“Berlin about the middle of April, accomplish all he can in the way of advice as to the Deutschland Troffon, leave Borlin very early in May, travel through Franco and Engla land back to the US, building up acceptances for the Congress, returning to Berlin on the 25th of May an”
“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”
“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 ”
“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”
“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”
“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 ”
“1a m that the Congress intends to conduct a Europe versus Soviet Union Congress, xean koxaicex set them gear their propaganda accordingly. fill the s broodenatz. ste with vituperation wed st the wrong targeta That will sake this show doubly effective. Therefore, the working d”
“23. Check with padtrat Vay and Tietjen about "Fidelio" performance. 2h. Check with Niklas about the Steinplatz park. 25. Complete arrangements for Steinplatz and AR Zoo Hotel rooms.- 26, M.J. ad the question of "Security" at the Hotels and Toberna. 27. Contract for Titanla on”
“good old stuff applies by imalicatiin— and it in an implicate on which the adversary Kas-lir cannot adiit. Can only shut its ears. Reaerightcnoneu@ienckexts The rightroxx use of music at the Reichstag is essential to .the guccess of the whole. It is a vital part of the over-a”
“were formally advised the drastic action contemplated by ECFF’E Board of Directors and the subcouniit e. There was general agreement that this should be the case. BALTIC BROADCASTS t Miss Augustine reviewed the situation of the Baltic panels in New 3 . York as regards broadc”
“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”
“0000 ****929-000-97--599-07209X7c564 8 of freedom running through it all the time. Contributions coming from nuktal DPs individually, end from special fund- raising events in DP cerps, would have or obvious drematio value. S. As the structure Legine to become usable, it sh”
“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”
“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”
“on the matter.) In any ense, Phillips thiee t if nsaccial P P connection is thought of, he probably ov t to be 2 rolv 1bit. Specifically, 1: tno French ine of *- co: a 1 oul6 hire oo-Pre; and c aelco c.to Se.i • ere-of ‘Terlin cox cpiafte: to ne: sug vested : sonetsinc wer”
“3, io sorve and assist through such unified political action the an ropriate agencies of our Government and various collaborating Aasrican anti-dommunist organisations in the dissemination of authontio information on Jowiot Rumsien tyranny and atrocity behind the iron curtain”
“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”
“Times and Wash. Post, signed by large;- number of organizations and persons, calling attention ■ - to ’ Congress, He suggested this could be organized by Sidney Hook which gave me idea that he may have suggested some such activity - to Buttles, which may have resulted in. Bu”
“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 ”
“democratic leaders have been helped to keep alive N and in vigor in the democratic havons to which they have beo driven we can hope that, returning, they wi 11 have parts in a ‘ democratic reconstruction. Our second purpose will be to put .the voices of these tiled political”
“5.-% National Prehsycond Washington JEB 16 June Present at conference in office of Asst. Secretary of state NcKnixht at conference today: Messrs:Knight G-undahl .: Kalorex Buttles —.----------- - —-------------------------------- *- Huddle: PLed 5 d. ve Neilson-ede ”
“Newsletter with a circulation of some 2,500 copies, sumeries of proceedings at meetings of various European groups, and public opinion ,olls. The Committee also sponsored lecture tours by Paul Reynaud, Lord Layton, Sir derold Buttes ; and Paul-Henri Speak and single lectures b”
“foreign-language stations. 18. Approach BBC for British coverage. See Patrick Smith. 19. Preparation of page for feuilleton pages — series of photo- - graphs of key people coming to Congress, plus sketches. 20. Stenographic account of all discussions. - 21. Mideograph staff —”
“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”
“AP Ser June 23 "While the Communists planne peaff ally. railed rtona reedom city 100 .m .behind LurckMtL van uard-of more th’s 100 Cxrz mist intellectuals fer the five-day is Lo open Mond catists and political leaders are to attend of countries • Caned Center Of S”
“-4- Charite hospital in Eastern Berlin, almost 3/4 of the distinguished medical specialists, are ready to breek away, and we are now hoping, to roach some constructive arrangement by which they can maintain themselves in sost- Borlin. Thin type of activity — ranging from wal”
“will dolier the 3200 to Hook and thinks that will be sufficient. He and Hook and Burnham will try to work out methods of - • ------- definitely signing up certain doubtful prospects. Es will report to Marian Saunders, and when he comes to Washington, to Kollerman.. On my advi”
“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 ”
