behind LurckMtL van uard-of more th’s 100 Cxrz mist intellectuals fer the five-day is Lo open Mond catists and political leaders are to attend of countries • Caned Center Of S”
“_Matter of extra expense to be allowed Pearl Kluger for‘ gather signatures for cablegram to Congress, and for certain “ __ other incidentals connected with travel of delegates, Burnham’s_ estimate this would not amount to more than 100. I authorized” __ him to spend up to 015”
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“-7- officially to address to NCFE immediately upon the coming into effect of the contractual agreements, and which would have attached to it a copy of the license which would be granted by the Lundespost as of the date of the coming into effect of the contractual agreements”
“ofi-l the Times is also interested. -. Kempton did not carry the story; he was sidetracked by the distressing .tale of the young girl Progressive Partyite who discovered the 2P is not,* exactly democratic (her branch refused to hear Rogge on Tito). But the “. . ?truit flies ”
“MekKtelsane * * * * : etoi SECRET -3- of the Times. He would like to invite Luce himself, but doubted if it would be politically desirable. At this point, I suggested inviting EUXXsX Mrs. Claro Booth Luco, and Professor Hook thought that might be the aniver to his dile”
“agreements take effect. I regard this, however, as an inescapable risk, and I mention it now only to emphasize the paramount importance of the utmost care in programming and in conduct to evojl a boror which could upset our entire apple-cart. The very favorable report which ”
“-4- Charite hospital in Eastern Berlin, almost 3/4 of the distinguished medical specialists, are ready to breek away, and we are now hoping, to roach some constructive arrangement by which they can maintain themselves in sost- Borlin. Thin type of activity — ranging from wal”
“14-00000 00* X convi. 820-10-Sor. ewy nrittl or al information on PDQUICK.. 1 Host of the people mentioned came to a conference, in Berlin (let Congress for Cultural Freedom) - arranged by PDQUICK, an EE/PPG Project. ’Vs*' %Rb-l Vt: 1- 4. A90 icer Ch 96 Ko”
“1,- bis DM 3,—. 26. Sonntag 19.00 Uhr, Theater % Karten an der Theaterkasse in der Zeit von !1 bis 19 Uhr erhalulich oder Zimmer 5, Telefon 42 50 51, Apparat 175. LITERATUR-ABENDI.Gorki - Klopfer f3r den Home- esmus — Kampfer gegen Jie Weltreshtion". Es spricht: i Achim Wolt”
“onee.. That ECA is willing to provide funds for production of a million copies or the speeches of the Congress and other. publicity. Neilson said that labor committees and 3. ”other cooperative groups might be used for dissemination. However, the greatest caution must be exe”
“PDQUICK - 15 May 1950. Notes of conference at the home of ir. Burnham, Fresont: Messrs. Bakor, Burnham, Lasky and Glasor. 1. Attention called to article in current issue of LIFE, mentioning the Cultural Congress in Berlin. * , 2. Memo from Stone states that JJ Mocloy is not”
“act". HUNARDH AVARS: Nina Augustin advised the meeting that it had been necessary to take SORB drastic changes among the Lunarian perzoxnel working for Radio Free Europe in Net York, as thair output ua considered to be imdequcto. She advised that efforts were being undr to ”
“would go, if and when this monthly becomes complotoly independent. It would gradually build up its orn list of ourthoru from among prominent CCHURESS writers (Kooatler, et. al.) The “ublishing-licuse could be started from the existing transitional CONGRESS buroan no functioni”
“-6 **2 0 1 - 2 - / • On the book matter, it would be wonderful if we could go ahead with our project of book exhibitions off all works of Congress authors. I have asked Pearl Kluger — she can be reached at the above number in Freedom House--- to_ ahead - with a limited a”
“QU006 02.179 DO 0 23 May 1950 1 To: Colonel LOVIS GLASTH : Subject: Information From Nr. MELVIN LA KY Concerning the Berlin Congress 1. I attach (a) a copy of the letter received from MELVIN LASKY, (b) a list which he prepared of the expected American delegates at the Con”
“4-00000 an 4 - he could and that, meanwhile, he - Bruckner - would be glad to start preli-inary discus ons. Again, I placed - onnewhat sinister interpretation on what appeared to be a chronic tendency on the port of the Ger in officials authorized to negotiate with us to ”
“1 % S. Who Momo: 10 Feb. 8 Feb. Discussion with Williams reference them of congress and MW possibilities. : bagech Talk withtenby roforenco project - ho produced outline draft. 9 Feb. Met Dr. Hilger, preliminary talk reference personalities , involved in Congress, pla”
“Communist Central announced he was headed for. Party organ when the war ended :lunich. When I inquired why, he replied: in 1945. Shortly thereafter, however, he "I want to inspect Radio Free “saw the light" and fled to Ger- Europe." many a refugee. Soon he was During the ”
