“14-00000 4 C 0 I at: Jan 2 Part STRICT! Y PRIVATS 27 March 1952 Dear Admiral Miller: This is in respect-to the various Labor Service Companies made up of Eastern European exiles now existing in Germany. There have been Polish Labor and Guard Companies ever sinc”
“Ch popula- tion of the DDR, which was made for obvicug crooazanda rens Cus which, in fact, was admitted by the Western bourgeois press. into this chain of provocations which are aimed against one strengthening of peace there also belongs the American pro agandn action which”
“of the East Berlin demonstrations on one aide and a text describing recent events in East Germany and the. Soviet Union (including the Beria purge) on the other., Copies of this message are attached as Appendix B. 3. The target areas, for the operation were: (a) the indust”
“of the individuals and groups with whom it is proposed that my office will have dealings in connection with our authorized activities. From time to time in the future I shall furnish you with additional names. The 'following are the names: I - Individuals: George M. Dimit”
“SOVIET STRENGTH. IT WOULD WEAKEN NATO. H. WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT ALSO VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED TO RAFACKI PLAY AND ALL SUCH “DISENGAGEMENT" PLANS CENTRAL EUROPE FOR SAME REASONS. BONN ALSO CONSIDERS SUCH PROPOSALS AS SINISTER AND SUBTLY INTIMIDATORY TO WEST GERMANS, WHO DO NOT C”
“14-00000 OUTGOING MESSAGE 1 WoNAL canten use omn,7 com toe tee uno oci or ses ConF 0 0.0 a 0 0 a 2 CABB-RATION 1, SECRET darg.rime amove cre message nergaencswumen NON9LCAYON CONF INFO: FILE * a —. # 608538 0 o moen’ o no moor neremn to OISSEM BY: PER FORM”
“14-00000 SECRET .9 SSJURL TY INFORIA 1 ON B. TO TS COEUNISTS: — TAS KRSMTIN IS RIGHT in ONE -POINT—THIS IS AN EVENT OF DAMEN : SIGNIFICANCE. IT MOVES ONELORE, AND ARE PRANATICALLY THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE THE THIRTIES, THAT NO COMMEGIST CAN EVER 8Y SAFE. THOSE OF YOUR LIKE”
“of adherents of Dimitrov. Further recruit ing, however, in this respect in now going on with a policy of barring both Bulgarian National Front and Dimitrov followers. "I am also informed by my friends here that active planning is now under way in respect to the Kersten Ame”
“14-00000 P. Page #2 Mr. Allen V. Dulles (continued) political implications, In any way harm the current Munich operation of R.P.E. or the BONN contract negotiations in the eyes of the BONN government", we were assured by all that it would not. For your further informat”
“14-00000 RPE 16 7-24-53 CAESAR INTO WALKER F MICHIE OUR VIEURIA BUREAU YESTERDAY REPORTED POLIOWING BALL ON REACTION COTE SEVEN MEII PRGMM PARDUBICE SAID TAM2 ALL LAST WEEK PEOPLE WERE JUMPING LIKE FROGS TO CATCH THE LEAFLETS AS TIG3Y CAME DOWN. MAZY PEOPLE WORE THE COIN”
“offer to help to the popula- tion of the DDR, which was made for obvious propaganda reasons which, in fact, was admitted by the Western bourgeois press. Into this chain of provocations which are aimed against the strengthening of peace there also belongs the American propagan”
“14-00000 CONFIDENTIAL F 5564 Chief, Contact Division 20 Boverber 1957 Chief, Wilmington Office HO: 57-402 Joseph Kovago, Bx-Nayor of Budapest ATTA: S EE/USSR Branch A66377 A 19216 1. Upon reading an article appearing in a Wilmington dnlly newspaper (copy attached), 9-”
