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Tae LS. &. Severncmant bas never admitted responsiibdlity for the sects or 
rtarecacts af RFX. 
However, policy guidance has bean given RYE sed thet 
with mincr deviations, 
has been faliowed, 
az indicated belew. 
gruitacce, 
1. 
lw Line with Nati{oaal Security Councll policy aod with the guidance ef 
the Cepammant af Sata, tas poiicy governing 
RF X's broadcasts to Hungary 
asi za ther sateilites was saszed om the following principal pointe during the 
four macuth period Setween the publication of Khrushchev's secret speech te 
tae IRS COST Coagress and tha ovutbraak of the Hungarian revolutica: 
& 
Ta ancourage peaceful evolutionary changes workiag toward the 
stheraziisatinn af their [astitutions. 
b. 
Ts erass-raport the progress of anti-Maiinism aad the athieve- 
coeat sf a degree cf liberalizstion in the saveral captive nations. 
€. 
To tame fll propegacde advantage of the Tito-Mhrushchev 
deciavatiog in Balgrade {2 June 1935} which states, “qucetiens of 
Laternnd orgraisation ar di fereaces in sceial aystems ore solaly the 
coucara sd the individual eouxtries.” 
Maresrves, an RFE policy dirsctive, ia fell effoct since 12 December 3981, 
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SCAT ae Catagi rit ore a 
“Bpearoares are warned met te pied @ & aku. Cm 
ke ag oe 
te Chetr com-petricns wy prouuiding ariterd ate 
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the bepes ef cur sadieaces in Gis Laser. wong 
me os Ge eam 
erzeal dirteervices; & woud sise cametsTws radian. 
siareg 
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the preset poctcies uf the western power) 
fd tase cr: oe 
vrueadanm ea RYT. * 
The poopies of Husgary ard Pulsead pare tena rot ourageé ts uk th oe OT ree 
rawolt, tad tp the gradual ¢siazsticn ef Che 40-Maliciszaioams poo ssc 
ae re 
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play t® the Belgrade Oocasraciac ef “€: Sarung 
rr eda ta Gece te 
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sf oration 
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A oak 
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wa peace) demo 
str ati ns caoasged to revo! ctiaa, and as varicus lot me 
aagircasa retios fal isto the 
hands of patriots, RFX was given specific 
amis oo 
(on t@ repert tae Sroaicasts of sach radios throughoma tha ecomdry 
A Whi Cixticausd to avoid tactical advices aad intervesiion. 
By thie means the 
ftral Ww porusaiica extside Budapest became better (ofurmed abowt tha coarse 
aLcne apcmaisg since thane patriot radios cocdld ba heard only io limited aress 
(se SD air iow power and to Jovist jamming. 
RIK alec broadcast western 
= 
r2acice to Rungartan avacte, 
including stalemecxts by thea President ef tha _ 
ned States, ths Secratary of Mate, 
and expressions of solidarity with me - 
STs oe Se pert of waatern trade coicns, student groups ond other Jeaders 
aod orgacisaticezs. 
AFT gave fill play to free world reaction against ths ase 
ef Soviet sciiltary repression, and alsa fully covered the action on the part af 
Se Ocited Nationa with respect te Hangary. 
Ouring this period, RYE alse. 
arcadcast various appeals in Ruustan ta Soviet troope in Hungary act to Ave en 
Se Eungartan pecple who were fighting for freadom, and arged the withdrawal 
a2 sauce trospe from Hangary. 
4. 
As fer a4 can be datermined irom a review of 
of scripts currently swall- 
ais, oh LYE brosdcast to Hungary before the revolution ceuld be sonsidered. 
as mewing, to armed revolt. Mo RIK braadeast to Hungary (plied prom! ses: 
o Americas militazy Latervention. 
Mowever, ater the revolution was well under way, a taw 
of the 
sertptm 
revtewed de ndlcatéthat RFE secuetouslly went beyood the 
euthortaed faetual 
araeéeuatiog sf the demonis of the patrist radia stations withia Hungary te,
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we. 
As teem os tBase é:riustions (rem paliry were eoted, olape 
were tiken 
tneere rigid repervision cf broadcartizg Cociem = Tagec mf Ube ectta award 
Caste are expected cheortt, ant whl -e tse ewed Dy Kang tris iezypeagn fpeciasia.s 
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Comeciasians: 
a. 
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a 
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BFS 
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wy impiicatica offer mepe thet Armiericss touitary Beis wosd be ipytae ceming 
to tee patrises. 
RIE broadcasts wact eccmawtal serene cope 8c podesges & 
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identifying ttweif wttce Mangestaa patriot elma. 
aad i2 ofazring ¢ 0 ricta 
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of avocts 
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identify itself with these demands and to urge their achievement. 
There was 
some evidence of attempt of RFE to provide tactical advice to the patriots 
as 
to the course the rebellion should take and the individuals best qualified to 
lead it. 
As soon as these deviations from policy were acted steps were taken to 
insure rigid supervision of broadcasting content. 
Tapes of the actual broad- 
casts are expected shortly and will be reviewed by Hungarian language 
specialists. 
3. Conclusions: 
a. Policy guidance provided RFE and by RFE to the Hungarian 
@Qesk was constant with U.S. policies toward satellites. 
RFE 
broadcasts were generally consistent with such policies. 
b. From all information available to date, RFE did not incite the 
Hungarian people to revolution. 
c. 
From all information available to date, RFE did not directly or 
by implication offer hope that American military help would be forthcoming 
to the patriots. 
d. RFE broadcasts went somewhat beyond specific guidance by 
identifying itself with Hungarian patriot aims, 
and in offering certain 
tactical advice to the patricts. 
e. 
The chronology and nature of events 
in Hungary and the statements 
of the Hungarian government itself prior to its overthrow make it clear 
that the uprising resulted from ten years of Soviet repression and was 
finally marked by the shooting on 13 October of peaceful demonstrators, 
and did not result from any external influence, 
such as a RFE broadcasts 
or Free Europe leaflets.