“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”
“belongs to EASY FAKER, is $9,500. (I also attach for your information a mimeographed report indicating the acceptance of the prayer operation among the churches.) To recapitulate, this is a request for transfer of the balance of $123,500 of the EASY BAKER special budget. Ford T”
“MARYLAND- mle feel here...that the Christian Church is in a period of greatest opportunity in light of recent persecutions and restrictions throughout the world. History has shorm that in periods similar to these, the Church has grown large enough for the task ahead of it, ..”
“send out a circular letter to our local... Councils throughout the country asking them to join in the mass prayers..." NE.7 YORK STATE BANKERS ASSOCIATION: ...pleased to cooperate... and urge our membership to participate... THE AMERICAN LEGICN: ...your efforts will receive ”
“14-00000 CONCEPTION, MISSOURI "On March 23, I shall conduct a Day of Recollection and direct it toward the aims and purposes of the Crusade. The Seminarians will be asked to, continue their prayers on the following Sundays for . this purpose. If there is any other way in wh”
“14-00000 EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM’S SUGGESTION OF A PRAYER MOVEMENT (Early in March the Crucade sent letters to every house of worship in the United States, Councils of Churches, Ministerial Associations, Councils of Church Women, a”
“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”
“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”
“14-00000 - 14 an CHICAGO, ILLINOIS "It to a pleasure to cooperate in your request for prayers starting Sunday, March 23. In fact, we will start tomorrow ... God bless you and your confreres in your work." OSHKOSH, NEBRASKA■ - "I appreciate your getting word to them of o”
“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 SECURITY FORMATION SECRET 27 October 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, International Organizations Division SUBJECT: ', President's Committee on Immigration and Naturalization 1. The attached memorandum, greatly modified in form by the General Counsel of NCFE, is to ”
“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”
“4-00000 - 12 - BUNKER HILL, INDIANA - "This world under God can have a new birth of freedom by the very method you are suggesting. Praying for each other is the real method . to bring our world out of its darkness and fear,” BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA "Our morning congregatio”
“.■ < assure you of our wholehearted cooperation •••• Religious liberty throughout the world has long been a special in- tention remembered here. We shall not fall to ask Him to Inspire Pastora to encourage their congregations to do all possible to cooperate." CHAMBERSBURG, P”
“14-00000 -9- (continued) "Hoping that you will comply with my request and the request of the Crusade for Freedom to remember at the Throne of Grace, those whose opportunities to worship our God and Father, are not as great as those of the peoples of America, X I am. Yo”
“14-00000 SECRET gucsad 18 February 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE SUBJECT s “The ‘Voice’ and Radio FreeEurope Complement Zach Other” • 1. The attached leaflet was inserted 89 a supplement in the January "Crusader", a newsletter which is s”
“14-00000 CONFIDENTIAL Security information ER-3-2387 8 September 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director, Plane Aeting Chief, International Organieutione FROM IDeputy Director Control Intelligence 1. Mr. Phenix when he was recently here advised me that the Board of NCFE”
“14-00000 4-1139 May 5, 1953. 20 Fray 58 Mr. E. M. Levitas, Executive Editor, The New Leader, 7 East 15th Street, New York 3, N.Y.! Dear Mr. Levitasi, Y In January 1953 an arrangement was made whereby you were to send 1000 copies of The New Leader to England and to E”
“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 #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”
“1 4-00000 | - 13 - DELCAMBRE, LOUISIANA "That we all recognize the necessity ef turning to God for help and guidance in restoring the world to Christian ideals is the most hopeful sign of the times." 2 HOUSTON, TEXAS 1 "There is power in prayer. Our congregation will j”
“14-00000 -6- BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK plans to use the following prayer which came from "Prayers for Men in Service": "For the Oppressed: 0 God, The Creator of men and of nations, we implore Thy fatherly care and protection in behalf of all Thy children everywhere who suffer ”
“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”
“ours, we pray Thee, to the message of the Gospel of Christ." NEWCASTLE, MAINE "I am very happy to cooperate... it is often difficult to make people understand that... we are part of a great world movement. If only each individual in each tiny place could and would realize he”
