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July 12, 1954

State Department Endorses American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement

Lampton Berry conveys to Allen Dulles the State Department’s endorsement of the revised AMCOMLIB mission statement of April 21, 1954 ["Revised American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement"].

June 16, 1954

State Department Reservations about Free Europe Committee Policy

State Department official Lampton Berry conveys to Thomas Braden reservations about FEC Special Policy Guidance No. 19 [available in the Hoover Archives] that emphasized weakened Soviet control in Eastern Europe.

June 10, 1954

Memorandum for Mr. Lampton Berry from Thomas W. Braden [Approved for Release March 2009]

CIA official Thomas Braden assures the State Department that RFE broadcasts which took sides in Czechoslovak factory council elections have ended. (The cited FEC document is available in the Hoover Archives as FEC teletype NYC 29, June 8, 1954.)

April 21, 1954

Revised American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement

A revised AMCOMLIB Mission Statement reflects Thomas Braden’s critique in his April 12, 1954 memorandum ["CIA Criticism of American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement"]

April 12, 1954

CIA Criticism of American Committee for Liberation Mission Statement

CIA official Thomas Braden, now responsible for Radio Liberty, criticizes American Committee for Liberation (AMCOMLIB) president Stevens’ enclosed mission statement as overemphasizing Ă©migrĂ© politics and neglecting communication with the people of the Soviet Union.

February 26, 1954

CIA Review of Radio Liberty Broadcasting

A CIA memorandum reviews Radio Liberty policy guidance to date and outlines how it differs from the Voice of America.

November 18, 1953

CIA Dissent from C.D. Jackson’s Views

CIA official Tracey Barnes, reacting to C.D. Jackson’s memorandum of November 16, 1953 ("Fomenting Unrest in the Communist World"), cautions against encouraging active resistance in Eastern Europe.

November 16, 1953

Fomenting Unrest in the Communist World

C.D. Jackson, now assistant to President Eisenhower, urges CIA director Allen Dulles to make contingency plans to exploit future unrest in the Communist world during a perceived “Winter of Discontent.”

September 30, 1953

Implementation of Jackson Committee Recommendations on Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty

The Operations Coordinating Board forwards CIA’s acceptance of Jackson Committee recommendations that the Free Europe Committee and American Committee for Liberation concentrate on radio broadcasting to the Soviet bloc as distinct from Ă©migrĂ© support projects.

July 24, 1953

Radio Liberty Broadcasting Reviewed

State Department, CIA, and American Committee for Liberation (AMCOMLIB) representatives review Radio Liberty issues. CIA notes RL’s “steady progress” without participation of the Ă©migrĂ© Political Center.

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