14-00000 a f] Copy of letter dated 21 Way 1950, Hew York City v4 re "Doar - 4 “®I have just finished with the press conference here at Freedog House, I think ed a nice turn-out =@« dartrich of the. Herald-?ribune, Da:id Anderson of the Times, Kenry Beckkett of the Post,-et.al. I won't. be able to see the clippings toworrey; doubtless much will be asker, But publicity won't hurt, and may ; J do much much good. I have given two hundred dollars for ; ; 5 now; another two hundred haa already gone in phone calle, telegrams .. and the like, Spoke to Upton Sinclair again; can't come, Silons is writing the piece for the Times. Hook is doing an opening : i. . Woh a ‘piece in the NL; with Levitas promising a nice | ad. ; Be fe writing letters, sending out-releases. Cr lis FEE oo nt a -. dm the Littleoffice, hired oct from George Field o econ A en ' “x<House. (20 West Oth Street, Tels chickering-l~3060). Toave 0 tee instructed him to consult you and refer all problems-to yous.” ) rr ; Co * think'he can‘do a most iseful job with the press. I have. done ay best to keep all'such expenses down, but in the end this job will '. be more Lmportant than the expensive presence of many of the... ‘ delegates in Berlin, Do keep in touch with him until your departure. 90 the Russian Batter, I think it would be an almost criminal waste '.  9f opportunities if there wereit the strongest possible [rea- Curtain delegation there on the platform in Berlin. ’ gnid have’ come up with the proposal to sgoke ou 3, _ deans; Scientists, poets now secluded in Western Cermany; five or _ ‘ix of these worthies (Russians, Ukrainians, Asiatics) would indeed bo. a most appropriate bombshell. -I1f they =—{ —s—~s«édi to give ; thea Russian-political-confidence, to give them American ~~ - diplomatic assurarices =~ could hav ek together working out -“. from Frankfurt and-Munich ten days or so before the Congress begins, - this aight turn the trick, I think that's the way, and probably ; ; a “3 the only. way te do its God knows I won't. be able to round then ae up. In any event, — although-I havo been reluctant to raise the ‘ dosne for fear that my motives might be misinterpreted -—- I think” that|____ [presence in Berlin would be of immeasurable value, handling the radio and Russia angles; and he's pot considered there another “American ‘outeider",. Which is importante: ;
(490000 te PS ® On the book mattor, it would be wonderful if we could ge oo . , ahead with our prejact of book axhipitions of all works of mo Congress authors. I have asked she can be — reached at the above number in Freedoa House —= to go shead with a limited amount of orders from the publishers. I trust . aghere will be money to cover 4t; although some of the bis wEMR . go out to me in Berline . , oN ® I en leaving tonight for Westover Field, It was a vig mstake pot to get commercial air travel on ay orders. Ho planes to Londen, none to Parise First stop tomorrow -~ Frankfurt! And there I turn around again, But then ay ecntract calle for no breakdowns , until the first-of duly. See you in the ganitoriua at that tins. ® Best regards to yoa and and remember sis to your children, _ who fascinated nae. ~ 7 "fre, ‘fs
US& (Revised Listing). Prof. Carl J. Friedrich ‘Janes T. Farrell; novelist historian George Grosz, artist _¥ Prof. Q.A. Borgese George Schuyler, Negro editor “ _” Carson WoCuller's, novelist ra Boris Nicolaevsky _ Ruseian historten | HYG . Heidelberg Zarich/or Paris HYC yo Tennesseo Williams, playwright Paris Paras « an Bes, Hane. Coming From "Address . / Jases Burnhaa, author Washington 1327 33rd St., HoWe v . Irving Brown, labor man Paris Brussels, Belgius on 1 sidney Hook, philosopher . Santa Barbara ‘New York Univorsity ; ; - . Un of Cali?,, Santa Barbara . Elliot Cohen, editor HYC Commentary Magasine, BY Departasnt of History / arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Cambridge, Hasu. ; ; . - : Harvard University "Robert Montgomery ye HBC, 30 Rockefelier Fl. HY fila@ radio 7 1% S.M. Lavitas, publisher NYC "The New Leader, 78.15th Harvard Univorsity . 0008 58th St. ¢/o American Express Par. Columbia University The Cottage, Hileire . Fara, Huntington, LI. - ‘University of Chicago |. ‘270 Convent Avene, NYC Hotel Sherry Netherland in pcs c/o American . Express Company in Paris NYC a David Lilienthal, public figure Paris c/o Rotel Bellman z Hue Francois =, Paris a NYC* . Columbia University jf Prof. George S. Counts educator ‘ . aay Se | nt Morningside, NYC. . 417 West 120th Street
Additions: From Eaplendy oo v Peter do Mendelsohn, novelist London \ . , Sebastian Hafnor, editor London i . Prof. DW. Brogan - “London : political eclentist — £ * ms STATS E TS BES CEE NE eae AE PETA, PPT ES ee TT CED STP Uae eee) EET FB EITC 6 RRSP tal PE 2 aE RTT ae nN - EN Bet] PSY, ¢/9 The New Statesman and Netion, * Londen The Otserver, a publicat, lendon, England | Canbridge University England . ,.
a a i Say ares 8 t 1 WELCRINDUY FOR: “ SUBJECT: - Yétter of Instructions. 1. Departure and Arrival a You will proceed on or about 24 Kay 1950 to Frankfurt, Germany, . - reporting by telephene upon your arrival to the Chief of the ¥isiva Sta- ee | thon. Fro Frankfurt you will proceed to Serlin in accordance with orders of Chief of Station. You will procure your ow travel facilities and hotel accommodations at the cities in which you stay. ; ee, “. 2, Gover . . Your cover is that of a student and tourist visiting Europe to improve your language proficiency and for sumer travel. Your general - . ae appearance and conduct at all times mist be in keeping with this covers , —_ uo ‘You will not carry any classified material while traveling. You are not to recognise other employees of this agency unless arrangements have been _made “in advance or unless you can do so in full keeping with your cover. thile in Germany you r8y ve asked to volunteer to work.on the staff of | PaO the Berlin Cultural Congress. Acceptance of such an offer by you is con- op Sidered to be in keeping with your cover. Permission Will. be requested _ a of Home Gffice for any tyre of duty required of you which would tend to: : break your student-tourist cover. . Sop By ee (3. Duties and Pesronsipilities ; 7 a oo . You have been thoroughly briefed ‘on projects PDWICE and FUMAYES, and you will. undertake such operational activities in connection with. | ° these projects as fall within the instructions you receive from the. . Chief Vi=iva Station. In carrying oub these ‘operational activities you, will ‘avoid drawing public attention to yourself to the maccLEns possible extent ‘be Security. yo You are specifically charged with both physical and operational _ . security in connection with matters which you handle and for which you a are given responsibility. Vp S Eg at } | ne aS } iis Be Py ett Aare DN gt
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75 , i Supject: Report on Distribution of Der Honat through Cul Exemplary Outlet 7 waile in Berlin I acqitred a copy of thé report dated ; ‘Maren 13; 1950. I do not know thother it ‘has: bean mids available, ; | The information in it seess to me interesting ‘in Ateelf and valuable. i , for what it suggests in terms of further Bethritiess, i * : “ | as 02.75
Be, - wee Be, ~ os .. v . 13 arch 1900 ribitien of Der snat through 2n Eyenclary Cutlet. . uribes the distribution ectivittes of a single |. outlet, sh estions oriaarity -but not exclusively to students: +. in the Seoviat: Zone. “Since Decetiar IFL9 the cutlet has peer . oe :  . .'+ .gtpplied’ TELS -s"ngle .copies ang sqveral hundred separate articles. « : : ot. te first zingle issues were, supplied in nunbers of IC, but. ; - % because cf_repidly increasing demand izg later.,increased te wo. - ole _ ‘ ‘copies. ever, the popularity. of Der Monat, has spontaneously : ; led to a brodder range of: posstoitt Ts Tne atotal of at least. . 2 320 copies ces issue has béen re uested.' To provide a total of | B y Lo “Tp ogg” Sany Copies fron hump. r &/9 te 16 inclusive will mein'afurther 0. oo, : a _ delivery of 1575 copies. A few copies of mmbers 5, 6&7 have. - ., 4. _-. een delivered as. well as stuplei single. coples of George Orwell's . Se pi . "animal farn" and other articles tekcn oy breaking up these . : ~ . sane issues. Distribution has seen free of charge and this has io ‘  - been empnasized te the contacts. It has been decided, however. ae eee : oo to permit. contacts to.ask a nominal fast Mark price wher dis- ; “ ae “teimting a copy to an ampzeyed porson. “This sould help cover : oe _the travel expenses of -contscts to and from Zerline Dae a t . . Po a a 9, Reactions to Der Monat delivery through this outlet las» DO : . . . beén overshelningly encouraging. Zach copy. is said to change a 7 nands Tat least™ éight oe nine times and as many-as twenty ties | , Coe 4s considered ususlie Te result is thet Der vonat has become | . 5 ; widely known among students in tne Zastern cones it is reported 4 , thet it is ever. read openly in the mesg-hallz; SED students ; ce . , precure it and.read it, aithougna when cn thelr own they are said to-pe more secretive’ than the non-commenist organized ; siucent. certain articles have oncom? widely xnom, particulurly * ; : Graellts "1524". An explanation of where the magazines come , 7 : po from is given in the. following terns: they are bougut for SO7ZC" : j students ty the Free University. 24 ts penerally accepted in ; . os : me, the Soviet Zone that the Free University Is the source of "anti- | > get : - a ‘communist stusent agitations" etc, Persons ecrmected with the -i--  -> wel ae od free Sniversity who cone‘in contact #ith Fast Zone students state —~ - _ that they are being continuously asked for ccples.of ber Menat, ~ , oo ood : 4 4n the sense of “I've osen getting it geventh nand; I'd like to . ne get it first hand." ° i re . .- . it :
