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August 21, 1951

Office of Policy Coordination History of American Committee for Liberation

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Frank Wisner reviews the origins of the Soviet émigré project. He considers AMCOMLIB to be a cover organization without independent authority, notes the difficulty of uniting Soviet émigré groups, yet assumes that an émigré “political center” can organize publishing and broadcasting for the Soviet Union.

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Obtained and contributed to CWIHP by A. Ross Johnson. Cited Ch1 n60 in his book Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, CIA mandatory declassification review document number C01441005.

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2012-06-04

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