“noon. We worked all afterno n at RICOG, and until after midnight in our Cologne hotel. Vo his talked about an exchange of letters as the vehicle for the a. reoment, but it becene difficult to detar mine who was writing what to whom since the Germans could not”
“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”
“of the delegates in Berlin. Do keep in touch with him until your departure. “On the Russian matter, I think it would be an almost criminal waste of opportunities if there weren’t the strongest possible Iron- Curtain delegation there on the platform in Berlin. Nicolaevsky and”
“14-00000 66 18 August 1950 MENCRAXIN OF CONVERSATION % SUBJECT: Congress for Cultural Freedom 1. On 15 August, I discussed the Berlin Cultural Congress with Kenneth H. Eambley, with particular basis on the problem of bringing the continuing Congress organisation under ”
“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”
“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 ”
“4-00000 5 so So uch for the license, the terms of which were shown to our HICOG friends and regarded by them as highly favorable. % . Our political discussions suffered from a variety or frustrations. We agreed on the license terms with the Bundespost on February 19th, a”
“14-00000. 7 COPT 42 11 Dear Jim, Berlin-Charlottenburg, 12 June 1950 Thanks for letter of the 6th. Good to know that you and Marcia are due here so nice and early. Four more shoulders on which to unload the awful burden of this hard world. What’s this about not accept”
“would have accomplished the al ost impossible if Wo obtained such written endorse ment. From HICOG we went direct to Dr. Strohn’s office, showed him the memorandum (Fritz had net had time to prepare a German translation and we wera afraid this night delay matters, but Stro”
“-5- Very well offer to give us something we had not asked for, and we, the New York State Corporation, couiC hardly demand certain rights from the Gemen Government. Nothing that va were able to compose satisfied my requirements until shortly before midnight the u :->of u ne”
“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 ”
“questions concerned, but we are bots cauticus and we both realize that between last Friday’s agreement and next Thursday’s draft letter there may be sore v st divergencies, but certainly if the spoken word can be relied upon, and ir e friendly, cooperative and even generous ”
“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 ”
“14-00000 CCPDET BL+ 9august 1950 HYMORAPIDIRA FOR: MR.ROR SUBJECT t PD JICK; Conference with Mr. Burnhen 1. In the first of a caries of talks with Lr. Burnham, follow- ing his return f!«a Europe, a brond coverogo of the Cultural Congress was omp lord as wall as post-”
“14-00000 ,9 -2- 9. Why are we apprehensive? Is there a possibility that the west German youth would follow tne cp line? ( 11. Considering (9) in the light of (11) I would think that it would serve US interests to fly into Berlin students now in the western zones who have”
“13-00000 - 3 - own judgments without the need for U. S. persuasion in the form of concrete financial and military aid. Accordingly, the President intended to stay home and do his own heavy thinking as to just how he can best promote peace -- if this led to trips, then he ”
“sixty days and is quite reluctant to consider a longer period. This brought up the entire matter , of the W W E *****- 1 - Congress and its juxtaposition to the FDJ Deutschland Treffen. 7 All of us evidenced some despair over the fact that obviously . we cannot mastermind e”
“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 ”
“14-00000 SECRET / 7 February 1950 HEHOASDUM TO: COP VIA: DSIII, CPP. SUBJECT Berlin Intellectual Congress RKFERSWCET COP’e ineco to PB II, 25 January 1950 “l. FB II agrees that the proposed congress deserves thorough support. 2. We would like to sond Gerald Drolle”
“changed. He apologized profusely - and ppprently sincerely - for the delay, expresses hixself anxious to co operate in every possible way to meet our requirements, brushed aside sone of the technicalities raised by Bruckner, and got down to the essentials very rapidly, Ve we”
“02.75 17 May 1950 Subject: Report on Distribution of Der Monat through an Exemplary Outlet - While in Berlin I acquired a copy of the report dated ! March 13, 1950, I do not know th other it has been made available. The information in it sees to me interesting in itself a”
“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”
“14-00000 7 Abogiottr, AP R Tun CONGRESS IS OFER. On pp. 1-5 supra, I in tested the coneral lines that would make the Rodshstag dedication as a Mouse ef European Proodon effective. This carenomy, to other *th the other events of the wax Berlin cultural Congress of Jino 195”
“*ire***ACOR"LLtas6"uwdmaottlns Best. 0000 Satastid out E si hap was Corel a cosines to as wife SUMthy What y UM La this part10 41 Matipe soyat of the general of a Comress T. Ruth She yuly Mp 74 idlay- % S TgrUEry 1950 Winnhonpeople, witling hure FOR: I Teen D Ba”
