“14-00000 4#. jize. Congress for Cultural Freedom Se88 4 Congress pour la liberte de la culture * Kongress fur Kulturelle Freiheit ETARY:\ International Committee: Benedetto CROCE Jous DEWEY KARL JASPERS JACQUES MARIFAIN BERTRAND RUSSELL 20 West 40th St., New York”
“14-00000 Erscutre Hogisly , ‘ECUFITY INFOR AiIUN 204 "Pe 0 9/00L 21 March 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Committee for Russian Liberation 1. I called Bob Joyce in the State Department yesterday and asked him whether in his view the State Department would o”
“and RFE-RFA and VGA will be mentioned only incidentally as one means of spreading the idea of freedom. 3. Mr. Davine presented the program to Messrs. Sargeant, Kohler and Corpton and received their approval. I have therefore notified Admiral Miller that there is no objection”
“14-00000 , 13833$ SECURITY UTOEN AT:ON 27 Marchi 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Director for Policy Coordination SUBJECT: Crusade for Freedom % Today the Director discussed with Kr. Henry Ford, II the possibility of his assuming the Chairmanship of the Crusade for Fre”
“14-00000 - 2 - d. We want a dignified operation which will enlist the support of representative groups and individuals, While ve are interested in securing real contributions from the public for the Crusade, the Crusade’s primary purpose is to serve as a cover. It was and”
“14-00000 SECRET MATION 17 January 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. John Levine Department of State SUBJECT: Memorandum of Conversation of Meeting at Hr. Barrett! a Hope on November 20, 1951 to discuss USES and CrO Rolationmhips 1. Your memorandum of conversation of November ”
“14-00000 © SECRET 6 Security Information ER-2-7715 5 April 1952 / MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, International Organizations Division1 FROM I Deputy Director (plans) 1 SUBJECT 1 national Committee for, a Free Europe - Radio Free Europe - Miscellaneous Recommendations for ”
“14-00000 Lskr.. S-At* SECRET /13/3 Securky information 5 April 1952 MEMORANDUM FORs Chief, International Orf anizations Division 3EOM 1 Deputy Director (Plans) SUBJECT > National Committee for a Free Europe - Radio Free Europe - viscellanecus Recomendations for Acti”
“14-00000 acurity Information -2- Crusede Campaign, no action should be taken on Admiral Miller’s proposals. However, it is recommended that a sum of $300,000 be made available for the remainder of the fiscal year 1953, to be drawn upon by the DIP, to finance such activit”
“14-00000 January 29, 1952 Dear Abbott: I have just been informed over the telephone that Earle Rogers, of Counsel Services, Inc., has called a meeting of the Crusade for Freedom Committee in this city, and has failed to consult me in any way in this matter. This has re”
“CONFIDENTIAL deaver to supplement the Voice of America, for the Vcico is under restrictions by reason of its official character. It is cur American habit not to leave everything to government. Jn the field of the contest of idens Shore In much which private initiative can ac”
“14-00000 #II CONFIDENTIAL SCODET OLCIE! 1! enorandum January 29* 1952 To: Mr. 0. E. Hadwood Front N. II. Prunty The enclosed letter copy is self-explanatory. It confirms, in my mind, all the worst suspicions that I have had regarding this public relatione firm in con”
“14-00000 SECRET Security Infermatica -2- (4) Father Morlion Admiral Miller stated that he had conferences with Monsignor Cardini who stated that Father Morlion’s information was not reliable. Admiral Miller reported that McDonald, the RFS correspondent in Rome, held the”
“13-00000 ?. -2- 3. The Director then described in some detail. Agency covert 9 8 financial support in the recent Peru elections, the last Greek elections. 8- 8 and the Finnish election. He also described our activities in con- nection with the Italian political parties.”