Couriers from ‘other ‘academic mintstars from all gcnes “iftcen copies * 2 ae, ‘attention #5s continucusly or. ‘vo the pewalert* ty of Oraetits: e178". sence the outlet asks ™ nether it seul? be possivle | ‘coples co: I to naxewup Trom ore xen munve Ss single. sti recalling that thie 5 ad beer done for ther jn the case oF “tant mal 5 Je _ Fare? antvother sé vtl iekess ee cae eee oe a : L, The cutiet. cret rates through an apparatus of geurkers . to ell univers ‘ibies of the Goviet Tones wabvsrsities are ‘supplied - ag many a5 four’ and “an average eof tars e ait ferent. courlers, . ; unktern to’ ene fanothere: Leipst Se dalle, (ema; Greifs@ald, . Tmescéen . and Susteck are thus covereds There, ave a darge momser of celivery seentacts at “ane numa University» - “AQlsa there ate ecntects -to the: "Landes. hochse! ule? in Pets: dam which fs. destgned “especially occapationse ‘functlonariés, tes chersy.. and Key -0 insti itutiens and. cirches ‘are alse - ~ gug¥lied,. as #uil as" to & mumber of nomsca. femic. circles: of stg nificant strategic. value, as descr ibed below. for training S® .S, The, rollontng exal aiiples | are cites? | oo cs Poa ys) Ata recent “squregonat renting of evangelical student~ ere dis sericuted to several | i evcould net be tyenisned perauge of Lack of supplies at that time. The recepients subse cuantly. expressed such interest that regular delivery «ith a ‘lerge muge<t or copies | -has been éstaciishet. The Karl vaspers article ras ecnsicered ’ ‘popular in this. cirst eo; ang ‘strong curiosity was expressec © regarding Loe nissh* which was being “ébscus ‘sed in the none Be ; Sz delegates. wp A professor of “yournclis abt one aniversity. appreaches a contact for tye SERIES, | ‘aroantsing t ve poor use wor me then, Ye asked that they be suprd te : ly and sent a Fe student from Leipzig bo confira this and cick Laem UP. oth “gtudents and professor were checked: upon and the delivery maces whe c) A group ef Liveral ‘and goctal~cerocratic:s stutents ‘organized in the SED cooperate in & eleses workingece onnittee “is recoynized " : cy the university as. an acagemie act ivity . ef the faculty to which vou these | students: and professor helonge Honat articles are: resi. . and arecul isedrand’ 4 en. transzated ink: note gernen Languas seg amd - > 7 a . passed on a3 reading “pabier to trusted stugents in other “sections _ of the Pailosophical secultys a the cn executive in. 6 ity in “gaxeny rece’ ves, the oe on . magaetne, usine {tas 1 goussion eaterial roculerly: zt closed. ; ee ecucath onl ferute for training party feacthenartes. . Three weeks : ets age the article Tito sentra Stolia was aiscussed. . eo
ae YL PAR. ars « “eEE Tel WL Ie RS Aaa v vent 10 eatin nes Mary mavens ay Yas Nee eH sa Menderes ath ONT unre ahte Jae Pi Sim ae, nua A eae woe BTR dart Gene sees A one pean bette "-dt'stribution, considers: 4b the ideal kind | .opposit tonal stvdents In. ‘the | - of Europes - -.in this’ sense ¥ \ sshosl for higher ‘functiosaries @) until recently, a in-Necklenturg neaé the zonal border was supplied with copies of Der Monat which were read 0! Patclally as the cecis for vr 4 working Out countersarjuments. ne connection wes vreken Ly. ref leaz ‘Lets. the arrest of the cturiery toss was carrying ioise € £) iwenty costes: are. “pegelarly. supplied: for dhstrtvstion tor and. tarough ‘a Volkspolized. uke ‘in ‘Shuringias =” sfactien with vonat. BO, of reading for: cqmuiping whet Zune with rela atively safer fn ‘and ‘strategically suitable weapons, SeLe« ‘*tjeos" and the Ls © er Der Honab-ds-often: contrasted : with the Tele taf af . Der Monat fs not cen: dered. to exaggerate, 4s: Ta 0 ee net the other “pole, "¥ith ‘the: Urath somewhere between" ybat iss 0 r-spected ind trusted |for -itselL. : . : ee Th outlet siprécses pret sat . : ’ » ne 2 : . ‘ * 7. at ~ @ y. : .- i “ < - » Ty
CROQUICR, wr tS way 1950 Yotes vf conferoncs . - Hook; possi b ly- letter: requesting "° ws le. Attantion dalled to asticle in. ourront isso af - TT: SE montiontag tho Cultural Congress’ an Sevlin, | . , y ' 26 Non from Stone states that 3 siceloy isa not. colnig to write spoolal let soz of invitasion to Eleanay Roosovelt = anpanontly becauso of press releases in which sho stated ‘$he Mad chancud her . mind about aitondins,  <tasiy. will take up with State the matter of apooial letters going $0 Roosevelt, Lilenthal and Conant, at tempt persude thon attend, og 3. Som kind ‘of vressuss . te be. usod® to Ansure! attendance : stanoy . Mon Asst, secy, of S Se to chancellor of us of c oO “absence: for: "20. days. eer et iblioity. poleases fran ss bee now nde, requirt re norize this and - nowt 00° which-he already has’ (net! “having Be ai@-not: require 16) with which ‘ os. 3 pisousston of An, Exnress: . technique of handling transportation; =that. inte 6. Reottal™ of + stops. veins taken ourrently in. Berlin, =: oO t,.of Soreign Service Ed, Foundation, FTUC and __ ponphasized oF revealed unloss necessary. We List of delegates le2s | in’ order that ee . addresses may De filled in ahd Féetirisd, Wilt then be compared -._Gith Met axpooted fron Setlin, -And final lists (up to this point) “amgantzed, for-deLivergy trong money sponsors » to Ams. Exproasa . Eq & i £ = 3 $e
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: oe we a / i. The éaorlcan txpress Company will bo inierwed that the Schoollar~ = \ -Advanced-Internstional Studies will sponsor and pay for the traval to Serlin and rotun of @ number of persons, the nawes of whom wili be furnishod ata dater date to the aserican Express Coapany. 2. At the sane time th.t thia notification is given to the scorn _ Expres Company, the mim of ‘ten ‘thousand dollars will be turned over: te then ' from which travel expense 2, saz be teken.s ; ; 3. The clearing house for this. business with t the. Averican Express Conpany will be the office of lr, Gerard J. Gilzors, Assistant Passenger Traffic rriehatl of ‘the. Travel. Departaent, 65 Broadway, Now York, Ke ¥.° when tiie names cf the persons who are.sponsored are furnished ‘to the Anerican Lyprass ‘Copang.,’ all ‘data. will be forwarded to the office of Er. ‘Gilmore, .theuh the persons may be located anyzhers in the’ world. © The Sospany will | cable Anstructions: to their i:- branch offices... an ives So tet : - sooorinmem . he The actual fumishing of trchayortatton will, be eftected as folloxsi- as The Azarican Express Company will have ‘the nae and address of the pewson, furnished: by, You. ‘be ‘the person wilh be instructed to present hingelf at 3 specified oifice ef tha Aaeriean Express Couipany and identify himself, c. Ho then will be given his choice of transportation by rail or air, will be given the recuisite documenta, will be authorized ; is vte spend up to 102 of the ‘cost of troyel,. for. incidental. expenses s . 5e The American Express Company will furnish to. you & list of all persons to wham such transportation and expensé money actuniiy i9 provided. In the ‘unlikely event thet more money is needed than is covered by your depoalt of 410,000, arrangesents, ‘will be made for you to deposit additional money with the . Anerdean axpross Company. Any unexpended funds Jeft in ths: hounds of the averican express Company will be returned to you at thé time a final accounting ds. rendered. . be. Arrangesonta wA11 be eado.ddith the “American Express Co=:pany, : in your BORE y by itr. Martin Be PLL aias y of. Kingaton,, Fernie pee a con ” . . oe ray Law se et eel C¥maehe 7 ovens T: LE A b gt NK elt oe 7 - . : . “ . ONS an he ok es en t Vaal Ble dhe ogee eke RE TI Chae ke, Cleary Cree ae Ts
[ Bay ce for the Con-ress: 1. “Printing of L-page progras, with special h-page French an , | English translated supplesent. 2. Cover letter to all delecates wio have accented; ‘enclosuras of ra — prosram; ask what diseussicns most interest thems what they stl: . sould be prepared ‘to. give, a formal’ 20-30 mimte papers or shorter éorsents bul there will be both seni-formal and informal ‘disevssion, - so that all would have chance. to participate, - Yention matter-of Ruropa-Tnion mesting (see von. Trotha) other > _peotings: (civil Libérties Committees), University lectures, ate. 3e Problen- of. approaching "key. men” ‘to take over papers for gain. " at sci Oy Also:.. probles. of collecting ‘as many papers for printing, if net Bd be delivered: “at. Congress. _ Messages. eo (2 he “Cheek witty ede: about. progress in getting art-exh! bition of - Berlin masters into tom for June, a . . Lo 5. Ordering of books fore (a) Paberna bockestalls, (0) ‘special . ~. “". ‘hook=store showewindow exhibits duriag Congress week, (e) ‘special collections in British-Prench-American inforsa tion ‘cantera. © Should include original French, German, Italian, . etc. editions -- plus a3 mary translations of Silone, Koestler, or, : “Burniiam, et.al. as can be gotten, Get Scandinavia through ' - Copenhagen be.kstore? Italian editions through Frankfurt | ; . International (Koch: Gadde}. Briti.n voluees through Livris “(this ‘tise not paid via Petcr dart).” frénch Shrough Frohnau ~ _or Maison-deFrance. To ‘ba « checked with frau Marsa Senvsller. | Special probles of reduced rates to facilitate sales. Incluie: ‘books or Orrell (also fussian ede )e &.. The ordering. of photos of all relevant peracoslithea: ews and Art-style. ; Te itubicek: to whip up with books and photos: some special book. | ahows for. stores, windows, Toberna, etc. : a: vee Be Arrengensat to have @ "court photograsher® . ay “the ‘congress; - ee ge Spa eae cate . weekly fee, plus. expense-payment for fila costa, ‘Alsos ¢ cartoonist for sketches. a aan 9, Color ba-:nérs with "Kongress" » alsé freneh-fnelisi, Zor : ae Boe . Titenday/-Teberntca, ‘ead Sporthalles oo
