“14-00000 - 3 • prows releases, for instance, could bo accomplished through a resident Eosber of either the Executive Conmitteo or theI International Committee. g. so think that it need not cost more than $25,000 for 1 the next year to maintain the Congress organisation, p”
“public opinion conducive tot a. More generous support for U.S. program ceneorned with the refugees, both private and governmental. b. Mero flexible immigration legislation. 2. The report of the commission will, of course, incorporate information from the survey now being p”
“14-00000 W?; -2- SECRET II Status of Committees During the course of the pact year, it has become increasingly apparent that national committees have failed to operate as "representative, effective and harmonious groups." Out of the six groups of omigron supported finan”
“14-00000 procent t’.o French Covernent is organising, a 02. cial cf: Sco vit in the of Pored in Ministry of D Affairc to act a. a sort uf . rel Con- sulate for Refugees. Licth the ull decrt and a apt cr ]. Caaky’s (Fund remorann 120, dated Aril 20 in.icate tint 6/22 : 20”
“14-00000 SECRET -2- Hungarian National Council, being the only National Council which is active in any degree an a unf filed and effective leadership group, could be riven the proposed RBE responsibilities at once and that as soon as the other national groups become effec”
“14-00000 -8- In consequence of the closure of INO and the absence of any authority capable of organising .nd controlling the refugee national committees a double vacuum exists. In respect to the first vacuum, tho U2 High Commission, PICAK, the voluntary agencies and the S”
“responsibility over the National Committee for a Free Europe is now being ably discharged, 4. I would like at your convenience to go over the new 04 arrangements that have been made and to bring you completely up to date on the activities of the Committee, as well as to ge”
“14-00000 -2- / cooperate with the NCPZ with a view to establishing means for control of the contents of the newsletter. 6. To set up this project Mr. Redivojovich would noed a typo writer with Cyrillic letters, a hand press and a masthead for the paper, which would repr”
“14-00000 - 2 - public. Wo boliovo that the commission Is especially qualified to fulfill this function since they are a group of private Americans talking to follow Americans. “The Commission will leave for Europe on October 15th and return on Ootobor 31ot. Bno lo sed you”
“14-00000 -12- do wuch to dispel this negative attitude and would pave the way more positive and productive cooperation between the natio- nal refugee groups and the agencies active in their behalf. CX Tale control would also it 1a regacoible to suppose, help to fill vacuu”
“14-00000 -21- another potential use of PECS might be in conjunction with certain proposals advanced by individual RFRE staff memgers. These call for the use of refugees as e unding bourde for group reactions to new broadcast themes and as simple groups for testing basic s”
“well prove dangerous to our overall objective of unifying; the refugees, by adding fuel to their differ- onces. 3. Careful consideration has been givon to the various worthwhile proposals and counter proposals which were advanced in the course of the / recent discussions. It”
“14-00000 -2- the countries whence the refugees floe, RFE could also ignore the presence of the ref gees in the vest. This, however, is no longer the case. Fundamentally, any NCPE interest in the Europe n refugee situation is an aspect of the general HCFR relationship with”
“satellite peoples, must necessarily keep free from petty intrigues and political "empire building" currently being exhibited by the national councils. Should the national councils become the real symbols they were intended to be, they could then play a significant role in RFL.”
