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Sargeant, Howland H.

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Meyer, Cord

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June 1, 1962	Prague Embassy Views of Radio Free Europe In Dispatch No. 743, the Prague Embassy views RFE as “doing a job of good quality” but offers suggestions for improving the broadcasts
April 5, 1962	Reprise of Radio Free Europe and the Hungarian Revolution Cord Meyer reviews the history for DCI John A. McCone
November 27, 1961	Bureau of the Budget Review of CIA Funding Levels for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty An interagency group convened by the Bureau of the Budget concludes that RFE and RL funding should continue at current levels, that continuous evaluation of programs is needed, and that European co-funding should be explored
September 6, 1961	National Security Council Guidance on Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Broadcasting Approval of “low key” Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty broadcasts on issues of nuclear warfare [a rare case of NSC-level involvement in broadcast policy]
July 14, 1961	Kennedy Administration Coordinates International Broadcasting NSAM 63 directs the State Department to provide foreign policy guidance to all broadcasters, including Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and authorizes the USIA Director to preempt time on RFE and RL in a national emergency
June 20, 1961	Free Europe Committee Proposal to Exploit Berlin Crisis FEC Directors C. D. Jackson and Whitney Debevoise discuss with State Department officials their ideas on using RFE to pressure the Soviets during the Berlin Crisis
February 13, 1961	CIA-Radio Liberty Exchange on Sprague Report An International Operations Division officer regrets to AMCOMLIB president Howland Sargeant, that the Sprague Committee equated RL’s record with that of RFE
December 9, 1960	CIA View of Warsaw Embassy Critique of Radio Free Europe Cord Meyer forwards Ambassador Beam’s criticism of RFE to Allen Dulles and calls for more American control over the RFE Polish Service
December 5, 1960	Dispute Over Personnel Policy and Practices Culminates in Resignation of Radio Free Europe Top Management The Munich Consulate-General provides its appraisal of turmoil in the RFE Czechoslovak Service and the ensuing replacement of the American management at RFE Munich
December 1960	Sprague Committee Critical of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty The President’s Committee on Information Activities Abroad, chaired by Mansfield Sprague, concludes that RFE and RL are slow to adapt to changes in the Soviet orbit and resulting shifts in U.S. policy. [Also available in the Richard Helms Collection released by CIA in 2008.]