10. Problem of Printed Invitations. Also cards for the Press. Cards for. Tabérna guests. Preparation of Yerlin Quest List ine’ Key people for Titania Invitation, and spacial invites to Reger-Sberlein-Schols-iamner-Hontijo-era et.al.-cruwd in - Preparation ef politicalehistorical introduction to post-war | seplin, Simple, ncn-propayaniistic, somewhat factual, " possibly Dilustrated. (After fasiiiea of axcellent Breslau Polish material) , ee 13, “is. 16. - te be given.to other German .and forei gn-languare étations, Pablishifg of congress Progran pocket, Index: to Sponsora; a  deles satese Photozrapt Be To Le finished last fortnight | before Congress, ; — Purchase: of: heevy folder-port: ‘clio to hold Congrass materials Finishing up of racers design for Berlin and ‘Sestern Germany.- Setting up of finance and especially Travel -Sare with. Travel personnel for all. Ccngress return-trips. Checking to see whéther Visa or Military fatry.Feraits are moving essily; vossibly free issuance. Intervention shen di?fleulttes arises Vention this in lettar to all delerates. Cheek with: Ries. ‘for complete tape ‘coverage of congress} sections Approach BBC for yritish caverage. See Patrick Seithe Preparation of page for fenllleten. péges — series of pheto- . ersphs of kay péople coming to vongress, plus sketches, 22, | Stenographic account of all discussians. - So ; Migeograph: staff — allied with tranalation group << for: papers, resolutions, special meysa" eSe Office space, Publicity waterlal for all literary editors in Hester Ge reanyy austria (sean through fr. Liebl); Switzerland, Italy, france, England, Preparation of list of Boasting dailies, weelbtlies. Hiring of a runlieity BNe . for all dc legates. - ‘Purchase. ‘of notebook, mith congress: nae, - eye ete. : :
t ; 2h. Saeck with Kiki: s about the Steinplatz park, . (23. Caeck with ‘hadtrat Yay and Metjon about "Fidelfo* performances 1 25, Cozp zplete arrangements for Steinplatz and Am Zoo Hotel TO HB 265 Hede cai the questica o "Security" at the Holels and Tobernas ?7. Contruct for ‘Titenta on Xenday afuerncon, and the : Sporthalle for Fasite mentingss . 2. brran, enents for cat by-Congres “$ peeeption cn won day evening oa, moct Frefereily on the. Fanngery at the ‘wectehaus. ; 29. Arrany! -enent ‘for a . dozen: ‘taxis OF SO _@< hired for the. week -« - - with "netor pool . (ispatcher™ ow @ach cab marked "Kongress" © 5p. as arrenpenents (who as guides?) for tour of city < on a ‘free. , - sorning: (ionday, Thursday), or other times «= pot into Seviet - /aecter, but along. berdar pointa,. Srardenburger. Ter, atte. : . Collecting vamue thoughts about place and. character of ‘rWhad . reception purty. Congress, commindants? where. (Takestde?: _ Pfanentasel?) . "32. ‘robles ot Conere 8 meals and Concre:s expenses for Delerates. Austrians ( aeong others) are DrokGe Usual Congrass custom ; of mealse . , . . . 338 “Completion of. weveral Uonat vopri nts’ ‘tor tha Taverna book=stall ' and Congreas materials stlone, Losatler, among others, Sonat exhibitions Bound volumes? Ordar fifty ROTes | Bus. Ficket and information Buredu —= facilitate to theater pers : fermances, ‘concerts, restaurants, and the lilre, 3S. Arrencements. avout at least. two -geod interproters == one to. ‘be native in German language, Iranslatars into French and English should be netive-in-languare;- also, checkers. - Allled _ Liaisons, ; Cos 36. Press Factlitios arrengenents: telephone, aablieg ; 37. Chees on Inproved buf tot at Teberna, ~: catting’ down use of cruising cabs: (security) ae er wee
i oe, PR. w . yo = a 7 ROUTING AND RECORC SHEET HGSTRUCTIONS,  GOftleer designations ahutg te used In the “To” column, Under ench grement § Iles shaulé ve dren. . rf: 86FO88 BReet and each conment ausheraé to correspond eith the nuater la the “To°ectume. Fach officer adoulg initial . ~ -ddneck werk Inauffictert! t282re furtaear routing. . TAls Mecord sng Rawting Saeet shoatd be returned to Beglatry. orficea’s ; 4 ; eo RECO Fuo'> | HMITEAS [ . : .. my
tr. deyee to arrange for the sveesssry. Melon with th — SeRET 85 April 1980 — MENORARTUM OF CONVERSATION“ BUNSRCTs CPC Lialeop vith the Deperteant of: State . ¥, oo. PARTICIPATE CPt, EReTl, Chief AYR, Chief PIS, ond a0 Ys Ere Frank stated thet recent eableg-froa the CFC representative in“Gersory concerning the Dorlin relly ip vay end the Congress tn me hed paived pelley ctesttons whieh peonired State Tepartpent esoréinatios. Fe atcted that sea remit of thecé onbles he hed recnested “re. ferrison to @fecase tree palicy cvections with Pr. Jayes and had recuosted =. na Offices ef Corcas -  Affatre. - | 2. cite. Harrison etated that: br. Joyee had erronsed a meeting in hie office vhers wr. Batiroey ‘and Yr. Fever of CPC hed dteeissed thoes?" prodblene vith Mr, Ielloresa and“ Hr. Stranes of the Offices ef feress Affeire; torutner with “r. Zehviar. Ap a Femlt of thie meeting, the: Offices of Gersan Arfairs dtacatekod o State fovertuent telesran to ‘Whee indiesting that the Besartacat woo coortinstisg with C14 on 8 program desiened to contet tha effectiveness of the Rerlia rally fa Mey. -Phie telegren rocelvet ¢ vide distribution in Beohirgton. as well as ia- _the hesaquartere of Alode in Fronkfort. —— ; , oS. Me, Frank seid that altrovurh be reesgnired the ineoeurity of | the Office of Corusn affairs as ovidenced hy thie telarras, he felt. that 4% wae essential for 37 to asiateis Vintron with the Affice of Geraan Affairs on oolicy eatters. Ba proposed ta raensmcad to we, Joyce that elther Col. Eyroadé op pe, Geoffrey Lavls be ‘4esipnated as the . Ltetedn effficer for tha Offies of Garasn Affaire to deal vith SPC os: _ policy eatters sxbject to. clearances. is each inetance with Hr. dayea. 4, Tho undereizaed e¢reed vith Xr. Pronk’ s proposal. subject to “the understanding that mez Linison would be exercioed under tho opisting coliey laid ‘down Oy apr, naorlys that: OPC Tiaison witb the | Deperiasat of State will te. esrducted only by ADTC, £400, or CYP, aed. “ ghow af thie authority fe delereted 16¢ will only be done eo rhea the event mee SEGRE individes! esthorized ie ectioficd thet 10 te essential arf can be: eon trolled, #24 subject t+ the fartier sodercteading that suen ldatasa will not. invalve epers tiene? details of OPC plane end operations. — ect sare” CPP: fatef, Age
~ TASTRECTIONS: @rticer designations aerask sheet end, seh somnant auakeres Uthech werk taewt ficient! Bafore fur es & a FROM: ceDps ro B00M aa : RO. Foie 92. 88.80 apa 1848 RPP RAPE A BOD OEE SE ACP Rng EE 8 eres afer eneneee ethrcnant APN ean Yes {s#4*t9Raiiutn “Siecemstangey_ssweeverenmmrerreeren ye | |. ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET atuld te weed ta the "Te" cotesr. coger gach qoament @ lng should be dreen soreessend sith the number im 19e "totcatvad. feck officer ehoul é tnbelat ar routings thie Record ana Gn tog Woot should be returned to Reglatt ye Wwe. . ry COMMENTS DATE OFFICER'S p feo | babe ALS Be
| #8 Apris 10% 4 MEMORANUGY FOU Poofess TUBIECT e Slemeiturnine Fuso Le I64n ‘roquestod ‘that. one erate of fifty unite of show - , amning fuse bo procured for CfCe. Tris fusc fa a Rariua. tolenims vee * oxide iniveure,. madé up in a quartereinah ‘load ‘tide, with a ‘aeing .. 7 an tind of 872 ‘sebonds por.unite cS ce me I 7 Be It 1a further rogissted ‘that eT woo delete de tet ee kk. Consul ait, PLS/OR 5. bo euthorised to purérasc ane _rusu, ror. sitio. renal o a, as he will bo refidbursode (Tho astinated poet of one orate will bo - Se ee - | 848688.) “Chsrgse for ‘thie procurezent should be moubo agning’ Be Projeot SOW AUD. - : ee |. Be The ab @ is te be dolivered to CRU on Oa a! 87 April 2550 by After guffielent testing and forsue — LO BS lation of instrustions, Chbe will turn the fuso over to FBellis Operations Divioion, OPLe . i Chie ne : ts 7 a esearch and Develepaant oO aa 1 7 The or os Uperatlans as. F8IIIY oe a SEREF ee i ‘ : : . r 1 : ‘ 2 i : : i : oo 1 3 i - :
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H ai ' 1 oe CO - April 24, 1950 | Berlin Congress for Cultural Freeda, June 6-30, 1950. The underaigned callod upon ee at 3s 6" clo con April 22, 1950 to discuss “domestic arrangemonts’in support of the Congress, for which frofesoor Hock bee boen deri gna ted Azeriean representativo, There were no other persons present. 5 , a Se | lopaned the conversation by eupheasiaing the nead to °° age pe are we einisdse the Govermsént's interost in the Congress. He folt that itvas =. essential to retain tho ap-carance. of a completely private venturc, I | assured hig thie wae also the Department's view, Referring to tho statua | of Welvin J. Lasky, secretary of tho Congress in Berlin, aa an exployee. of HICGG, then eald he thought. itr. Lasky should be given - _ a leave of absence in order to carry through. the project ina private. enpacity. I promised te look inte this problem, and commented that i¢. could not be done readily without itr, Lasky's cooperation, I also — . Suggested that aince tr, Lasky to my knowledge wes spending coro of his. | perecnal funds on prepiratione for the Congress, it vould only be fair - “, to leok for sono othdr source of {neozs far Hr, Lasky during euch tine as he night be an leave fron Government sorviee.
