1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
North America
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1911- 1984
1920- 2001
1893- 1969
September 6, 1961
Approval of âlow keyâ 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
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
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
An International Operations Division officer regrets to AMCOMLIB president Howland Sargeant, that the Sprague Committee equated RLâs record with that of RFE
December 9, 1960
Cord Meyer forwards Ambassador Beamâs criticism of RFE to Allen Dulles and calls for more American control over the RFE Polish Service
December 5, 1960
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
The Presidentâs 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.]
November 30, 1960
Ambassador Beam complains about two RFE Polish broadcasts to the U.S. Consul General in Munich
Ambassador Beam responds to Allen Dullesâ letter of November 13, 1960 [document not released] about RFE Polish broadcasts
April 24, 1960
Dulles drafts a suggestion for establishing âFreedom Radiosâ that would merge RFE and RL, expand broadcasts to other parts of the world, and become truly private enterprises free of CIA involvement