“propaganda campaign, raise troops and fan resistance in the event of war, and set up a tempo rary de facto government in hungary if the Vest wins. This group, which claims to represent 83 per cent of the Hungarian people es of the last free elections, would hold free electio”
“can only ornate die- gust towards those who have started this criminal action. Besides, the pictures of the Fascist provocations in Berlin are no sensa tional news for us, as the directors cf the balloon action coviously imagine. Similar pictures were published not-long ago in c”
“POLICE: YOUR TURN HAS NOT COME. IF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT BENIA PROMOTED AND ALL THS LOCALNORGANS OF THE EVD IN THE USSR ARE TO BE PURGED, AS IS NOW ANNOUNCED, WHAT DO YOU nrNK WILL HA! Piz TO YOUR P002 LARIONETTES IN THE SATELLITES? YOU HAVE EVEN LESS CHANGE TO SURVIVE MEAN TIE”
“14-00000 SECRET ' SECURE TY INFORMATION D. TO THE CONNUNIS TS: THE KREMLIN IS RIGHT IN ONE POINT--THIS IS AN EVENT OF INNER: : SIGNIFICANCE. - IT PROVES ONCE MORE, AID XORS DRAMAEICALLY THAN AT ABY TIME SINCE THE THIRTIES, DIAT NO COMMUNIST CAN EVER BE SAFE. THOSE or YOU”
“)4-00000 C n p Y MUNICH RFE 20 - JULY 20, 1993 FLEASE NOTE THAT TODAYS PRAVDA CARRIED PEPRINT OF MA OR PORTION OF RUDE PRAVO BALLON EDIT ATAL, INCLUDING mention OF RFE, UNDER TITLE: MOWER OF THE CZECHOSLOVAZ PR0PL8 to run PROVACASEURC AND . SLANDERS". UNITED PRESS C”
“The purpose of intheGermany. new reported that 25 employes of the sendbroad. organization have already ie- grams stationthewasIronto Curtain castingbehind pro-: to signed. and that Executive Editor 9 Tigrid (alas Pau Dittrich) has Peland, Czechoslovakia satelliteto cou”
“the liberation of or respective countries within the whole area of Central-Zastorn .rope. The same would apply of course to all component national organizations of the Federation such as for instance Polish Zugrican Ce grass which is not yet closely linked with the Federation”
“PHILIP A. HRODAK Cadet Union P. O Box IM 311 W. King Dtroety MIDDLETOWN, Pa. Owouso, Micn. BTERANIE o. RUSEK Georgian Court College Lakewood, re. J. October 51, 1952 MDr. Kurt Glaser 1717. -20th St., Il.%. Washington 9, D.C. Dear Mr. Glaser: I hnvo read your article”
“14-00000 23 January 1953 MEKORANDUM FOR: YO/BRINCH 1 - Misa Ellen Stern SUBJECT: Meeting of Poles to be hold here in February 1. John Brosa telephoned me late today to inquire whether NC2E knows anything about a meeting of a group of Poles in the Polish Government in Exi”
“14-00000 SECRET SFCUKI TY INFORMATION 6. THE PEACE OFFERSIVE WILJ. IOIBLY CONTINUE OS Me INTERNATIONAL SCENE- BUT WILL HAVE nor A FURSLY PROPAGANDA CHARACTEIt; NO GXRNCE ES CONCESSIONS (E. 0., SURRENDERING OF FAST GMUANY) MILL NOW TAKE PLACS. ON MCh IRTANIAL SCENE IN -ME ”
“Ci ASSIFIFD AESSAGE •er ORIO i ROUTING UNIT • SECRET EXT I 11 4i DATE: L2 st 13 6 TO . FROM: DIRECTOR PACE 3 CONF: DEFERRED ROUTINE INFO ■ TO INFO - CITE DIR 24811 wha • €.)9 DELEGATION SUBMITTED MEMO URGING CREATION NUCLEAR-FREE ZONE CENTRAL EUROPE. MEMO BASICALLY FO”
“natural, that this, too, can only create dis- gust towards those' who have started this criminal action. Besides, the pictures of the Fascist provocations in Berlin are, no sensa- tional nems for us, as the directors cf the balloon action obviously imagine. Similar pictures w”
“NOT COME. IF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT BERIA PROMOTED AND ALL THE LOCAIZIRGANS F THE &VD IN THE USSR ARE TO BE PURGED, AS IS NOW ANNOUNCED WHAT DO YOU THINK KILL H PEN TO YOUR POOR MARIONETFES IN THE SATELLITES? YOU HAVE' EVEN LESS CHANGE TO SURVIVE MAN THE (HGCNARY COMMUNIST. AGAIN”