in Pie - abcct mich itepa ap long Ga _contiming the discuszics, it waa elesr that in working alone had as yet been emble te cake eny ceneiderahle progress on bekel? cf the Congress, an¢ that there tas urgent saved for (a) a ainimm staff to handle the pregrea in thig country and (b) a exall '- * gliesetion ef funds to par for talgphons, stationery, publicity; ete, Until the present time, Professar Eock has been cerrying the entire » and apparertl7 bas had to be extremely careful a gtanes telechons eslia or example, he felt hea eould afford to telephone da and agk hin to sponsor thd Congress (shiek ‘dievitetion accepted,) but be hesitated to pet out the darger funds to télephone in | California. Es wild also like ve call the Congress. headquarters in Berlin, but felt that the transstient‘e toil ‘charges tas quite beyond hig meang, Ce oe — co oo , rt : “yp a Fablic relations mia en a pert-tite baste for the sake period. | __In.reniy to pyquery as te wat sort of budget woild te necessary, sugsésted that ne world naed.a secretary-typiat for two .... Be. thangkt the secretary could be ob:eined for $250 a month and the pub-- -Gtelty can’ far ‘less than $500," In addition, $500 vould be sufficient far. - such itess ag rettal of typeurltars, stationery, terephone. calls, postage, etee This would bake a total tarlget of £2,000; The réntal ‘expense could — - be reduced, he thought, by using the offices of The Ney Leader, a Socialist - publieation-ef which he is.one ef the editors, He did not think 1¢ edvia- able to hava'a pretentious office, dince obvious affluence would incite _ ‘Suspicion, The setivity cozld be organised-by smericana for Intellectual Freedom, of which he is the founder, Thia greup staged the anti-Comnmigt pregram in Hew Yerk dn Harch 1949 fer .lose than $25.00, "As to. the expenses ‘of husriean'reprosentativea going to. Berlin, . . oped that it ‘wore not be: necessary to use ailitary trane~ sition, since that would create the depression of Govornment spongser~ - . ship. Hs thocght camereis] trasspertetion would definitely be preferable, and added that he would like to 3 in a position to give cash grarta to © tue delegates cf about $700, that is, the reumd-trip fare plus a few. dollars over for ineidentals. He felt it gould be undesirable for toa large an - 2 ~ Amériean representation to ba sirt. Frovably \eix or seven people would = bo enough. “This would mean a tretsporteticn budget of ‘less than $500@577 + - Saveral timds during the canvereaticn, létressed that. 4¢ mas not asesssery to have 6 jarge sus of Béney. For what was meded,.. . (i ee he said, the right reople cold tardly be paid; it was essential, he aaid, to have "dedicated persomel® she were willing if necessary to make ‘per- som] sacrifieas. - , So ores . _. Qn the other hand, he thougkt 1¢ vatel to have the right. sort cf . publicity. The preas arrangements ebould bo mads : thet someone {a dashington cold ask .
He would like to invite Lice himself, but doubted if it “trade union paper in Rew York. would be politically desirable. At this point, I suggested inviting . Mrs. Claro Booth Luco, and Po ehought thot might be the ansver to his dileum. ea -handla tha mubliette | thought he night hire val who is editor of a [bandied press matters success fully for the anti-Corzuni st. dewo on last Hareh.|__ | could zake the first necessary errengements himself, but would be glad to bave any offer of aasistance cors to kim through tho, offices| ~ “Ho Roped that the people concerned would approach Aim in the Bear ruvure.— ~
Ly oprhd 1956 - geTAN Od FOR a. oot ( svecs Congres for ealarad Freedom i | . One ef the ogi: - rosa protlons in connect, with tha 9 pro, Inteliectant Vence ogress to Bo held in Lerlin ia ho patter | of .revilin; haads fos", ‘transportation ‘of. Galegarede re) ‘have conesived the posarbility of- two or Ureo. organizations overtly finandixy tripe gar: cultural and -intelles+uad Loaders: from warious. epmitrios. The gone. thus provided : nd be BG ; ‘ dacoaited with ‘the amriedn ag 3d, Cexpany Wath: inatrustians - —"- &y Ranor treasportation | “Fo,neste froa persone holding bona bona cide ; Bo invitations ta the. a anerees ee endorsed py ono of the ojenaoring | ee eee tah ee eee ce meme ee tees organizations i to expected a that there wl be o ‘gotal of eppronizately: — dolegntans & unis. date, the Jollowing persons | have bean invited: 1 “ portrend jussall, Fhiljogogher - duiton raudlay, Blolegdst Rablete CTOSREMN g- Here and fuhor . Vietor oe Ap es ublishes . pra tae ad : set et Te “oO Feaco. candke Chea, author éythur Koestler, futher Bava icusdeb, ial or . Gorniy oye Sard Jespares cpiloousher » voctologist - Carle 3G aerate oliticdan . -Bagen Bogan, seer * Benedetto Croce, author and Voliticlay - Ignuaklo Silens, & Te a, ecco & & ‘ & ‘ K we PEE TOT ARE APO RENE Ge EA AL
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14-00000 5 : SECRET ft - ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET in STRUCTIONS: Qtiicer deviynetions should de used in tha “ro* cotume, Under each comment 6 dine shovid te Arsen s€ras: shegt and wseh Commant numbered ta correspond ath the avm@her ia the “Toco lun. Tris Recorg end Routing Sneet should be eatuened to Pegistry. fear officer should Initial icneck mark imauffictent! before further outings OFFICER'S PMETLALS ORe RO. os ing , 3 SECRET APR t849 5 F 4
lp asrit 1889 VEMCRASIME FOR: | : . SUBJECT: . Letter of Instructions : — e - You. will proceed oa or avout 13 Acril 135 to Prenkfart, Sb >: Gerneny, reoorticg usou your errivel trere to the Chief ofthe. EO Yikiva ilissioa, through arrengenents of which you have vaca advised en fa. orally. Fros Frankfurt you will ‘proceed ta: 3etlia fa accordance ~ (0 ms ns os with further arfsageceats. of Wich the Chief of Vikiva German ‘Migeion will avvrise you. Ea route to -Francfurt youlare authorised: 9 ‘ae tf you = ° : a ; to atop over, for a-period sot to ‘exceed 4 dayey -, ey " deen such 4 etes advisable in tie Sartherence ef your aisston. © ae as You will leave Serlia, Germiny, of OF about 7 tery 189 acd return , ; to the hone station. . Za-route to the hotve station fou will be , oO eithorized t6 stop over at uch other Suropera cities. aad for = 7° ’ such amounts of tine, as BAY subsequently be annroved vw othe rome office uso: your recommendation, You will be responsible - for procuring ‘ali of Your own ‘travel fecilities and hotel accom . mogations at the cities 4a which you stay. ck fe a. pve onlaace writer aad lecturer whos -  wieiting Europe to procure material for ature vubbicatious. ye MRS * Your general appenresce and veonduct et nil tines must be da Keeping | ‘with this cover. You will aot carry uny élassified paterial with a : you while traveling. You are ‘not to recoimire other exoloyees gecents have bécu acdaiin advance “your cover i9 that of a fre : ‘ of this agency unless arran, : ee P or unless you esa do go in #211 keening with rour cover. You | ; a, - Boo wall not attract attention to yourself either by acts tacharac- ge ae . pO teristic of your cover or ty the atseace of notions cansisteat © oo re ; : While ia Gerzany you nay be asked to act for we i ~ with your cover. _ cod a veriod.as a syecial consultant to the Office of tre. Eign Commissioner. Aceentance ‘of suen an apnodintrest my you is con- ; . Within your cover you ; . _ eigered to de in Reening with your coves. ° 5 - are authorized also ta accent iavitations to lecture ca eubdjects *. ' not directly Felated to your orinery Aisstone. . domes PR sora di all psy att tate byedaall tate rdBen a
Be meseé$ionn ° You breve teas thoroughly ortefed oa vrosects SGHound vrtionnal activities and Pons ieee and rou Will u.dertaxe sich ore id connection with these projeste as fell within the instruc- oz nen Wikies Hission and Ts ryiss out these opera-_ at Sionug sou weceive fron the Chief big muthoriced resresestative. ryiss tional activitter., you will avoid ere hig wablie etteation te vourcels to the Eaxisua noesitle extent, and yoru will “4 nertiodlar eveld, for the surcoses of thie: trip, publicly aesoelatt: i yourself with project. PIQutée. tg injunction, hovever, will sot prevent your meeting. oe eatels with any: other dacive éuals concerned wi th eltrer the overt or covert - phases’ of the prosect. You will, ia acdition, ‘act as conmultast to. tre Cnief: of the Vikiva Hisetona end. sis putiorized: Pecresentatives. Ob. sca other getters” 6 they bay we seo $0. . pring *o. your et! ext ion. . . witn bota a physical and era which you handle . You are ‘soecif tently crargeée operas jonal security is connection with matt Aad for wisieb you are given resno.albiiity. cri wal rad
ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET Uader each. coamant 8 ting srould Be drecr pesTRUCTIOgS:  Officsr Genignetiona sould Be used Tn the “To” ectuane coer eee ‘acroas-ahegt and: eden eouirent ryabered to correspond @fth tre muster In tne “Ta°coluss. Gach. officer showkd tattle C Check noch nine ficient? pefora further routing. thie Record ond fowting Sreet srould fe returned to Raglateye a0. . BNUP «30 pal 12 April 1950 aa ~~ q i “ foam 82. oy ag a : : _ e SECRET apa 1648 . _ of to : 1 Q . : . a i i a Mo 8 ‘ 4 i t ~ -