“ey 28 Ju Poguck 3 T.S. The decision on this is not up to me. Ref. I will appreciate opportunity to discuss it with you. My point of view is that ALL of this current PIXCUICK stuff is premature and a case of a lot, of hungry actors smelling easy money and wanting to get”
“14-00000 1 April Jay / JE3: This %des soynded as though it might have mischiof-making potentialities; I have discussed it with Shub and Droller. The last time a group of Germans mot bofore the Roichstag (which is 100 yards from the Soviet Sector of Berlin) was the 9th of ”
“persons purporting to represent underground -movements in Poland, the Baltic States, Russia, China, Koren, etc., will take part in discussions. It is ny personal view that it would be unwise to discusssmetters of this sensitive and provocative character in open meetings, parti”
“14-00000 4 44 14 10 Les 1 - 1 e JEB 1 Bscs COPY a "January 11, 1950. :. Your letter of December 29 was late in arriving and I an replying by hand to save delay. (n) The idea of a MORA?" Congress is sn-excellent one: But should it be B "ECEAT" Congress or somet”
“Free Eure's, of which I am Chairman, are to keep hope alive among the prisoner peoples -* the slave states and to provide assistance to fugitives from Soviet tyranny. I especially desire that aty decision against appearing shall rct be a cause of e.u1 arrassment to yourself or”
“.4 520 April 24, 1950 Berlin Congress for Cultural Freedos, June 26-30, 1950. Professor Sidney Hook, Head, Department of Philosophy, New York University. Mr. Bruce Buttles, GAI. GER - Hr. Henry A. Byroedo S/P - Mr. Bobort P. Joyce o 1The underaigned called upon P”
“14-00000 2/ via MEMORANDUM FOR; Rr. Lindsay, CEB THROUGH: Mr. Schreyer, E) III SUBJECT: Congress for Cultural Freedom , Attached is an interim report. A considerable amount of material, including American and foreign press cuttings, a photographic exhibit and full text”
“sprungweise zuruckgeht!", rier Koenen aus. - * Der Redner forderte, das die politische Agitation in g a n zs Berlin sowie in der Ostzone planmasig versthrkt werden solle. Uber" all sollen Agitationstrupps gaschult werden. Sie sollen z.B. in "kleinen Gruppen in den Berliner Sa”
“Would that be a good time f or Reuter to lay the foundation of establishment of the Reichstag as a ‘House of European Peace?: If it is, a cable along the following lines might be sent: TH -1. APPRECIATE YOUR OPINION OF APPROACHING REUTER REFERENCE MAY FIRST REICHSTAG MEETI”
“00000 / May Program for the Con ress: 1. Printing of L-page program, with special 4-page Fronch and English translated supplement. 2. Cover letter to all delegates who have accepted; enclosures of program; ask what discussions most Interest them; what they would be prepa”
“highest officials apparently take Fasching sericusly. Not wanting to take another fruit- losa trip to Bonn, I decide: we would accept Strohm's appoint ment for Thursday, February 28th. At 10.30 AN on Thursday, Pelrunry 28th, Dick, Fritz and I presented ourselves at Strohe's”
“14-00000 SECRET -thx IV.. Anture Plane _The first meeting of the Executive Committee, which will be con- trolled by OPC, ie scheduled for Paris, in September, at which time * arrangements will be made for future sespions of the Congress and .SJR0:*r JNREUDER*RS*wZdiksjs6”
“eaesea ‘ Vortro 1. Koenen aa 16.3.50., B’st 2. un- 25432 "Cuno" - Bericht hr. 13. /Fortsetsung/ Berlin ist (laut Koenen) did/ld der Mittelpunkt nicht nur Deutsche lands, sondern des Blocks aer Volksdemokratien und ganz Europas! Ohne Berlin kein Friede, keine "Freiheit", k”
“oto.). 5. Break-may Troject: the CONGRESS should by means both of information and agitation keep alive the difference between those who are choosing Proodom and those who are willingly or unmno-ingly supporting totalitarianism and its deceptions. The dramatic defection of Fi”
“2DIC1V8 ihs s-reste X ienie-lasistillesw CONFIDENTIAL HICOG, 4 FanKroRY. oow 7 FEPCO. m 0 1 1 Sinco material upcoming from Berlin Cultural Congress likely have 0 (1 3 " great propaganda raise in combatting So pesee esepaign and other 80V 1/1 efforts in”
“0000 -a- "While the organisation of the Congress was excellent no far AS the technical side vas concerned, (hotels, public meetings, . receptions, press interviews, etc.), the debates of the Congress took place under conditions which shoved A considerable lack of Imaginat”
“minutes on the open- - ing Monday program. Also, by the way, Koestler informed he won’t be able to turn up even for a day before the Congress. I am writing today to ask him to plan a short opening address to round off the somewhat too ceremonial opening program with a politic”
“1 4-00000 / 1qua 1 th 64 0 Jan1Brit CON GRESS FOR CULTURAL PREEDOM U.S/Group Set For Culture Role By Reuters . Berlin Eight Americans distinguished‘: in the fields of arts, science, and 1/ letters will represent the United States at the “Congress for Cul- |rural ”