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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.]
November 30, 1960	Ambassador Beam Criticizes Two Radio Free Europe Polish Scripts Ambassador Beam complains about two RFE Polish broadcasts to the U.S. Consul General in Munich
November 30, 1960	Ambassador Beam Remains Critical of Radio Free Europe Polish Broadcasts Ambassador Beam responds to Allen Dulles’ letter of November 13, 1960 [document not released] about RFE Polish broadcasts
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
September 15, 1959	CIA-State 'Summit' on Radio Free Europe Polish Broadcasts Allen Dulles records his discussion that day with Undersecretary of State Douglas Dillon and Ambassador Jacob Beam, who were critical of RFE Polish broadcasts
August 3, 1959	Gomulka Complains to Nixon about Radio Free Europe Polish Communist chief Wladyslaw Gomulka complains to Vice President Nixon that RFE “simply piles abuse on everything and everyone in Poland.”
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
April 28, 1959	CIA-State Department Differences on Radio Free Europe Polish Broadcasts Cord Meyer records sharply different views of the utility of RFE Polish broadcasts aired by State and CIA officials in a meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Foy Kohler on April 23, 1959
April 2, 1959	Review of Radio Free Europe Polish Broadcasts Cord Meyer recounts conclusions of the June 2, 1958, session of the Committee on Radio Broadcasting Policy.