4-90000 BECP= Dv val a Lope ” @ April 1960 SUBJECT s . Congress for Cultural Freedoa a \ TOs he Berlin newasapers have recently éarried 9, dpa announce= ; ; ment of a Congreso for Culturel Freedem to be. held. during the, Se 4 | - Leet week ef dune 1960. The ndtlees in DEY TAGFESSPIEGLL- and DEQ. : uo TAG of 2 (April: and in DIE NEUE ZELTUNG and TELEGRAP af 4 April | - an ma were oll ainilar snd brief - about one inch in length. DAS Se eb : +.) BERLINER SPADTBLATY (Social Demecret) :of 2 April, however, corried : : oa no laree( 2s" 7")s front-page articles 2 8 CL fellowes. - pos oo A Congress for ‘cultural. Freedom will be held in Serlin _. during the lsat week of Juno. The Berlin Committee which fe preparing the Congress. comsiste of Ernst Reuter, Lord - _. Havor of Borlin, Professor Zdwin Redslob, Restor ef the "Berlin Free University, sad Dr. Otto Suhr, Direetor ef the . Berlin Heohkschule fuer Politike Melvin d. Lasky, Fditor a “ “efi Bhe international review DER MOWAT, will act aa General pe Te ' Sooretary to the congresse . “The épa: goxt of the: former 1 newspapers wee enoralty ag. ; $. The article in the Berliner: Btadblate sonteins ‘the infor, mation of the apa. Felense an@ adde the. ‘Tollowings Ue ie believed thet a lerge number .of prominent oe writers and men of learning will attend the Congresa, co , . ‘ Among others, the following men are expected to parti- Ct sipatet Author Ignagio STLONE (Ttaly), Professors Julian HUXLEY (Engiénd) and Sidney HOOK (USA), Poot ot ; Prialf OVERLAND (Sormy) and Ture HERMAN (Sweden) ee ~ oe vo . _ well ag Davia. ROUSSE? and Arthur ROBSTLER. ,
a, a - ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET. (MSTRUCTIONSS OF ficer epetarreta 2 sss ered be the "Fa" cotum. inder eech comment o biae stovld te drawn a€rOss sheet and each esament erote et to correscond with the muster ir tte “fe"cotuan. Fach officer should ialtial tChech march intufflciont! vetcre te- ter routings “Thoda @ecord ang Baytieg Sneet should be raturned to Registry. ‘ #Oim 8O. rv Pat) ape 1048
®. t ‘ - f oo — 11 April 1950 LEXIORALDLL FOR: | , SUSETOT: © °  PDQUICK and TFP . vt . le ‘I_réfer_to the attachod mezorandun of 7 Acril- 1950 ‘addressed. |. wee Lo. > oo. te you -by eae nee abet ee me nn etn eet ates o giet eared coe echoes 2h , 7 26 I refer particularly to paragraph 4 sentence 2 of theabore | - / - - “ Mencrandu and to FRAY 117 parasrapn 1, Be . ‘ oe, ; ‘Be ity suggestion in this rozard is as. follows: . . .I suggest that wa do not desire for FORLICE a Rhino Cire cular to Exbassies similar to the circular supporting QNIVORY, -. an because a cireular of that sert is uct essential and vould unneces- “ ste sarily invite attentionto the U.S. interest in rou.TCz, = ee es wast on oe nr ar ‘eooy. of the Qervory circular is attached for your ee os informatiore ; Oo . . mee . 7 . . SECRET oe Loe
14-00000 M: Certain american Dipleratte Cffieers -  » oom The Format of Naticnal Committee for Free Eurtye, Ince, Tith heedcuarters in Nev Yer, was anmnowneed on dune 1, 19456 This . Corrittee is a private crpentsaticn esncerning itself with democratic leaders ang scholars whe are exiled from the fellowing ccuntries: ‘Felam, “gechcsioveida, Hunceary lumania, Yureslavia, and Sulseria. the Cecmbttee Will be financed db: private ecatributions. peas e noted fron a statezent iss: vexd bir Josen. Cy ie its formation: isc cree, natecan Sof tho Corrittes: in anmnoincin Nour prosran bogins swith tho tancible fact of the. ‘pr esenca : “here. cf thes: “exiles and rafugeose. there is an Anericen trad~ oo. - . Co -. .  itien-ef hesri tali ty to arliti¢cal refugees. The promise which. - eee aa ; oot _ .. We save at Yalta remiing unrodeaned. .-cre than that we nave a - , ‘ ; , iefinite self-interest in helying te Keep alive, and in full — or political leaders who share our view of li fe--leaders ho hedve refused te louckle under, men who have net tecitated ae Dee co risk thelr lives fer thotr donocratic feithe ag item Yo. 1 mS . ; “in our ciliate crecran te crepose--iave in fret slreaay begun-- towers rte caters mee to Pind s fs ale eccupatiens fer these dewceratic exiles... 2a i are sextin no cut to find suitable positions for thea in colleres to. ask others of trgna to pew _and universities. We are rrovosins ‘crepare studies en topics for Hi ch th rey are especially quinpedess At the cano.timoe ve are on 1. mational grou of aoe e) amiles 46 drew tepother zc darocratic elemonts, 7 : tatiis, “these cther than Fascists or Cormunists=-ih order to orm in their temporary fean haven HNatieral Committoes wich - ean stand as simbcla of democratic hope: fer their covntrimen . ; ; nm Fastern Hirovesses We leck forvard to the day when there will , . a , an mo lencer be an iron Curtein....and these six nations which ve ee nelpeéd Hberste from the Nasi erprossicn will be sree i fromthe - an Cotumist copression and’ once more. can organize their existence in their efn tat. ‘then + tine comes there will be something cl:se to gociel chacs ane solitical vacuum, for the first effert ef Pf totalitar ian rerimes i's to destroy all ce astructive elorents ‘ Da ich might build anvthineg different fron thenselved. Lecking > Ska ct te ate 1 : Pornaré to that histeriec end. critical tine we have in mind that, ; uo : : ee So 2* meamhila denccratie leaders have been helsed to keop alive ne om anc in. vigor in. the denceratic havons to which they ven we can hove that, returning, t rev will have carta in a enceratic. receristructicn. Our second purpese 7 £1L be to. pet the velces af these oiled political. leaders: on “the air, addressed 0 ae iz their oun pecples back in Surepe, in their am lancuages, in so cay ” ‘ Dees : Ho feriliar tenese We shall help then‘also.if we can to get thoair mecsaces back be the printed ‘word. eo (f course wo are net geing te compete with the Ycoiea cf Americae He shall on- RE ERENTHAL 1. AL by ok
_ deaver te gugplanant the Yoleg of Avert coe for the Yeleo is under reastrietions by reasen ‘af ies of fiefal characters Te is eur Av™eriesan ate nee to leave evosithir orT.en Ir & 5 tno Field of oirittative can accc. re ar wy dimedlate pregras ig to sek sus at enes tc leacars into a brent ‘eontact wit » Avort can, Ufa. - + Cur idoa Sg to enable these Frevon chamgicns of dangersey te see with thelr orn cyos her Srecdom and cone caraé: afé sortine cut in the urdted States » « ef aave ho doubt that age co alons othor cactirt ties will be adic to cr We oOBYeeTam «2 6° ; Verbers: of the Commitee, as of Yvune 1S Frans pitachad | (tecesurer), “Sami lton Fish ammsticec, A- Ae Dox Revart_togds BY 939 Hugh Ae Druny Allez “We. Du Eisorhovar., Yael © sthridce, danea As Far Levys. arthur. Page, Detitt Cs Focle (zxedutive Soerotary)s Caries : “Sp offord, Gear les: tr. wath, tet fallace ath ax violle For yur informaticn, the Dopartie® <t has Seen contin: ‘ally in« formed of the preeess cP formation of tao Corritteca, altix ach Une Dopartcent has no active concern with who Comittee 's. activities, ‘tt has given its unofficial APPR val an the Cermittes! 5 sede ivese Recaise of the in plicitly 7 too's# work, thera will be coordinatic en % “k sh ne oxpoct that the Comitveo Sih cooperate in every Tar “‘torard the aoccnp ish- rent of our chjcctives, in caster Surdce ans of the con eral s ai mo cf- uur -foroisn po li ote wa llban Gréun cise Ce. cre (Chairman n)s Charles Re Hooks arthur ‘Blice Lane, iar
MG CTS. OF- RREPING eo ATR a F bore 138 SUMECT 9 PUSUXSK and TPTRR D> yO as eE2SUT 4 Yosers. ae - Le. Pieduscion of of arrungenonta_ sade for departure and cover ko will handle detaile, ee Ie ma agreed tat a reeonnendation bo aade to CO? that tuo milers of thia coitttee, representing Rote and cP p respectivoly, ; ‘be. given authority to. tabs emirgoney ection on oablag received out 7 oe of norm houra of vorr rojuiring onergensy handling; it being antie | aipated that ‘such esergarelos may arise in sonnoction with projects PPPTEER and “PDGETCR ewer any of the woekends totresn the preeent date and 1 June, . "3. PRAY 3 (rm 2595) wae considered in gotall and, all ‘itens . dn, peracra;sh 1 art 2 wsre approved. Pith réfererce to iten F of -” paragraph 2, project LOXSTR PAN LIL (TT 21715), asouned. the reapensitility for clearing thie 's-. tter with the Stata Desartcent through [ess fa favoratle responses ia -reccived, a aable ‘ef conemrrencs- mill be gant te ths Pield. With refareson to Para:; setph 3, it was proposed hy. that. itess: A ant! te ccebine?, That is, that no sears. be orcated ~- eith reference to Lutents plicue er other sortous dlessces but that _& eamaicn te inatituted to tho effect thet the water of Fast Reriin ia seriously conteairated and is eauning’ dysentery, that earniaga ta dzoued- and put Lished in the press eyzpathattesliy urging the pep. lace . of tact Te: ita, tmoludicg | the ery ‘Nartioipante, | net ‘to drink the sater foo
re =a - “without tolling it, noe te drin’ 4% under any elrcuastances except | ‘ . . . . oo. from payer cud, = ot to wash clothes in avch eater nor to katho or shave with it aa! te take every, oPreaution te oretoct thensolvess Then orcecet “pith :tea “A and éceter the soup vit h a strong but hare= i: dese lamtive shich would not oaly Sorve a purpose in iteelf bet a . ; woule tond to bear out ‘the rumor ecntained in ‘ites Fe. ee _ ‘The: evan lites mae not in: faver. of. ites B unless it ‘cools Le | - . justified poze lecteally and did rot idierstand ic ee of ites Co. wo : -Dispateh S7-Cr6 i wae oxuninod ant read eh sth aush gratification, oo hove beon _athered: 2iate, of nased are téing ecagared with Liste which here ary! reeesnondations sill te sent ar the field be” Fras 117 (aM 21944) wag oxagined and it ‘sas decided to rofor oo ven oO DA to [te taken ue wef ie a roccnzeniatlen , weg mo, "beyond the céavetence of this ecmalt tea to bantles” Iten iF AB ros - are .~ forred, wf ke ansiysis and reocrts ith referonca to iten 1c 4¢ is not umeretood why {atersreters “of tate esliter will not ke availatJa in Ferlin and calle ML le sent to to held, Fith nfore : ease her AP, TT : * Baip wee Peferved be “he Tepider oho Bo 'Wowib. Pee hryad Ver fre ¢. “dha ee Be APES sta ; wentecnnt ‘da this: re woe Ot a Serine tow, Gt B. fen patton - “BE ‘ettarad, ts ore credler tha mb .aea- a a awed show alee +e- indittede.- ao ~ eH .
