_ SECURITY HHFOSMAL WN SECREE - Lzecutive Comittee: ik Yew York often confer, and reach certain avreumcnte, with high rssking individuals in ClA srd tho Lopartnont of State without consulting, or oven informing, anyone olce. Thia has led t @ preat deal af confusion, duplication of work and, of curse, embarrassment. 2) An office in New Yack whieh ie poorly staffed and whieh has rude itcelf virtually inierendent of CIA puidance. Que probably to . ‘the lack of proper @aldsnee | fin tho rast, thore is at present @ prest esount of freo wheeling in the-Mew-York office, | The mikLeres of tue axeculive Gos ittee cee to feel that they are an autenomeus unit rather thas ae ute of their sponsoring office. ) Fux ther more, dealings with the experctcnesd politicians in exile. from the ecatellite states require a staff which is mature, has savolr-faire and a broad Lackvround in talkan polities. This is not procently the CALC 2) 4 feeling amons exisros that the promises and threats made by NCFE ere mennincless and that moncy will be forthconing under almost any conditions. IV Foesible Courses of astion Gor frontel with the situation sketched above, it would apjear that incofer ag CIA is concerned, the following alternative courses of action are poseibles 1) Keep the seesent set-up; 2) withdraw suposort from emi.re affairs; 3) ask the Qepartment of State to take over; or 4) make certain changce along ijincs recommended below. , is unsatisfactory for the rearone indicated alove, obviouely the first alternative may be irmedintely disetaccd. The eccond alternative is not feasible becaune the peorles of the catcllite co-ntries are inpestant altics of the United ctates in the cold war end it is to our interest to affari assistance to the principal hastern huropean refugees ard their major organizations, The state Department cannot take over reletione vith the enigres because of the official recorprition civen by the United States to the "Democratic hepublics"™ of eacrtern auroce, The losicai, indeed inescapable course for CIA te follow, therefore, is to continve to deal with the most irrortant Lastern Luropean erdpres an the basic of cobwedmeprerisey which folluwg, wd take Cia Since the present seteus rst & Sone a ie EGER fe en ory a ESti2e set un by 2) The ext: pPoucincs in this country do not corstitute fovern- merte in exiic, but merely writs useful for the following funetlonas pce a, Presti -e Use To serve as a sywbol of resistance to the subjucated gveoples behiné the iron curtein. To provide speakers Leg naa Boe ai ay ait BOE aed
cepa ce nee ronereene punoeen ns Sule 8 Lem UN A tn PR BAL OSI OT NETS aoe ” erov ke eo ATH -.- SECRET at various nectings “in this country ond at vatherin, s, euch ae the surepean luvurent, abroad. be Peyemie ical Varfere . i j To engeze: in all sorts of activities which will enmrrage tac spirit of resistance of the peoples of Lasteorn Lurope and keop the rtory of Eastern Luroje's etrugcle for liberation Lefece the = - people of tho Wect by appropriate publicity. anilysip end Planring To organize and carry on long-range rescerch analysis and planning projecte which will utilive the talents of the Laztern kuropean refugees. This area includes tne Library of Gongress and other research projects and the activitice of the horizontal international organizations, such as the Slavik-/ayer/Nagy Groups. 1 3) Jinttonn) Gourctis wil) lot Contre] Lit. Nothwithstanding the State sepactucat's viewe, it is wice at present to malutain the seperation between the national covreile and RFE. ‘hile emigres should continue to have an oplortunity ta epeax to the peoples behind the Lron curtain, they etould do co as irdivicual patriots und not as representatives of a courcil or of a roliticsi party. HFE, if it is to Le an effective "voice® to the eatellite peozlec, mist necescarily keep free from petty intrigues and political “e-pire building" currently being exhitited by the national councils. Should the national councils become the real symbols they were intendei to Le, they could then play a significant role in R¥Fhe Reo aT BS The following policy and administrative recommendations are submitted as essentis]. to the cucceceful operation of emigre affairss 1) Folicy Hecorrerdationg a. Maintererce of bations] Councils vurirng the foreseeable future, the structure of the retiona] courncile wil) have to be maintained. It is Sugcested, cowcver, that their activities in this country ve limites to the functione mentioned chove,
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