“14-00000 JUN 29 1163 MEMORANDUM FOR: C/PP SUBJECT : Recent Developments in the Rumanian Refugeo Situation 1. In a verbal report to the Rumanian National Committee upon his return from a trip to Europe to secure former King Michael’s approval of a proposed refugee commit”
“like them should be created. In this connection, it should be noted that BP3. publications are not reaching the refused, among arise our survey has indicated they would be most welcome and are much noeded. Also Aioin‘the ----- **- — *»... reading — rooms. radios should be ”
“14-00000 '’ATION - l- SECRET at various meetings in this country and at gatherings, such as the European: Movement, abroad.| b. Prycholovical larfare To engage in all sorts of activities which will encourage the spirit of resistance of the peoples of Eastern Europe and”
“part o: the uppronch which has enabled RFE and RPS to make effective use of qualified exile personnel for the attain ment of their own goals. 2. For the undirected and uncoordinated system of almost complete lack of control which has hitherto generally prevailed in NCFE’s r”
“14-00000 -10- develop its interest in the European refugeo field, a new instru- ment must bo found. These factors also tend to indicate roughly some of the qualities which this instrument cust 0098088. 1. No single exile organization engaged in refugee acti- vity, includ”
“14-00000 SEChEI -2- APPROVED PROGRAMS THE BULL-AUGUSTINE RECOMMENDATIONS'SHOW THAT A MORE EFFICIENT AND SOMEWHAT MORE COMPREHENSIVE OreiTION (FOR EXAMPLE POLISH REFUGEES ARE NOT TO BE COVERED) WI LL CL RPT COST ABOUT $L00,000 FOR THE TEN MONTHS-SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE, A”
“14-00000 A SECRET - 3 - The strongest force in inducing the national exile groups to pull themselves together into some kind of unified and active councils may well be our insistence that until they do so they will not become i eligible to take over the proposed RFE res”
“Europe, which has : a Yugoslav dosk. 13 Yuxslave nave. een engaged 43 Formation analysts, program adv itors and translators auso of their technical abilities. b) In, the.Id-European Studies ter 31 Yugoslavs are Cn£4 ed in soaro [‘‘ c 1, a t%90 with the East and the East Eu”
“the three Baltic Consultative Panels which were established entirely by NCFE in the first instance. ilo single national council during its existence, with the possible exception of the three Baltic Consultative Panels, has demonstrated itself as being capable of even reasonab”
“monardto-tr.“--”SeaLz• % Securita Intcrtraticr - 6 - III. THE PROPOSAL A. Statement of the Proposal 1. In basic project POGROVEL, it was proposed to • undertake the development in Chile of a group or committee composed of Chilean nationals which would engage overtly and”
“14-00000 <th % s%. :1017 - 5 - SECRET b. oipansion of FOFE Activities in Paris 3 It is further recommended that a greater degree of US control be effected over the vast reservoir of ST exigre manpower now concentrated in Europe. The aune Dica expansion of, and tig”
“14-00000 SECRET Coraity Information DON... UK- 30 Cetober 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chios, International Organisations Division. SUBJECT: ■ Matlenal Corsittee for Free Frrope, nel, and related matters. 1. This memorandum is to inform you of a number of items which have re”
“as a whole in American policy toward the satellite nations; what is American policy; what modifications are likely? b. How can NCF , especially the DI vision of Emigre liolations, contribute more effectively to psychological and political warfare, not only for effects behind”
“14-00000 SECURITY INFOSMAIN 3- prop! SCUALL . - Executive Committee in New York often confer, and reach certain agreements, with high ranking individuals in CIA and the Department of State without consulting, or even informing, anyone olso. This has led to a great deal o”
“14-00000 G. *• I Latin American Operations We urge that the Agency give high priority to supporting the expansion of activities of Latin America, and insure that the proper level of competence is assigned to these important posts. American Friends of the Middle East ”
“14-00000 25- 1) CARORAN Trieste delegate and staff (#r. 01 Demotrio) 1) Yugoblve Section Chief to be recruited and appointed (Special Case). Italy a) Special case- Atboninni . b) Bulgarian Section Chief to bo recruited and appointed . c) Czechoslovaks - none . d) Esto”
“14-00000 -9- has ubed as its basic instrument the National Councils and Committees which have their headquarters in the 0.3. NOFE’s ( experience over the past three yeors has served conclusively to modify the initial view of the National Councils as suitable instruments f”
“has been continually in- formed of the process of formation of the Cotittce, although U.o Department has no active concern with the Corrittce’ a activities, • it has given its unofficial approval to the Committee’s objectives. Because of the implicitly political nataro cf the”