a2 a eALIRMER EE tee SAEED RY STEER Sc Pte Pe att nen TED oP tn anaes 7 April 1959 wexondaour req {sgl ; SUE SEC? # Travel arrangesonts Cones rr Lug ae oa oanegtion with eXCICK. ang TPHISE>, 1¢ 19 now PTOoned” ‘tha ahell leave the Cos. en or atout 17 April, proceed te berlin, Tezain there apprexirstoly tro veeks ( rendering asolotance in ‘preparations fcr PIRLK affair, alao in er para:tons for QUICK) iva Porlin to return to the U,S, En route, on re« tura,. be will, if Andicated by the corrse of affairs in Ferlin, sake Cilla on preainent PEO le fn Festern-Eurene tho are to be present at ing, ic order. to confirn their acceptances or induce - thon to B6Copt tf they have not Slready dong “1 > TetGPn te the U.S. Soproximtely between § and 19 ; Bay. He temhede led to return to Porlin soneting betceen - _ 'Oespleting arrangonenta for QUICK inolud 2. Arrassenonts in prospect | a Ge (kan attend to Perotal of ‘passcort and obtaine | ing entry permit to Gormany (as author interested in detalig  /@0ncerning publivation of hie book in Germany.) ‘TF there aro delaya in te , obtaining passport or ontry : | permit, Carpenter will éxpedite ; ” a “Ir, for any reason, entry >ernit bocomes impracticable . fren Fash 5 60 to “aris rhere, by cooperation oa, with Fill apply for entry pornit to Germany aes which 6 inmediately avallatle, - an : be eatly to Frankfurt share bs wi and arrangesent. C] L ar Hepat. Sa; 66 in Frankfort. will p o Ferlin where with others in Perling — — , %¢ 4 covert travol order {6 teing - ize advance of 31550, portation, oe COMSULCARE - 3 in any event Till be bis gover for bo pared which will anthor= Will tiy hie oan trane- de AW
age ° Se All-of these mattors will hava to & é&,out and ecurdinated. Ruutine matters will be in banca of FEIT, Sho will to  in-Gentact with and vill mov all Stalls concerning travel order, aivance, entry ,ercit, and pasoport, so far oo necessary scopemme . '- tion fren pritce ie cerrorned. Arrangements should be Dy comp Le ted y PRACTICAL] oe, on‘Monday 19 april. fi ~ f
5 ’ H ere a cee ey PRT Ee oe ot we. EAD fat 8 chee tte 2°: PLAST Ee ey ye Joi ewed GPR EE SAR OE Ma ie ae ts Teak mt sarees aera Set "  pareces, binder and frustrate the Deutsch . -%g used as a veapou ‘ - Sectors of Berlin. if.a gubstantial a ow MACEAIM IDE APC Youth rallyy (Sou ana rainforce overt. nobivities planed by - +. %0 achieve the sane objective. "3 the Daatschiandtreffen either kave beca oY will be ¢ 4 ‘gmoropriate civilian end military officiala. 6 foril 1550 ~ A pon = ie ” SUBTECTE | Cre Plane for CocAtetac te Sidst the ” Doutschiandtroffes. 4. In cosalisnce with sour PeYUCs se there.13: gronitted |. herewith & report on coe covert Operations, 24 vropess OF uncer. - “coueideration, % counter tho. Conminister0zgores Tyee Geran techlanttreffen), scheduled for f7=08-29 Yay oe ta Berlina. a ef crC coantireaction is to 30° ) gretreffea thet it cannot .- to gust the hllied Powers frou, the Western ogres of avececs is achieved rected toward inntigating seetere thas turning” _. 2, Tho initial ebjectiy in that phese, major effort eousd thon bo di antiecomuniet decronetrr.t lone in the Soviet ‘the rally entirely to vagtera PAVGT Eee 3. The ope propran for this avent ia designed to aupplement ‘yeemation muttorit Les ALL CPU operations directed against Leered with - with whem bigb Level Liaisons le peinteined in the field. ; — o activities te that they not -. & <A mejor eriterion of OF Reace they ‘ba direotly attributable to the U.S. government. fall isto tye clessest - ee a. These contacted by entirely clandestine means and ‘not abtribatable to any actual gource,. end . wb. Toa attrivuteble to. inddsengus dudividuals aad _ GPOUDEs with official. Wede inetignsisa SF guprert eornces letle era pnd eatiesoviet orientation ~~ ~ tho second tyme of activity te I2 view of the gtroacly prowvest of the Zerlin paputation.goserellys t 4 covertly 1 opportunities: to ingsirs. ‘guise aa0 offers excep’ locas ' asaist actual Gorman resistance to the rally. Ge activities . We ‘ i . . fon" amo, ee at Les oh en it. cia
t Preparation of 76 ,C00 anti-coxcuniat Leaflete wy the Kerefervore geren Usnecsehlienkelt, aa is2ievaons , 2 Gerzan organization mponsered wy OPC, to be distri- . tated durtag the re tys —_ . i Start orepsrctior of at leest tvo cowtiseral ly ; pammiicta, #9 te distritated ty elsciestise netvorks Lute She. Soviet Tone prior to the ovent; an . Treparstion by a controlled Garman sttommer of indictments atregsiug ileal accocte of the reliy, ineiaéiag i : uo oe . co ta the setter of pereatel rewpong ibility fs> eiters; Re oo te oe en Dee Sigation ef Let¢ers of warytrg fron Yes Sarlin . stuterts to arvualatances in fie Soviet cones a cial editions ef one or nore est s to te distritetedc free acring the ~ po , Plaaning for isp6 . _. Rerlin nevepsyper Suysidlzing distritatioa of 150,000 extras copies of she nagesine Yroitadscialt, orn of a West Serlin antlecormuniat youth grour; i Consideration of publishing feke edttians of Communist nevipanere, coute ining propagands of decection and confusions - . ; ., a Frensration df 2. Letter, eddressed to Soviet Lene : ae clevpynen, ankiag thom to tee theis inficecce to “ok oo hoes young people out 0? Periin durirg the pally; 5 faspirivg vost Derlia newspapers and the ‘J.S.-Liceised g mos Co, pagio statioa, BIAS, to carry ratavlal faverabie to = BT UsS. aime before, “uring and after the rolly. pF 7 ; v. one 7 : Pronotion of a rasor campaign to the effeet that ° Commuaists are eager to Yaye Serren yonag tecgle 7 ' : a . , _ willed ant tafured during the rally. to provice sO St _nagtyrs for tha Hoscoy causat ae . - + ts Promotion of another rumor cammeign to the effect . . 7 that Corsmigsts plan recruitment of relly rertietnants for Lebor ia Rasgiag-- --- Sak Copy #2? eeap
CtvesYetices 224 forged order, dndleetiar ‘thet Sno Pally actually ta-a device for recruttment of Oarnan youth into ghe Soviet Zone Pooole'’s rellea; Slanting a news story to the effeet that the rally ‘came about as the result of direct orders issued ‘oy Moscow to Walther Ulbricht, Gernen Comeuniat lesder, on the oecersion of kis roeent viske to the Fussiag capitel; Faking of fere to mrovice billetiaz for rally vartiale ‘weate in ruine, unsevory hotels or other undesirable space; Lo oy oe Consideration of dismintiag. trausnortation aid other — rally Flear Bag iesuance of false orders and procienatiozs ; : .. Obta tatag Fay patforas for vosatble ase by erente 7 Of diesruntiogs ,  §oun unter-Attre ctions: Seonsorshin by the Xampferupre of a ftreworka disslay’. the everice of 29 Vay; Covert miidance end encouragacent of Yost Berlia - nerehants to vrepare attractive dlenlays of nerchiue dise, illustrating the rele ottvaly hen, atandards of . Keetern Living: a, eo Covert soonsoring of ‘free, or » lowepi'tead notion picture showe, featuring especially tateresting filae; Covert. sponsarine of, anorts events or other. mass -ettractiougs, dettened for the davble vurnose of taistaining ‘ent Berlin morele aud distracting rally participante; , : An- rexinstely three weeks after the rally, covert’ enoneorshis Of a evltural en@ intellectual congress - - in Berline-one of its objectives: belize . to unnnek the hypocrisy of cormunist intellectus} appeals *o youth, gounter= 719) ence: 2: If, and only tf, high policy ‘considerations require, covert ergeaizetion, eupport and gatdence of pro=_ Weatern iedicsaous street-fighting units to rest a _Atsplay of force vith greater force. - Cony #2 nw ang feet ‘ 2 f
~ & = a / 3. ta addition to the forecatae plans, Mirther yvacartus ties anprestiongdh ayt M, aa a2 te indivescug Geracn gone with nlnna of thety orn ta sotateract the wally. ; ‘ : guebly will artee fer OFC direct activities ar emyers$ & *, CPS 43 rolaforclas l¢s German ateff with all evatlable qualified poreennsl, ale fe oremeved to get agide eich guns of eonfigastial, finda as may ba ran abred to provide effactive Pinan ead efal gurpert for. approved activith eg Tere Copy 82 he PI
