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December 12, 1956
West German Washington Embassy First Secretary Wilhelm Turnwald conveys to State Department officials his concerns about RFE operations.
December 4, 1956
CIA Inspector General Lyman Kirkpatrick provides Allen Dulles with his assessment of RFE operations based on investigations in Munich and New York.
Cord Meyer forwards to Allen Dulles as background for Operations Coordinating Board discussions a memorandum of that date on âRadio Free Europe â Review of Broadcasting Policy and Content.â
November 23, 1956
Cord Meyer forwards to Frank Wisner a copy of âInterim Guidance for RFEâ dated November 20 [a final revision of previous drafts] that was transmitted to the FEC on November 21. [FEC copy available in the Hoover Archives.]
December 26, 1956
Routing slips indicate International Operations Division (IOD) dissatisfaction with the Free Europe Committee (FEC) response dated December 18 to an IOD letter to FEC dated December 3
November 19, 1956
Final text of a CIA Memorandum submitted to the White House on RFE broadcasts during the Hungarian Revolution
Draft version of a CIA memorandum prepared for the White House on RFE broadcasts during the Hungarian Revolution.
November 26, 1956
Cord Meyer informs Allen Dulles that Radio Free Europe (RFE) Hungarian broadcasts did not incite revolution or promise outside military intervention. He encloses his memorandum of November 16, 1956, on monitoring and program control of RFE and RL.
November 29, 1956
Cord Meyer forwards to Allen Dulles, with extensive comment, deputy undersecretary of state Robert Murphyâs review, dated November 26, 1956, of selected RFE Hungarian program scripts. Meyer also forwards a CIA/IOD memorandum on RFE policy and program review procedures.
November 16, 1956
The State Department approves with âcomments and recommendationsâ a November 15, 1956, CIA/International Operations Division draft of revised guidelines for the Free Europe Committee (FEC) with handwritten revisions [presumably by a State official].