“14-00000 "h. 3- who thought that they will achieve anything by the balloons. True, the Crusadera of Freedom in the West are losing more and more possibilities for conducting enemy activity on the territory of our Republic. On the frontiers of our country there stands a ”
“14-00000 •3- Concurrence of the proper Austrian, West German and British representatives as to use of launching sites in their juris- fiction areas must be secured will in advance through the appropriate channels. * 3. There is no guarantee that the Adenauer government w”
“CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 9-08 ORSs ROUTING UNIT , SECRET 1 ext I 2 $ DATE * 3 6 I TO . i 52 FROM: DIRECTOR PAG 2 CONF DEFERRED ROUTINE INFO 1 TO ‘ a /1 / INFO CITE DIR 24811,4 24311 OF EUROPE, WOULD FACILITATE AGREEMENT ON DISARMAMENT AND CESSATION NUCLEAR TESTS, AND WOULD”
“OCCUPIED COUNTRIES? WHO WILL FALL WITH BERIA IN PRAGUE AND WHO WILL BE DRAGGED DOWN BY HIS FALL IN BRATISLAVA? WHO WILL BE THE NEW SLANSKY AND Who THE NEW CLEMENTIS? AND HIEN THE PUROZ SPREADS AND BROADENS, DOWN FROM THE FOLITEUREAU TO THE LANDS AND DISTRICTS, TO THE OFFICES ”
“of 30 plastic balloons with candle-lanterns was launched. Since the night was perfectly clear, the "torchlight parade" could be easily observed- the lights looked like stars marching quietly across the sky.No aircraft were seen. 10. The total cost of both the original operat”
“14-00000 ECRET CONFIDENTIAL. RESTRICTED UNCLASSIFIED EVALUATION SHEET OFFICE OF ORIGIN REPORT NO. ERIOCO DATE OF DISTRIBUTION CIA VALUE 0-0130401-17001 .-1 EVALUATION OF CONTENT; J A CONSIDERABLE VALUE.. 1 ONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES 3 D ' OF VALUE * C SLIGHT VALUE O”
“14-00000 SECRET . SECURITY INFORMATION 21 July 1953 MEMORANDUM FOR: DEFUTY DIRECTOR (PLAS) SUBJACT: Csech Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Note to America Legation REFERENCE: Mano dated 21 July 1953 - Subject: "Czech Reactions to Balloon Operation" 1. The Czech Desk of ”
“14-00000 1 wthes thought that they will achieve anything >7 #: ball True, the Crusaders of Freedom in tihe West, are losing more possibilici s for conducting enemy, actively on the? ritory of our Republic. On the frontiers of our country there s nds a vigilant guard • ich ”
“confused due the unfortunate light in which the Voice Am rice broadcasts had b- en thrown, as a result Hadio Free Europe’s activities, lie made reference to the Crusade for Freedom behalf Riecio Free Europe, and indicated that Crusade this instance had done rent deal to stir t”
“Report on Buncerien Socialist Group in France. Comments Information is thin and overt. These reports duplicate in part reports already received in greater detail. This material probably eoces from persons who have contact or knowledge of the Hungarian Legation, but who have”
“14-00000 Mr. H = dwood 017-1 (1) Additional sijn’l strength to Czechoslo- vikia, Poland and Hun; ry. (11) Additional signal streets and programs to Bulgaria : nd Romptie, preferably from :n transmitter inata llation, and Unless an adequate oum of money for one or all of”
“Cht ClELk Lar DECISIVE POLICH. HOGEVER, WE SHOULD WARN THE PEUPLX: THAT HIS SHIFT 70 ErREnIs! MAY MEnD (IN HUNGARY IN PARTICULAR) THAT THE KREMLIN XT 11 CBE2 IT POPPETS T0 Drs A MORE EX T9 ERE COURSE THAN BEFORE (BUT HERE ALSO as MUST NAZ 2 46 SES—CUEPUSION NOW REIGNS EVERYWHE”