“14-00000 Loa i/wa Raghev. . CONHDE €>/ • Security nfo-mntion 12 January 1953 Ple Micalons Nus MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director Central Intelligence FROM t Chief, International Organizations Aul You may wish to speak to the Director about the fact that Charles Moore, ”
“14-00000 .SECREI In reply refer tor le’-X 06 • S 22 May 1952 Dear Leonard: In order to continue our practice of putting thinge on paper. I want to tell you by this note that I have been instructed• the Director to hire the corvices of Harold Oram as a fund-raising con”
“the Foundation, who was scheduled to visit Washington on 12 October, will be cosing down sometime atontly after Noverbar h. % that time we Blould be ready with concrete proposals 08 to the manner in wi fcl. we would like to make use of the Foundation and its various anneto. e”
“14-00000 COPY GA: The following is from a dispatch written by Mr. William Tyler, dated 22 June 1953. 1. After a recent conversation with Jean Paul David, at which time ho outlined his activities and ideas in connection with the mission with which he is charged by George”
“Strategy Board with the conclusion that it is one of the most effective U.S. psychological warfare efforts and should without question be continued. c. The risk taken to invest several million dollars In capital facilities in Germany is a calculated one — fully recognized an”
“14-00000 SECRET stcCTY 1..7J .. In reply refer to 0- 1‘1 S 11 January 1952 Mr. C. D. Jackson National Cosmttee for a Free Europe, Inc. 110 West 57th Street New York 19, New York Dear C. D.t Aa promised at our last meeting, here is the text for a new paragraph 3 of ”
“14-00000 ATTACHMENT #1 (TRANSLATION) Translation of Letter from Jean-Paul David June 19, 1953 My dear Bill, You know that - probably toward the end of September - I am to leave for the United States on • mission entrusted to me by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Mr.”
“14-00000 - 2- Now as to the quest: one you raise in your letter of November 24th. The National Committed for a Free Europe should certainly look after these peonlo when they arrive and while they are here except insofar as they are dirdeted by you to take up certain activi”
“14-00000 34116% 3 July 1953 MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE SUBJECT: D'Arcy Brophy and Louis Hovins‘ Trip to Europa 1. Mr. Brophy and Mr. Novins tell me that you have agreed to pay their expenses for their trip to Eurve. I told them that since they wer”
“14-00000 2C. 72 TRANSMITTAL SLIP - Size TO: 20 BUILDING odin): ROC M. 3 Saint to N.Y. 20 July1 952 To Duvhi Carteret L e : 2 dur i t e 60 Lesnars memo 16 augl e t t o be rel Miller, Walsh st al. a yed to Reternto E Hil for fils 0/0 T ROOM NO. • RtesioN BUIL”
“4-00000 2.5372 January 21, 1952 SECRET - SEGIRITY INFORMATION Dear C.D.: Following up our meeting, we are going to name John Devine to represent us in discussing farther plans for the Crusade of Freedom, - As I understand it, all parties feel that the Crusade should ”
“14-00000 SECRET - 5 - Barrett took this up at ance and mentioned letter writing. Turning to hashlumn he said, "Attott, put your wind to work." He thought 10 should be able to find some Linr. He suggested we ask Washburn to look into other projecta lice the letter-writing ”
“tact that I could muster,■ I conveyed to Admiral Miller, the President of NCFE, my intention to employ the firm of Harold Oram or some other fund-raising agency or individual whom he might care to suggest as a consultant to me and the Crusade operation. Admiral Miller said he wou”
“14-00000 S,No‘ se *mhav. .uzpues CC2 : J DENT IaL - Securi t Information June 23. 199 1 / SEORANLES. TO: ir. Richard Aalsh FkCs SUBJECT: dee se i. hacanight J 1952 Crusade for Freedom Your memorandum of June 21 has been reviewed and the following co-pente rep”
“14-00000 CONFIDENTIAL - s. rity Information (At tachment) 2 June 25, 1952 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Hr. Braden Jesse MacKni Jan 1952 Crusade for Freedom Please see that the attached memo gets to Mr. Walsh through secure channels. Attachment: Memo to Wa”
“give thought to alternatives. Wo are now taking steps to take the Cent _er Free Asia out of the Crusado next year, substituting a permanent fund-raising office in San Francisco, token donations from three Agency foundations, and making a serious attempt to obtain some money f”
“SECRET - I- with Mr. Dulles’ view of the Cruaado giving invisible support and wondered whether we could not make the invisible aspects visible. He thought that to hold the whole Crusade organiration together for a year merely to conduct a two-weak campaign would waoto many ”
“Finally, the Crusade might De conducted in future years under the Fannerhead of and in the be name of the American Heritage Foundation. The li, shots in the Foundation would not want to work at fund-raising tie selves, and they have been assured that ve would not ask them to”
