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Eastern Europe
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April 24, 1960
Dulles drafts a suggestion for establishing âFreedom Radiosâ 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
An International Organizations Division officer describes strengths and weaknesses of RL Russian broadcasts
September 15, 1959
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
Polish Communist chief Wladyslaw Gomulka complains to Vice President Nixon that RFE âsimply piles abuse on everything and everyone in Poland.â
May 13, 1959
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
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
Cord Meyer recounts conclusions of the June 2, 1958, session of the Committee on Radio Broadcasting Policy.
March 18, 1959
Cord Meyer notes weaknesses in some RFE Polish broadcasts but rejects Ambassador Beamâs negative assessment provided in Warsaw Embassy Dispatch no. 301
February 24, 1959
C.D. Jackson, in a personal letter to Allen Dulles, suggests reviving the concept of liberation of Eastern Europe.
February 6, 1959
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.