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Jan Nowak-Jeziorański broadcasting for Radio Free Europe, 3 May 1952

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American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (AMCOMLIB)

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Sargeant, Howland H.

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Czechoslovakia

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Meyer, Cord

1920- 2001

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Dulles, Allen

1893- 1969

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Wisner, Frank G., Sr.

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1956 Polish and Hungarian Crises

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July 12, 1954	State Department Endorses American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement Lampton Berry conveys to Allen Dulles the State Department’s endorsement of the revised AMCOMLIB mission statement of April 21, 1954 ["Revised American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement"].
June 16, 1954	State Department Reservations about Free Europe Committee Policy State Department official Lampton Berry conveys to Thomas Braden reservations about FEC Special Policy Guidance No. 19 [available in the Hoover Archives] that emphasized weakened Soviet control in Eastern Europe.
June 10, 1954	Memorandum for Mr. Lampton Berry from Thomas W. Braden [Approved for Release March 2009] CIA official Thomas Braden assures the State Department that RFE broadcasts which took sides in Czechoslovak factory council elections have ended. (The cited FEC document is available in the Hoover Archives as FEC teletype NYC 29, June 8, 1954.)
April 21, 1954	Revised American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement A revised AMCOMLIB Mission Statement reflects Thomas Braden’s critique in his April 12, 1954 memorandum ["CIA Criticism of American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement"]
April 12, 1954	CIA Criticism of American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement CIA official Thomas Braden, now responsible for Radio Liberty, criticizes American Committee for Liberation (AMCOMLIB) president Stevens’ enclosed mission statement as overemphasizing émigré politics and neglecting communication with the people of the Soviet Union.
February 26, 1954	CIA Review of Radio Liberty Broadcasting A CIA memorandum reviews Radio Liberty policy guidance to date and outlines how it differs from the Voice of America.
November 18, 1953	CIA Dissent from C.D. Jackson’s Views CIA official Tracey Barnes, reacting to C.D. Jackson’s memorandum of November 16, 1953 ("Fomenting Unrest in the Communist World"), cautions against encouraging active resistance in Eastern Europe.
November 16, 1953	Fomenting Unrest in the Communist World C.D. Jackson, now assistant to President Eisenhower, urges CIA director Allen Dulles to make contingency plans to exploit future unrest in the Communist world during a perceived “Winter of Discontent.”
September 30, 1953	Implementation of Jackson Committee Recommendations on Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty The Operations Coordinating Board forwards CIA’s acceptance of Jackson Committee recommendations that the Free Europe Committee and American Committee for Liberation concentrate on radio broadcasting to the Soviet bloc as distinct from émigré support projects.
July 24, 1953	Radio Liberty Broadcasting Reviewed State Department, CIA, and American Committee for Liberation (AMCOMLIB) representatives review Radio Liberty issues. CIA notes RL’s “steady progress” without participation of the émigré Political Center.