‘1. Eackgtound -they assuredly. wild oress ont eae ganda advantages oe 4 April 1950 REPCRT oe a PS | SUEJECT + TRPIKER . a The communist youth mass mecting planned for Eerlin during, the thitsim holidays, 27, 28, and 29 uy, has been and is the ‘subject of a major: props ganda offonsive by the Russians and by German communists. ' It has follewed the characteristic Soviet pattern of creat ting confusion tei 2 ; oe and ‘tensenéss on the part of the propaganda tarfets achieving’ this’ ‘ob- . + jective by. alternating belligerent threats. with peaceful platitudes. ' The thrsuts have ranged from declarations that the communist youth would drive the Testern imperialists out of Eerlin to outright statements that they would seize the Nestern Eerlin government and restora ‘the city to a unified, veaceful capital of Germany. The peaceful declarations. have atated that the demonstration of 599,500 boys and girls (from all over ~ Germany, -and from other countries) will chiefly take place. in Eastera Eerlin and will consist of rally-sarching, sports events, fireworks, and huge peace’ meetings. Peraission was requested ty the FDJ, of Oberburger- “ meister Reuter, to march in a bod7.to, the Olympic Stadiun (in ¢ the British Sector). but F Reuter r briefly, ‘and emphatically refused. : md b. Three groups are offliciall7 dealing with the situation, yee. (1) “The Eerlin Allied Koimindatura 4 , (2) A committee under Oturgermeister Reuter ox (3) A special RICOG comaittea. ‘These grows have ccordinated their plans and accordingiy «casonable pre- K cautions “shed! fo “taken to protect. vital Installations in Fest Eerlin, The police force has: bean augzented and provided with riot equipmeat, ec. tis now + estizated that it is.not the intention of the communists to make a seriscus effort to drive the. vestern océupying forces out of Eerlin, or to seiza the Test city government, However, ‘their campai=n has . succeeded to this extent, that it is got know whether or not they will xX atteapt an actual put3Tre rif they will adopt a policy of opportunisa . and probe-and-thrust at vest Ferlin dé fences with the determination to ~ = advance as far as. they can; er if they will, .dn fact, confine themselves. i ¢ to seetings and denonstrat ions in East: Berlin, The possibility exists ’ that their ceronstraticns may get out..of hand or go beyond the intention of the imsressarios of the. show. thether or not they attemst a coup dtetat, { d,. The
mate) “and this has been amplified considerably in the last two aonths. ted, ~~ SEGRET d. The situaticn has been regurded as serious and soctentially dangerous. Even as a prenasands triumph it girht serve to strengthen edomunist drives all ever Buroze, aspecially in Ger ANY s and if thors gas any sanifest weakness ar tanporising on the part af forces in vest Ferlin, the Deulschiandtrefren mi ght sorve as a r 2. Puroesa of (Fo -plaa Or overaticns against tho Deutschlandtreffen are intended to oppose, harrass and attest to.turn to U.S. advantage the cocmunist FIJ rally; also to render cooperation with other elements of resistance. To achieve th is purvosa, it is contemplated that a number of orogsgahds an psychological warfare activities wiil be utilizec; it say also be necessary to provide specilic supsort for resistance groups prepared to . use physics violence to grevent FDJ demonstrations in test: Ferlin. 3. Pla ns Since January, tie German Wission, orc, has been planning a counter= ‘attack. On 31 January, 3 field dispatch ovtlined stens to be taken _ at “tha ~ “ present tine, plans to neutralize or defeat the psycholegical and physical © attack of the communists, contenplate the! folsoning: © . ; Ae Clandestine prooas ganda, - distriputed throughout East Germany, — in acvance of the Deutschlandtreffen; intended to break dozn casire “to participate and exposing the militaristic and totzlitarian character of the affair. Includeds wcenveetertereeerrmereranacrmcaaa tn ete a pastoral letter, addressed to ull clergyz zen in the East - 20nd ‘entreatins. that young peoole he kapt out of  Ferlin during ” ‘the FOJ rally, to prevent damage to their sculs and bodies; ~ spreading of 1 rumors that large masses of young Gerasns are stingtoar! to huge yuins. to be rounded up and shigoed elsewhere for forced labor, and that nunbers of thea will te killed (with the murders charged ( to the Americans) in order to create martyrs for the CAUSS } special editions of Eerlin papers (distributed in Bast Ger- many) emphasizing the spéctacle of Soviet Russia driving Gerzan . youth into miltterisa. be Organised xadio, press ; and other forns of publicdty,, during | _ the Deutschlandtreffen, distributed throughout East Ferlin and Zast - Germany, featuring positive achievements of the Test as.  Gontrasted © to negative achievenents of the East. c. The ‘sta: sing of comtor attractions, inteaded to reveal to large nunkers of communist youth ¢ the batter, unregizented. life of ” Restarn v
festern Germany 48 exemplified in ‘sont Eerlin. In connuetion with this campaign, the ‘dilumination of Vet Ferlin shops vith dispisy . of luxury merchandise, special theatrical and movie attractions, -] sports events, possitly an automobile show. ‘ . d, Neutralization of possible communist propaganda elaias of ‘ _ abuse and martyrdom, by discounting claine in aivance and ridiculing _ the purpose. | ee “Preparation to support grouss of atreet fighters ormanized "to resist attensts on the part of the FOU to seize or dasace Los — installations in vast Berlin and to meet any denonstration of force . : - with greater force - if high policy a»proves such defense operaticnse ‘¢, A plan (subject. of project PDQUICK) to hold, shortly after’ - the Devtachlandtreffen, an Intellectual and Cultural Peace Congress _ in Berlin, bringing together & nuster> of Iecders of Geraan, Anericany, Eritish, Frenci:, Russian, Czech, Italian, and other nationalities, — ao. a representing high achievenent and international reputation in fields rr nr ne of labor, philosophy, politics, literature, art, music, education, - and science. The Congrass, held on the borderline between free and slave Eurove, will concern itself with géenouncing ‘and exposing the swindle of communist peace DPODAZANCA y will beam its message to the satellite states to the effect that only intellectual and eulturad ‘slavery is possible in the Saviet system. Arrangements will be effected for broadcasting ard publicizing the meetings of the Congress ana a large distribution of its daliteration re re and catellite Euroge. Arrangements also will be sade for worldwide ee publicity and follow-up. It isvexpected that the Congress will be i 7 self-perpetusting and will hold further meetings. Oo ce 4. Headquarters action . Following eee of 25 January and the fielé dis- co _ patéh of 31 January; meacqear ters action with reference to the Deutsch- sO _ landtreffen ~ and the Guitural Congress, as tied in - has taken the following course é oa : . - an ; (a) A conférence was held in FE-1iI on’7 February at which . the busic idea of 2DQUICK was approved by representatives of a. Staffs TI and III, ‘SibO, and PE-TI ~Fased on this, approval 4 catle of authorization was gent to field the sane date. — reir at nized consisting of . to act as , » an exvediting and -¢ sorcinating grow. At this cate, the committee ‘nas had tao forzaljand 4 nunter of informal meetings. Meners of the eomaittee havealso met tyice with nd four times ~ -(e) Arrangements * Boo 1 3 throughout East Germany =” rs
4-90000 ; (c) Arran-ements were completed to send a ‘task feree! to. ee ee Lo . the field, consistine «ff tw eonior rrosacunda consultants and - / ; four junior esuistants.. At this date ene of the juniors is on | S duty in Lerlin, three others ary ready te depart this mek; the ; . tee senior consultants are excected to he in Lerlin during this . . : t genth. : : , : | (d) Approval of initial orcpaganda oper.tions, involving sadling of approxinately 200,009 sieces to East Germany, waa frit cabled, — ; \ (e) Various surgestions have been sent to the field, includ- | . ve me pooh .ing recommendation that a-complete cocunentary and photocraphie , : : ‘ record te cade. : be (f) b. dossier of infore sation, * with reference to the Deutsche ; landtreffen, has. been collected, including record -of a State ~~ po. *- Department conference (by "teletype) and sunmary of plans approved =. oe oo by the Allied Kemmancature. . - 7 i. i (2) A project has been orevared: - (scitovu) allotting 335, 000. . \ for emergency support of activities in connection with resistance K 7 to the Deutschlandtreffen. ; . an : (nh) Discussions have been heid, ideas formulated and support. a a — me research accomplished, most of this material held in suspense asait)- — : x ing resorts from the Tisld as td current and planned requirements, . oo 4
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"H-00000 er 2 1 april WER: Thies fdas aornded as theuch 44 miebt bavo/misehiofemaking : potent dalities; I have discussed it with | Tho Last tine a srow of cernans mot ‘bor ore tho Roichsta (which is 100 yards from the Soviet Sestor of, perlin) was the oth of Soptembor 1948 ~. the oocasion on which Router make his ringing deolaration of defiance of tho Russians, and ALSO defied the vestern Powors, saying: "You cannot buy us ér sell ua into slavery" by whish he: warned them not to male any deals with the Russians that would deliver Eorlin to the cosrnmists, Aftor that meeting, “at which 23 wore shot, cno‘killed, the British Commandant denied the use uf the Reichstag Platz for jany future meetings, Gen; Bourne hag changed his mind for the 1st of Mey, will pernit a great. ‘antl-cornuiis$ mass mosting (probably several hundred . -thousshd people) which wlll arain. be. addressed by Revter, Anything. oan happen, bocause Tiést Berlin police and est Allied troops will “bé..on one side of the Brandenburg Thor faking Zast Berlin police - - and Russian troops on the other side, Ths 9th of September. 1948. eee was historical, I have a hunoh- the ist of Amekl 1950 will be ais0,.00 0 Ll. > Would that bea good. tine for Reuter to lay the foundation of establishment | of the Roichstag as a 'House of Evropean Peace?! If 1t 1s, a cable. along the following lines  migat be sont: e A A APPRECIATE YOUR: OPINION OF APPROACHING REUYEE ERAREFEREWCE MAY PIRST REICHSTAG MEETING Wid SUGGESTION Eo INCORPORATE ay ‘HIS REMARKS ; mek DECLARATION 90 FOLLOTING EFFE Crs THIS BULLDING, SYMBOL OF PAILURE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, DESTROYED BY NAZIS IN CAMPAIGN TO IMPOSE POLITICAL AND HORAL SLAVERY. Ou HORLD, _ ” .SPANDS. ON PRECISE BORDER OF To WORLDS, ONE FREE. OTHER SLAVE. _ _ mE REDEDICATE BULLDING AS HOUSE ‘OF EUROPZAH AREEDOM, ‘SYMBOL ae oF OUR PURPOSE AND PURPOSE OF ALL LISERTY Lovina PEOPLES OF BUROPE REVER TO LAY DOTH ARS IN STRUGGLE “AGATUS?: ‘DesPorisi. ~ WE UIVITE- ALL FREB MEN AND WOMEN TO JOIN IN OUR DECLARATION TAT. PEACE AND FREEDOM SHALL NEVER PsRISH, WE ESPECIALLY IUCLUDE Tie COmion PEOPLE OP RUSSIA. AHD | THoss COUMTRI:3 UPON ICON THE BITTER COMMTUIST YORE HAS ESN meer, WE KN IP THOSE PEOPLE COULD THROW OFF THE aca ROILESS FASCIST URYA ITY OF THE PULTBURO, Tay HOULD BE THE PIRST To JOIN vs. THIS BUILDING SIALL BE RES STORED,, SHALL ARISE PRON I?S ASTRO AS MOLOLEUE, TO DETERMINATION oP PT ME THAT THEY A a es ReaD sake et RRs d MUMS ha nate ate saree eater ten errcena tt trepcteracce ttt ar ae genau hence AMO RRCON “panes ene neste nerinsh an aed Yerrgtn anne, eupnoeic aprereeceneers, nul wewrere
