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Sargeant, Howland H.

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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.]
April 24, 1960	Allen Dulles Suggests Private 'Freedom Radios' Dulles drafts a suggestion for establishing “Freedom Radios” that would merge RFE and RL, expand broadcasts to other parts of the world, and become truly private enterprises free of CIA involvement
October 19, 1959	CIA View of Radio Liberty Broadcasts An International Organizations Division officer describes strengths and weaknesses of RL Russian broadcasts
May 13, 1959	USIA Criticism of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty USIA Director George Allen sympathizes with State Department questioning the value of RFE and RL in a meeting with Allen Dulles and others
February 6, 1959	Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson’s Views of Radio Liberty Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson forwards to Washington his views on Radio Liberation, following discussions in the Moscow Embassy with members of the US Advisory Committee on Information.
February 2, 1959	Comments on US Policy Towards the USSR and Radio Free Europe Richard Bissell forwards to Allen Dulles comments of Cord Meyer on Moscow Dispatch No. 375. Dulles’ handwritten comment registers agreement with Meyer and Ambassador Thompson.
May 26, 1958	Memorandum from Cord Meyer, Jr., for Minister of Central Intelligence, ‘Criticism of Radio Liberation Russian Language Programs’ Cord Meyer informs Allen Dulles about an International Organizations Division review concluding that AMCOMLIB co-founder Isaac Don Levine’s criticisms of RL Russian broadcasts are largely baseless.
May 1, 1958	Voice of America Russian Broadcasting Guidelines USIA guidelines for VOA Russian broadcasting policy, endorsed by the Committee on Radio Broadcasting Policy.
May 1, 1958	Radio Liberty Broadcasting Policy Guidelines Policy guidelines for Radio Liberty broadcasting approved by the Committee on Radio Broadcasting Policy.
March 6, 1958	Radio Liberty Russian Broadcasts Reviewed An International Organizations Division reviewer highlights problems in Radio Liberty Russian programs in early 1958