“0000 March 8. 1950. REICHSTAG PRCEJSCT (Ya be brondoni over worldwide radio network in all languages in collaboration vlith Radio Free Europe, RIAS, the various European ast- works, BBC, CBS-N3C and the Voice of America). I) Purpose\ To ro-assert the universal fight f”
“declared a free city under the United Nations with a treaty guaranteeing the right to come and go through Germany. HESTEG said that he was in East Germany the pre- vious year and the East German’s are willing to make concessions for the unification of all Germans. HESTER also”
“transportation. Agreed that interest, of Foreign Service Ed. Foundation, FTUC and NY com, should not be exphasized or revealed unless necessary. 6. Recital of stops being taken currently in Berlin.---- ----- 7. List of delegates left with Burnham and Lasky in order that addres”
“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”
“delegates in Berlin, ib keep in touen with himjuntil your departure. — "On the Russian waiter, I think it would be an almost criminal waste 1x of opportunities if there werent the strongest possible Tron- Curtain delegation there on the platform in Berlin. Nicolaevsky and Sh”
“1 44% National Press Club : Washiuglan ‘illustrations - and extracts of speeches.: Mr. McKnight concurred, thought we needed to work out the distribution problem cy use of a committeewhich : would take charge of publication and distribution - in cany languages. Buttlee ”
“14-00000 COPY COFY April 1, 1953 Bo. 26 Dear Adolf, A day cr two before I sailed for Europe in January, 1953, I received a typed manuscript copy of the "Progress Report on the College de l’Europe Libre", which has now appeared in mimeographed form under date of February”
“insofar as_____ . possible, xxexexnioik The rulding shouldscoute a library, and even if it isn't very large, it should include the Great Books in the leading languages, as well as current periodicals, etc to keep the intellectuals of Berlin—and any other callers--on their toe”
“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”
“vEpr, -s- / *0n the whole, is can be said of the Congress that all la vell that ends voll. The criticism made above Is not intended to contradict this general favorable tupression.* 2. I find on reading and rereading this criticism, that it is, in general, sour: and sensi”
“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 April 2, 1952 Mr. Visoianu called at his request to inform us of the high lights of his recent trip to Europe, Ho had first attended the meeting of the Eastern European Section of the European Movement in London, then visited France, Germany and Italy. . Mr. Viro”
“14-00000 SECRET 00 Ses , 9 August 1950 1 IOMCRANDE FOR: IR. BAKER SUBJECT : PD UICK; Conference with Lir. Burnham 1. In the first of a series of talks with Yr. Burnham, follow-" 1 ing his return from Europe, a broad coverage of the Cultural Congress was explored as ”
“very |important, he went to meet them with his personal car and driver— along with newspaper photographers. If they were reasonably import ant,, a private car was sent for them. If they were ordinary dele gates, they was given transportation on a bus. At least one dele-/ g”
“religious programs. He feels that this aspect of the broadcasts could probably be considerably strengthened, particularly among Catholic elements. 4. Mr. Kersten cited the opinion of Count Tarnowski (sp. "), a well known Pole, who told the Congressman that any fourteen year ”
“radio installations. I would not trust any except proper American and or British public safety officers and guards to protect these. --- ---Alternate transmitting and broadcasting units should be hold.- in readiness in case of aubotnge against Brits installations or elsewhere. ”
“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”
“.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”
“JUN 9 1950 E-HCRANSIE PCft TiB ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR SPECIAL CPKRATIONS SUBJECT t Lectures at Berlin House of Culture 1. Referring, t your communication of 29 May, with enclosures, we are retaining the brochure and reports concerning lectures at the Berlin House of Sovie”
“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 ”
“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”
“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”
“4-00000 BNCP- 30 LI 4 April 1960 SUBJECT: Congress for Cultural Preedon TO: Jonathan 8. Gearing 1. Berlin newspapers have recently carried a dpa announce- ment of a Congress for Cultural Freedom to be held during the - last wook of June 1950. The notices in DE" TACES”
“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”
“very Important bunch of people." SKelorex: They are-big panes. Very-high calibre, -, very impressive; their discussions could be dynamite in — 1. putting over telling ideas --l-cis-3/% Neilson then pointed out that EJA was going to be in the business 02 using very important o”
“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 ”