“14-00000 SECRET security Information he Flock expressed certain misgivings with reference to the character of RFE and VOA broadcasts, emphasising his conviction that Western radio: broadcasts should do nothing to compromise the position of the Catholic Church in Poland, a”
“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”
“purely in terms of the amount raised the performance has been superior. 4. There is a good deal of gossip about the use of Crusade funds and I think you should be acquainted with it. Because the Crusade is a rather public enterprise, the gossip has occasionally been sounded ”
“and-... a concern for religious liberty ... of our Christian brethren behind political curtains in Europe and Asia. All good success to you in ‘our campaign to overcome evil with good, to fight the big lie of communism with the big truth of universal freedom, freedom ‘in Chri”
“PENNSYLVANIA - From a Church bulletin "Beginning Sunday, March 23, and continuing, the Crusade for Freedom, which encourages those behind the 'iron curtain' in their desperate struggle for religious liberty, asks for our earnest prayers for those who have been deprived of the”
“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”
“14-00000 17 April 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. SUBJECT: Crusade for Freedom 1. At a meeting in John Devine’s office at noon on 16 April at which were present Messrs. Davine, Sith, Lang, Lambie, Braden and Admiral Hiller, Mr. Stith present”
“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”
“14-00000 -8- CONVERSE, INDIANA "Ily sincere congratulations arid gratitude that you are presenting the matter of united prayer for freedom ... I assure you also that I will present the challenge ... to our people and that we'll join with you and all churches of America in”
“have a part in this prayer effort." BRISTOL, VIRGINIA "We shall not only support this Crusado in our own church but also expect to sponsor special radio programs over our boat radio station. Be assured of our interest and prayers.””
“believe is in your hands, ascunted to $488,991, covering the eleven months from February 1st to December 31st, 1952. (The Crusade had meanwhile received on January 11th, on special request, funds covering the months of December and January.) It was initially contemplated that”
“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 ”
“14-00000 1 -2 - WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS "...hope that you will be able to get behind the Iron Curtain with the .. specific information that Christian people are united in praying for this freedom for all. It is my intention to include... a special prayer in which the e”
“"Almighty God, Thou who are truth and love, in whom is justice, righteousness, and liberty, we bow in sincere and earnest prayer that Thy power may bring the blessings of full freedom to worship Thee and serve Thee, to all Thy children who dwell in lands where men know not th”
“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”
“truth." € CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA "...will begin special prayers on Sunday, March 23... By prayer, by ■ daily acts of self denial and by constant expressions of material charity, the members of this congregation are doing, and will continue to do, every thing in their power to”
“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”
“14-00000 - 15 - BEAVER, OKLAHOMA "Thanks for promoting this thought." WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA "Every day (we) join in prayer for Peace and the welfare of those behind the Iron Curtain, co. We feel privileged to join all Christians on this day of prayer." VAUX HALL, NE”
“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 18 C 0 P T I RBORaDu FOR TEE SECRETARY SUBJECT: Congress for Cultural Freedom - an OPC organised accomplishment. This is an Operational Bonort of an actual accorplialment. It is a subtle covert operation carried out on the highest intellectual level. It i”
“14-00000 NATIONAL INFORMATION BUREAU, Inc. IMPORTANT This report is a privileged communication and is strictly for the confidential information of the person or organization to whom it is addressed. - 3 - , AMERICAN COM-ITTEF OC UNITED FUFOPE. INC. 1 April 17, 1951 FIN”
“14-00000 -7- GRANVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA "In response to your letter, I included special prayers in my pastoral. prayers today. It will be good of you to ask the peoples of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and other lands under the oppression of Russia to pray for us. We ne”
“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 ”
“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”
“special prayers 066 we are happy to have a part in this great Christian enterprise. Yes, ard in turn we will be glad to have the Crusade ask these people for their intercessory prayers for us. Surely God will bless this concern." ELGIN, ILLINOIS "May. God multiply and fulfill y”