“14-00000 National Committee for a Free Europe, Inc. 110 WEST 97th SragEm New YORK 19. N. Y. sriovt PIA** 7 7600 LANIG »i»ri|f»; NAlrBIOMM September 3, 1952 Mr. Thomas Braden 2203 Foxhall Road, N. W. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Bradan: At the suggestion of Admiral Mil”
“14-00000 CARET ADAATIGN 19 March 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence SURJECT: Crusade for Freedom and National Information Bureau 1. On January 10th I called your attention to the fact that the National Information Bureau, a reputable investiga”
“written to the Crusade citing its doubt. 2. Meantime, members of the Crusade have had conversations with D. Paul Reed, Executive Director of the National Information Bureau (see Attachment 3) and he has insisted that ne cannot report that the Crusade has net the basic standa”
“14-00000 al. lulasoria 8000 MrAlY DD/P. $o7 Security hiformettos OCT 10 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: C/FI FROM I c/W/yi SUBJECT 1 Survey of tho National Committee for a From Europe 1. This memorandum serves to inform you of a four-day survey made of the National Committee f”
“Dzen 1671 bTS Loe • Security Inmormmaaon - 11 December/ 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: CHIEF, POLITICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE SUBJECT: National Committee for a Free Europe 1. I would like to call DD/P’a attention to this unsolicited memorandum. It is additional evidence for m”
“14-00000 For Bill Durkee SC: 21 1952 MEMORANDUM FOP THE RECORD SUBJECT: PRC Meeting 1. Today the TRO approved 325 3,000 for the Crusade for Freedom, the money to be held in escrow and to be paid out on Frank “isnor’s signature subsequent to an audit by a CTA auditor w”
“14-00000 SECURITY INFORMATION SECRET 17 April 1952 MIMORANDUM FOR: DEPUTY CHILF, SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE SUBJECT: Bulgarian National Committee 1. This is to confirm our oral report to you of the President of NCFL’e report to us of his 15 April 1952 conference with Dimitr”
“14-00000 1 --- iNTUn’de. 21 May 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE • SUBJECT: Proposed Statement on NCFE I feel that Attachment A, the statement handed to us by Admiral Miller, is apologetic in tone and I have drafted Attach ment B which I ”
“3. In the event that the Crusade desires to include a printed meseage on the reverse of the leaflet, it is requested that the text of the message be cleared either with this desk or with the German mission prior to printing. Attachment: ALFOLE DAVIS Deputy Chief EE/F: E”
“14-00000 1 t4AT28 21 Harm 1752 MONORATN": Fha XIV REIOEP URJF(T: Telepione Conversation with cmlral 1. F. Killer on 2. xaren. Adairal Miller called me today and asked no to pass along two warnings: le He objects to unat an nas mar! is toe "a proval" of CIA official”
“14-00000 SECRET his standards of efficiency; he had made several changes in the Crusade and was about to make moro; he had himself employed people whom he regarded as expert who were responsible to him to give him advice on the Crusade problem and he simply could not toler”
“Crusado would ..eve to be expanded, tie could not possibly attem’t to furnish cover under the present arreaent with the State Department to cut down tie activity of the Crusade. 2. He said that he wanted to issue a warning to all her L.at heads would shortly roll w. Uin :07. ”
“)4-00000 OOP 72 SECRET Awry soctim. -X SECURITY INFCSSMATION 70/3 b October 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, International Organizations Division, P & P Staff SUBJECT: National Committee for Free Europe’s Request for Funds to Build a Gymnasium at the Froo University- in-”
“14-00000 SECRE SECURITY iFoRMAYEM 18 January 1952 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION Present were Messrs. Jackson and Washburn of Urs, Messrs. Barrett, Joyce, Devine, Sargeant and Kohler from State, and Messrs. Dulles, Wiener, Lloyd and Braden from CIA. The meeting was hold in”
“it is apprised thereof, will insure that all Fund activities are conducted in a manner consistent with U.S. Government policy and the Sponsor pol Ley and mission. . It is more over recognized that developments unforeseen at the time of the approval by the Sponsor of any annu”
“14-00000 ilAN 28 April 1953 MEMORAALUM FOR: DTPLCTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE SUBJECT: Agenda for discussion with Meners. Ford, Brophy ot al. BACKGROUND 1. For your information, the following are current facts in the American Heritage Foundation take-over of the Cruau”
“14-00000 RESTDICTEO In reply rofer to 10-1851 1 February 1952 Mr. Abbott Washburn National Committee for a Free Europe, Ino. 110 West 57th Street New York, New York Dear Abbott: Our friends across the street have reviewed and approved the proposed issue of the "Crusa”
“14-00000 B. Fille > 22 July 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE SUBJECT: National Committee for a Free Europe Attached is a mororandum which it is suggested be shown to the Director of Control Intelligence in time for a scheduled meeting of th”