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Eastern Europe
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June 9, 1952
State Department and Office of Policy Coordination officials discuss differences among émigré groups and hostility of the exile Ukrainian Congress to the American Committee for Liberation.
June 2, 1952
Frank Wisner in a memorandum to Robert Joyce requests State Department views on policy guidance for Radio Liberty broadcasts, to be organized by the Russian émigré Political Center and adhering to a list of 21 prescriptions and prohibitions.
May 29, 1952
State Department Russia expert Francis B. Stevens comments on a draft policy guidance for Radio Liberty broadcasts. [Evidently an initial response to "Office of Policy Coordination Requests State Department Views on Radio Liberty", which is dated June 2 but was drafted on May 26.]
March 28, 1952
An Office of Policy Coordination memorandum formulates principles guiding Radio Liberty broadcasting, which should be organized by a Russian Political Center, not duplicate Voice of America broadcasts, and aim at destroying the Soviet governmentâs monopoly of information.
March 8, 1952
Voice of America Director Foy Kohler argues that without the formation of a Russian Ă©migrĂ© political center enabling âRussians speaking to Russians," Radio Liberty would be a "bad imitation of VOA."
December 21, 1951
Office of Policy Coordination officers visit Princeton to solicit George Kennanâs views on Radio Liberty broadcasting
September 6, 1951
Senior CIA and State Department officials review the August 21 OPC memorandum ["Office of Policy Coordination History of American Committee for Liberation"]. The State Department officials question whether disparate Russian émigré groups can cooperate enough to organize broadcasting to the USSR, while CIA director Walter Bedell Smith questions the cost of the project.
August 27, 1951
OPC provides the State Department with a positive progress report on efforts to unify the Russian emigration and organize broadcasting to the USSR.
August 21, 1951
Frank Wisner reviews the origins of the Soviet Ă©migrĂ© project. He considers AMCOMLIB to be a cover organization without independent authority, notes the difficulty of uniting Soviet Ă©migrĂ© groups, yet assumes that an Ă©migrĂ© âpolitical centerâ can organize publishing and broadcasting for the Soviet Union.
October 19, 1950
State Department Policy Planning official Robert Joyce laments to Frank Wisner disarray among the national councils and suggests redoubled efforts to unify them. Check copy and redactions.