“around August 20th. Let us not make this approval in principle (with fine date and target) contingent on a budget, except in a general way. With an approval in hand, we can proceed with plans and supply a fairly accurate budget, which will depend somewhat on such things as wh”
“14-00000 4. b. Commentaries over Radio Vosecs in Russian and Polish and over Radio Warsaw. c. Articles in the Romanian and Hungarian press. d. An article in Moscow Pravda. 13. In accordance with previous plans, Western publicity about the operation was discouraged. 9 ”
“were coming from above" and that our people knew this". Yet our people have got a longer memory than Free Europe believes. They will remember what good came so them from above from the West; that it wee the bombs which on the eve of the end -of the war were murdering women an”
“on the following recommendations: 1. That the commencement of the balloon Launching be generally planned for the end of this year. 2. That no more than 400,000 balloons be released (2,000,000 lbs. of food) at a cost of approximately 32,332,000. 3. That the balloon launching ”
“concerning absenteeism. - In Moscow, under the influence of the news of the peoples revolt in Czechoslovakia and Germany, the internal struggle perane sharper. Beria and his all powerful police fell as victims. Your resistance has helped”
“emblem of Free Europe which are also being spread. They can hardly expect any thanks on the part of their employers because the result 13 exactly the contrary of the expoctod. True, a few business men finally jo: their pckets full cut otherwise the action was doomed to failur”
“action the Portugese authorities. Ma also expressed concern that the short wave communications between Munich and Lisbon were not 1008 satisfactory for transmitting the Polish programs, which are then relayed out of Lisbon to Poland, lie felt that programming in Portugal woul”
“-L- | ltr. Vedeler indicated tint he considered thin irove t be fortunate and a preprints, in view the upheavel which occurred in the matter the Ihltic brosdosato. Ho indicated his U. lief that NCIT o continue. it necoosary that none form of itadio Free Burg; « broadcast”
“14-00000 COTT 010 ;.I SECURITY INFORMATION 21 July 1953 BEXCPAMDI: FOR: DEPUTY DIRsovr* (F AS) SUBJECT: Czech reaction: to balloon operation 1. Attached am Czech reactions to the balloon operation including the text of a note from the Czech Ministry of Forel Affairs d”
“the vacuum which CIA has permitted to develo; and because no one is charged with final responsibility. Furthermore, tenbers of the The six groups are: the Albanian, Lulgarian, Czeen, Hungarian, Polish and Rumanian. SECRE”
“Cecky Brod, brought an entire parcel, or .e flats which came down i. one piece. Josef Korinek from 2a1.ee brought an entix = balloon which fell down. The leaflets are being brough: by the woowre of the Vladimir Lenin Works 23 well as owned factories, 03 farmers, railwaymen a”
“14-00000 -*-* RESTRICTED - HH 5 - HUNGARY Jan. 26, 1953 "This same arburg who, with one hand, scribbles humanistic and charity appea in lino pocketed. with the othor--ao a chief shareholder of I.G. Farbonindustrie--rich dividends resulting from the manureeture of poiso”
“that it took place at a time when the nations of the entire world are increasing their efferta to strengthen the peace and assure peaceful cooperation. Tho 21s of this proverativo action, organized under the protection of U.S. cecucation authorities la to increase the polic L”