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April 21, 1954
A revised AMCOMLIB Mission Statement reflects Thomas Bradenâs critique in his April 12, 1954 memorandum ["CIA Criticism of American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement"]
April 12, 1954
CIA official Thomas Braden, now responsible for Radio Liberty, criticizes American Committee for Liberation (AMCOMLIB) president Stevensâ enclosed mission statement as overemphasizing Ă©migrĂ© politics and neglecting communication with the people of the Soviet Union.
February 26, 1954
A CIA memorandum reviews Radio Liberty policy guidance to date and outlines how it differs from the Voice of America.
November 18, 1953
CIA official Tracey Barnes, reacting to C.D. Jacksonâs memorandum of November 16, 1953 ("Fomenting Unrest in the Communist World"), cautions against encouraging active resistance in Eastern Europe.
November 16, 1953
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 âWinter of Discontent.â
September 30, 1953
The Operations Coordinating Board forwards CIAâs 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 Ă©migrĂ© support projects.
July 24, 1953
State Department, CIA, and American Committee for Liberation (AMCOMLIB) representatives review Radio Liberty issues. CIA notes RLâs âsteady progressâ without participation of the Ă©migrĂ© Political Center.
May 18, 1953
Dana Durand, chief of the CIA/DDP SR Division, now responsible for the Radio Liberty project, concludes that efforts to unify the Russian emigration have become counterproductive, that RL broadcasting should be separated from émigré politics, and that AMCOMLIB president Leslie Stevens is too wedded to the old approach to continue in office.
February 11, 1953
The State Department comments on the January 22, 1953 CIA paper ["Radio Liberty Editorial Policies Defined"], raising the issue of likely restraints from West Germany when it regains sovereignty.
January 22, 1953
A CIA memorandum formulates guidelines for RL broadcasts to be conducted by a Coordinating Center of Soviet exiles