“-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”
“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”
“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”
“-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”
“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 ”
“-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”
“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”
“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”
“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 ”
“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”
“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”
“***_70.167921 e) Until recently a PEJ school for higher functionaries in Kecklenturg near the zonal border was supplied with copies of Der Monat which were read officially as the lasis for working out counter-arguments. The connection was broken by the arrest of the courier”
“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”
“14-00000 Dear ... u This letter will serve as an official invitation and credential as a delegate to the Congress for Cultural Freedom. The passport and visa authorities knew about the Congress and fill extend all facilities to delegates. When you have secured your passpor”
“14-00000 • On the book matter, it would be wonderful if we could go ahead with our project of book exhibitions of all works of Congress authors. I have asked Fearl Kluger — she can be reached at the above number in Freedom House — to ahead with a United amount of orders fro”
“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”
“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”
“the points specified in 6(a)) and 5, 6(b)2, 9(a)1 and 2, 9(d), 9(e), 10. "As a matter of information, to our particular audiences to may, instead of 6(b)1, that the Soviet Union is trying to persuade the leaders of German heavy industry, militarists, and ex-Nazis to go into ”
“SECRET / 11 Soptort er 19.0 NZHIUS Rnil ADPC mi TE SUBSOT Onalnsciftod 02C06 report on Conercos of Cultural Proodon ares. ADP0 rarisundum of; :Arguint, vezn subject. .. 1 I. In rorard to the reooeronlattona contained in pernereth 6 of roferonce. 2 -Furorandue, an inm iry ”
“the Committee will pick me up every morning and bring 0B home at night in his car. In the meantime I’ll talk to Mrs. Wolff of Arbeiterwohlfahrt, who has an office car and arrange with her that her driver pick me up. But this will take some time, until I have reached her and di”
“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”
“*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”
“gotten. Get Scandinavia through Copenhagen bokstore? Italian editions through Frankfurt International (Koch GmbH.). Briti.h volumes through Libris (this time not paid via Peter Hart). " French through Frohnau or Maison-de-France. To be checked with Frau Marga Schoeller. Spec”
“September. 3. Investigation rojeet: the first of a serios or White Book reports on the situation of cultural freedom. Silene has recommended, and the CONGRESS has announced, a documented account of the Writer, artist, and Scientist in the countries bohind the Iron Curtain (en”
“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”
“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 ”
“Hanf- about "the past." That is why Das drifte Reich was staengl, who is now S? Though in the end - through a founded this year: to make money out of that curiosity. rather gruesome practical joke - he f> II he had to tlee The idea was that of Hans-Peter Dietze, now its man t”
“independently of dif- ferences in fighting Stalinism. (a) I assume you cen arrange to cover expenses for Reise and Unterkumft of all delegates. (e) Suggest the following, be united from this country: Edmund Wilson, Dos Pessos, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, fill 1 Esulk”
“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”
“NEW YORK TIMES - / 11 January 1970 New Dutch Group Is Publishingi Writings of Soviet Dissenters' ny HENRY RAYVONT| A group of West European, viet writers of the . . - __ obsessive fear on u. scholars nave set. Up a non- ized the Sifn era,” remre- profit organization, the Alex”
“one and only representative of Lotin-America to the Congress have a chance to speak. "On the other hand, Koentler spoke four or five times and there was generally a marked tendency to build him up as a kind of crescentor Bundi. He seems to have enjoyed himself in the role of ”
“-2- DB-25492 "Cuno" - Bericht Nr.12 /Fortsettung/ Bewegung" und "Der Plan sur Uswandlung der Natur". Auch uber den "Lebensstandard der serktatigen" wird berichtet, uber den Staatse* haushalt der UdseR, iher Volksbildung, Sport. Leben der Frauen und dergleichen mehr. Das Prog”
“mated 1 million copies of two books in pocket editions will be in circulation. 22. American tar Correspondents Association, 13 West 54th Street, How York, New York 23. C At the request of the Allied lilgh Commissioner for Austria, Lt. Gen. Geoffrey Keyos, I was placed on ass”
“14-00000 -3- IACTIVITIES 1. Publications Project: the immediate editing of a volume on the founding Berlin ONGRECT. o.t of tho material is already aveilnble in three languages: French, English, and Corman. This will be completed in the next month by the transitional CoNC”
“14-00000 attachment to 220-C SECL. L IMPORT: Situation and Perspectives.. ORGANIZATION 1. It the conclusion of the Berlin sessions of the CONGRESS FOR CULTURAL TREADC’, the basis for continuing work was created by the appointment of several committees. Some confusion an”
“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”
“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”
“Booker admitted that the nap itself was not of great importance, he nevertheless pointed out that it represents ‘a typical example of the one-aided anti -German propaganda’ put sit not only by the National Camittee for a Free Europe but also by Radio Free Europe. Such propaga”
“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 ”
“10. Problem of Printed 1nvltations. A1so cards for the Press. Cards for Taberna guests. Preparation of Berlin Quest List ■ — Key people for Titania Invitation, and special invites to Reger-Sberlein-Scholz-lammer-Sontijo-Hers et.al.-crowd in ■ towns 11. Preparation of politi”
“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”
“NFPEET o-ynii b. The Impact of the Congress on Berlin ts terrific and Router’s part magnificent. The whole city was vory eager and receptive and paid an extraordinary amount of extent ion to all of the Congress activities. Tno book display at the Congress itsolf tas only f”
“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”
“14-00000 P Congress for Cultural Freedom Congres pour la liberie de la culture * Kongrest fur Kulturelle Freiheit Berlin, Germany—June 26-30, 1950. June 23, 1950 GENERAL SECRETARY: International Committee: Melvin J. Lasky BENEDETTO CROCE Hotel am Steinplatz, Joun DEWE”
“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”
“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”
“therefore felt that he mistleave even if it meant being present at only part of the .Congress. * • cy I received a letter from George Grosz which I requested when I spoke to Mrs. Grosz: ‘ "Here is my statement: , - I regret not to be able to attend the Congress for Cultura”
“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 ”