1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
North America
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1911- 1984
1920- 2001
1893- 1969
Western Europe
1970
CIA reviews RL history in a briefing book (extract)
February 20, 1969
Henry Kissinger informs President Nixon of the 303 Committeeâs determination that RFE and RL are not âprivate voluntary organizationsâ and not subject to the policy recommendations of the Katzenbach Committee ban on covert federal funding
December 21, 1967
DCI Helms approves procedures to surge-fund RFE and RL through June 1969
December 19, 1967
Principals of the Departments of State and Defense and CIA agree on December 15, 1967 on âsurge fundingâ of RFE and RL through June 1969 and on continued corporate (but not private) contributions to the RFE Fund.
September 8, 1966
CIA proposes adoption of the findings of the Panel on US Government Broadcasting to the Communist Bloc pertaining to RFE and RL but urges continued solicitation of private corporate donations by the RFE Fund [successor to the Crusade for Freedom]
November 16, 1956
Second draft of âProposed Interim Guidance for FECâ prepared for Allen Dulles to forward [over his disclosed pseudonym] to the FEC.
December 23, 1964
FEC directors emphasize their autonomy to CIA officials reviewing âproprietaryâ CIA projects
December 6, 1963
Revised guidelines (updating previous Gray Broadcasting policy) for RL broadcasting policy approved by the Committee for Radio Broadcasting Policy.
January 4, 1963
CIA Deputy Director Carter informs AMCOMLIB President Howland Sargeant of new funding for RL capital expansion
CIA Deputy Director Marshall Carter informs Free Europe Committee President John Richardson of new funding for RFE capital expansion