“1,- bis DM 3,—. 26. Sonntag 19.00 Uhr, Theater % Karten an der Theaterkasse in der Zeit von !1 bis 19 Uhr erhalulich oder Zimmer 5, Telefon 42 50 51, Apparat 175. LITERATUR-ABENDI.Gorki - Klopfer f3r den Home- esmus — Kampfer gegen Jie Weltreshtion". Es spricht: i Achim Wolt”
“S. In addition to the foregoing plans, further opportunities unquestionably will arlee for OBc direct activities or support to indiesnous Geronn groups with plana of their own to momnteract the rally. 7. CPC !□ rainforcing its German staff with all available qualified person”
“said that everything was done to reduce such frictions to a minimum. As a result, many delegates when I had an opportunity to ask for their impressions of the Congress, left Berlin with mixed feelings, soze of them not without a certain amount of disappointment. 2Tachment.to”
“themselves." By way of background informtion, the Committee st ted in its early days: "Despite Europe’s recuperation from the visible effects of wartime de vastation, antiquated national barriers to unity and progress still in vite disaster for all countries. A continent di”
“mon of unimpeachable moral stature and real reputation. Professional politicians, oven when they’re good - democrats, should ba rost-xioted to the rock-bottom winkmh minimum and must be of the moral stature of Mayor Ernst. Reuter of Berlin. Petty, self- . seeking politics mus”
“14-00000 3 In the two leading alphabets of Europe (the Latin and Cyrillic) la erough for the opening ocromony. Tro names fax and or busts for onth country will suffice. A great quote from each Could go with it. E.EPlos: 1. Franco: Voltaire (I disagree with ovory hing you ”
“2 seasiolenini drdrteintie’ 1 TOP SECRET 6. According to political reliability, the participants’ names fall in the following categories: a. Black b. Gray e. White 7. Eliminate the blacks.. Wfe can keep the gray if the white list is long enough..- .8 . Jean Paul Sart”
“14-00000 - - -------------------- • RESTRICTED - OT TYPE IN THIS SPACE • FROM FOR EIC N S I: RVI CE DESPATCHI AuConaulato, Strasbourg. flJa>nfn ation) _13_ DE’, hU. 840.-/11-1551 ; JH 740.09 _____ — November 15, GAT 1951 R70 • 10 ; TATa DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WAND”
“-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”
“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”
“particularly grateful to the State Department which, through the office of Mr. Bruce.Buttles, rendered exceptional and sympathetic cooperation throughout the progress of negotiations and arrangements. This cooperation extended to letters from the State - Department to invitee”
“14-00000 SECRET -thx IV.. Anture Plane _The first meeting of the Executive Committee, which will be con- trolled by OPC, ie scheduled for Paris, in September, at which time * arrangements will be made for future sespions of the Congress and .SJR0:*r JNREUDER*RS*wZdiksjs6”
“14-00000 - 5- III SONE LURGE-SC JE LON-REGE PROPOSALS 1. Film Proposal: 11 series of CONusas documentary £4ms, possibly produced in connection with other organisations. Suggestion for a first film: a full-longth fe turo on - orld-Communism, a script for which (The Hammer”
“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”
“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”
“act". HUNARDH AVARS: Nina Augustin advised the meeting that it had been necessary to take SORB drastic changes among the Lunarian perzoxnel working for Radio Free Europe in Net York, as thair output ua considered to be imdequcto. She advised that efforts were being undr to ”
“14-00000 J 20ET AIL - 3- State telegram requesting priority cooperation of all Cononlar officers in providing entry porattr for dclagata3, several cables expressing - overall interest and extraordinarily complete arrangements to cover the Congress by VOA. To accomplish”
“mem-< no weapons-nething but determination and ber of the FDJ. 1 hey hooted and taunted me. hope. We were overwhelmed it what we saw.” Never before had 1 realized how hated the FDJ / was. Infuriated by the refusal of the Commu-c nist leaders to appear and by the open coward T”
“oroarT ouuiti -3- Western Germany as exemplified in West Berlin. In connection with tills campaign, the illumination of West Berlin shops with display of luxury merchandise, special theatrical and movie attractions, "% sports events, possibly an automobile show.' d. Neutr”
“14-00000 otte and thinks that the other European nations would shoor away from the whole concept. Ho says that even to Germans the wretched building is only a symbol of ihe railuro and futility of the Weimar Republic. LISTS, .Tre again went over lists of proposed delegate”
“1 April 1950 VEYOSANDUMA FOR: SADJ jSUBJECT: Congress for Cultural Freedom One of the most; rossing problems in connection with the pro- posed Intellectual Force Codgreds to bo hold in Lerlin is the matter of roviding funds for transportation of delegates, e Live conceived t”
“from a decisive se ment of the upper party, intellectual and army command of Russia.i sure Leti play away from S. Europexuseak Free Europe Versus Slave Russia is the road to World Tar III. ** ” Who at * o all Times jo Free Europe, including the Russi ans, versus the Politb”