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September 19, 1972	CIA Ends All Involvement with Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty A CIA chronology records the end of all financial support to RFE and RL on June 30, 1971, and the end of all supervision and other involvement on March 30, 1972. [Thereafter, funding and oversight were temporarily the responsibility of the Department of State and thereafter until 1995 the responsibility of a new federal body, the Board for International Broadcasting, and subsequently the responsibility of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.]
June 24, 1971	Letter, R.E. Cushman, Jr., to Howland H. Sargeant Acting CIA Director Cushman advises President Sargeant to prepare for liquidation in the absence of Congressional funding action. [A similar letter was sent to the FEC. At the last minute, the Congress approved temporary funding for RFE and RL from the USIA budget]
June 16, 1971	Helms Seeks Advice from Office of Management and Budget Director In the absence of Congressional action on funding RFE and RL after June 30, 1971, Richard Helms seeks advice from Office of Management and Budget Director George Shultz on “what the Administration desires that the Central Intelligence Agency do about the funding and the management of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, effective 1 July 1971.” [Published as document 55, FRUS, 1969-76, XXIX]
May 11, 1971	Helms Alerts Nixon About Pending De-funding of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Richard Helms alerts President Nixon about the absence of funding arrangements for RFE and RL after June 30, 1971.
January 21, 1971	Warsaw Embassy Criticism of Radio Free Europe In Warsaw Embassy Dispatch No. 192, Ambassador Walter Stoessel criticizes RFE’s abusive personal characterizations of individual Polish leaders
October 14, 1970	Valtin-Brandt Discussion of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty CIA official Fred Valtin provides a detailed report on his discussion of RFE and RL with German Chancellor Willy Brandt.
1970	Briefing Book on Radio Liberty Committee CIA reviews RL history in a briefing book (extract)
December 29, 1969	Nixon Approves Continuation of Radio Liberty Kissinger recommends that RL funding be reinstated for Fiscal Year 1971. President Nixon approves Kissinger’s recommendation.
December 19, 1969	CIA Appeals White House Decision to Terminate Radio Liberty Acting CIA Director R.E. Cushman appeals to Henry Kissinger on the Nixon Administration’s decision to terminate Radio Liberty.
August 18, 1969	State-CIA Exchange on Radio Free Europe Czechoslovak Broadcasts CIA officials react to State Department criticism of a personal attack on Czechoslovak Party leader Gustav Husak in a RFE broadcast