“14-00000 § T scum INFSTON Pace 2 Mr. Hadwood 917-1 and to develop -our present scanty esprbilities in Bulgaria, and the lesser targets of Romania wind Albania. The original budget cut of about 3,500,00, no - followed by R second cut of $1,000,000, make it doubtful if K”
“14-00000 SECURITY IGTOSSATION 2 February 1953 SERAUDUM FOR TIF.’ RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting to Discuss State Department Proposals on how to ■ Counter-Check 1test on UNGA Agenda. 1. I attended a meeting on Wednesday, 28 January 1953, to discuss paragraph, 6 and 7 of the at”
“supplemental and ae families are visited and their noods determined. Closo supervision will be exercised to ensure that the agonoies relate this aid to the solution of the families’ problems, including health difficulties and housing. 3. All oucapoes will to registered for e”
“00000 -22- 3. The Deputy Director will be responsible for the imple mentation on the operational level in all are:a of 11 the functions of FECS in line with policies established by the Director. The Deputy Director will be responsible for general operational policy coord”
“they be controlled by NCES. It would bo dangerous to a soume that this control could be exercized solely through the "loudors" residing in the J.3. as the opportunity exists for these leaders and for those in Europe to play off one Western Power against another. It has alread”
“14-00000 ettege SECeRmly irer. 24 June 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, 10 Division SUBJECT: Current NCFE Discussions with Rumanian National Peasant Party Members REFERENCE: Memorandum to Chief, IO Division, Subject: SE Division Plan for Rumanian Emigre Organisation, dated 2”
“14-00000 I -, Allan No 8 •C22 The! Lonal Committee inr a F vpe’s iey in respect ,to Yugoslanda and Turovlav exile acti may be ::mmarized in the foll oir itit: statements. 1. The Co Ittee sees not now, nor : et >an to interfere. by radio on o raise. ith the domes ■rJ i”
“14-00000’ July 15, 1952 Revised July 20, 1952 T A : ‘p yoiy'm rr! AN NCFE APPRO C: TO 1R3 E "p‘: •ar9t‘M.r ‘e-esvre4ve - 1 - INTRODUCTION Reduced to its simplest terms, the nur poan refugee problem can bo resolved, saving liberation, only by the assi- milation, or a”
“suusidized so that sucecription cost would not be excessive). The formation of this Council is consicered particularly worthwhile since it offers A way to draw. worthy refugees from less desirable organisations and to develop their use- fulness for the future. 4. with respe”
“insti tuted by the rollch Labor Service Companies attached to the 0.5. Army in Germany, it is recommended that this possibility be investigated. FECS might prove a sure means of channeling such aid to the refugee. The form for refugees in Turkey establised by the Gazi Kha”
“matters pertaining to the national councils and emigre affairs. b. Although a member of the ECFE may occasionally be present at a meeting of the Coordinating Committee, regular sessions should be attended only by members of CIA and the State Department. The system, which has”
“14-00000 -24- f) Latvian National Committed plus Latvian Red Cross. g) Lithuanian National Committee h) Polish Section Chief and two paid assistants to be recruited and appointed. . i) Rumanian Section Chief to bo recruited and appointed. Chief j) Yougoslav Section/and ”
“I rODT jEUXEl • f r the fwily with the basic objective being • even /• 0 • cement ij a country of ieaigration OF, if this :e * roseipie. re-establishment within the economy of their pre- vent • residence. although the Escapee Frogram Division operations Mission for German”
“of the Jil High Commission and the voluntary agencies have expressed a definite interest in efforts to order the chaotic situation of the national representatives. - IY - RECONSIDERATION OF NPE 3 BASIC NTRU.. 1O3H1P 3: 2AE A As we have shown above, it is to NOPE’s inter”
“14-00000 92X F 5564 ■I - INTERNATIONAL RESCUE coMxImat 255 Fourth Avenue New York 10, N.Y. 5.64 October b 1957 Kr. Jamie NaeCrackon Dlstoy Foundation, 1m. 989 Kighth Avenue Hev York, B.T. Dear Mr. NecGrackent I thought you would like to know that the Internationa”
“14-00000 • • A SECRET SECURETY INFORMATION -3- such organisations to present evidence. Twenty different organi- rations would be an optimum to aim for. They should represent diffor- ent interests, such ns labor groups, veterma organisations, emigre organizations, chur”
“enlightened self-interest of their respective nations. The fact that this enlightened self-interest, as supported by RFE, coincides with our own and other broader interests serves only to underline its importance. se have tried to point out in this report the ex ent to which”
“14-00000 • J,-------- • oirn-7 7 March 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR POLICY COORDINATION - SUBJECT: NCKE 1. For quite some time the etaf 1 officers of this division concerned with utilising the facilities of the NCE and with-exploiting the Albanian, Bu”