14-00000 NEVER SHALL SUBLUTY TO CHAINS Cf POLITICAL STAYERY. AS VEsTINe APUER UEETING IS HELD HERS, TES VOICE OF FRE? SUROPE SHALL BE HEARD If SLAVE EUROPZ. OE DAY TES FEOPLE CF ALL SUROPE SHALL’ — BE, UNITSD IN pEceim, HAPEY LIFS FLANKED POR SEEM BY THE GREAT | -REVOLUTICNISTS OF HISTORY, BY S2TE, GARTGALSZ, MAZZINI, me “VOLTATZS?, DALTON, VERA PICIER« FRSEDG! BELONGS TO ALL REN AMD CONCERNS ALL rn, 3 rt BELGESS TO FX FUSSIALSS, CEREALS, FRENCELSS, re ‘ ; _. CZECES, POLES» | It IS Ole AYD DIDIVISTBLE > "Be obtaining complete coverage Ent EAST GEE WILL GUARARZER © ./-: ee ee TAFILERATIU TMTO BORDERING SATSLIITES. ~ TESS CAM BE DEVELOPED” we - , , Ms geese gs eee lee on . AAD RETESR . | Is “OR, ‘VIEW.  “AlOCLOUS HAVE TORR. CPITON AID IF TOY TET w= cs -sousD PROCEDURE ABSORSESEES , ~ Cree ee nn ~ os ere ERB hye ee dye tS. ag eet hae pera s atbeueembaaeee 0, foe tee se
a a yy ce , \ \ Jaa: Spent an hour and al} ig morning at thethome af a ;oresent = ~yself and col, : : fron | jofrice, et Me IMENTUG. is disturbed at the prospect of goings to Europe pt | Yor as long as Sixty days and is quite reluctant to consider a longer period, This brought up the entire matter of the . - "Gonzroas and its juxtaposition to the FDI Deutschland Treffen, “ALL of us evidenced gone despair cver thé fact thas obviously . ; ‘we cannot mastermind eithér croject without further advices fron . the field which seem to nave been suspended, : : '. The question was raised as to wnethoy or not the Congress " J 4, aotually could I a Quine, considerins the kateness of the ai present dato, - Pee deeoueat up for. consideration the possibility \ Of his going to Berlin about the first of Nay, or the last week. Nin April, staying over the end of. Lay, then returning to the United States - on the. theory that the Congress might not-ba hald until "> 2." August or September, He proposed thé 23rd of August (date of the 2 © Hazi-Russian pact).as an aporopriate date, He then would start . Xo out again, presumably in the middle of Augusty in the meantine, ' «Nhe would establish contact with people in England, France and the- v NOS who mignt need pressure brought to bear upon then to attend _“ > the Congress, Me . ; ee If.the Congress is to be held about the 20th of June, N he sugvest s that he might go:te Berlin abouts the middle of April, “nocomplish all. he -can-in the way of advice as. to the Deutschland @reffon, leave Borlin very early in Hay, travel throurh Franco: and Engla Land back to the US, building up accentances for the Congress, returnihg to Berlin on the 25th of Hay and staying over for the conzraas, . : : ; CONSIDERATION OF REIGHSTAG PROPOSAL. re does not favor the idea of proposing tho Reichstag building as a symbol of Surcpvoan Freedon,
14-00000 - te ae and thinks that tho other Eurorean nations would shoor away fron the whole soncopt, we says that even to Gernans “ho wroetchod ‘putlding is only a symbel of vne faliuroe and Patslity of the Weimar Republic, LISTS, , We again went over lists of proposed delegates, , - | This gentleman has been in Washington and W e.nerzda again, thinks ho hag beon in touoh with the- ‘Now York committee, | . ccording: . to the outfit-represents 1200 Journallsts sdattered over western Sirepe, the USA, Australia and South America, ‘They arevsaid to be: ighing 170 papérs of varying degrees of — . -importance, .- saya thatthe services of the organization '.. ane. being: of fe 6 esunably for propaganda use..- and that” ‘thetr firsts objective is to satablish a tev york. office, for operation and liaison, and that they need £42,000, : “thinks someone here should explore the potontial usefulnass or _. the group and I suggested that if they had been in contact: . with the SY comaittese they probably were being explored, a :
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taroh 6, 1950. _RSICHSTAS PRCEJSCT i (to be Urvadenss over worldwide radio netserk in all languages in col Laboedtion with Radio Pree Burops, RIAS, the various European not~ | - works, BBC, CBS“N3C and the Voice of Anorica). I) ‘Purpose \ "Yo resissert the universal ANekt for ‘fresden in sinple draxatio terns . whlch non: everyehore: will understand, dnakisticnge - mc fp opening session of the/ asl tral Freeden, Seagress, now scheduled. een ne cane | ne | The Congress, Tts executive Seay should include spoleaen for OR 831 leading countries. Hest spoaifieally, it should inoludo at least ae Gro eutetanding Russians of world reputation and no minor ax to erind. {os .. FRG Resaian asbel priso winning novelist Ivanké Simin (living in Paris, E - | “EY believe), Igor: ‘Stravinsky, Serge Lousseviteky are nanés that suggest. oR . thensalves.. Besmmoes If tho Congress itaelf includes a larger dale mtion CPs ers . Spot tha leading Burepean sountéies, then several ‘Russian aaholars and _.,Sedentiste now in U.S, or in DP eaupa should be included, Seerostacrécbapestna ae puizestion All delegations, from countriss on both sides of the Tron - 4 | Curtain, ohould be indo up entirely ef us of waispenchablo moral stature . ee ’ oad real roputetion. Pro foustonal | politiclans, even vhen they're geod dsmocrate, should be rostriloted to the rock-botton minke: ninisu and ‘ust be of the moral etabure of Mayer Ernst. Reuter af Berlin. Patty, 80] fo Sy seeking polit és 1 must be. kept outeYould kill the whole shows. - oy Tv) GESERAL stagI¥o Aso sropdcrior recrigus | of the production een sprarablo. a an TEamony o h ag sas b od é organis wholor tho rededication of a Ristorie Sie oman obs e's” _ Why the Ref chatng? ‘ ea, de Tt otanda on the proctse Fretler f tee world, ce
ecotor. Itia ths- moat dramatic spot for a vieiblé. answer to thease two syntols of despotian and force that oxiata anvwhere In the world, Tt ia thea nly. place to. dedlaante a palace of freadoa wibch be clearly vigible to soldiers and pificara of the Seviet army, 2. Tho Roichstar earned thin redodieatian én Septenbor 9, 1948 wher £00,°00 Berliners flocked before {ta stepa to defy the Krenlin during the erin days- of the Berlin bloenicads, Se It waa sot-on fire by Hermann Goobing and Josef Geebbels, wie thea presented the world Comumist rovenent with undeserved murtyre and heroes in the person of Dinitrov and hla coo—Jefendautes Ite rebirth ag — a nooting place for free nen. of ‘all uations 48 a-nore. than fitting historical ‘Answer to the Relchstar Mire, oe : Se AgsTons as: the Reloiusteg standa La ita present ruined: condi tien 7. without being mad at most of the wrld; Tn the normal course of events, “+ * the building wuld -probably bo restored for sone narray German pyrpose, By making it the: Houseof European. Freedom wo kill $28 Blrds with ong atone st . a . , 8) Wo give normal, health: Germain and Berlin pride (as distiasuished from ite morbid, regontiut and chauvinistia manifestations), a pos’ tive outlet. Thig ia reoducation through drenatio Sotion instead of § unday aches]. _ moral ising which rogistors with nobody. ALL Berlin will be tremendously . . | me oand bedlthfully---proud of itself 6a thie day, "..b) We strike a blow for froedon everywhere, . @) Fe deal aa effective blow to resurgent German nationalien in Western Oernany and in tha Soviet gons, by mixing both ite forma asea lows provinthal, stupid,’ ard bush learua compared to tho Relohstag rising | Udke. phoonix out of the ashes.in the cause, of Buropoan freedon, 8) The Stayo Sots |. Bo attezpp should bo mado to protiney tho Refohatag rer the eeremmny. Reconstruction will proceed later, ot: pernics collected from .peoplo. all over tho world. (A top@' limit should bo placed en contri tutions “to prevent rea. Of esalth and power froa ‘contributing more than simple plain folks overyuhere). i? lag ae- . At the unvelling, there ehould be te~porary| plaques or -. plaster-cdgt’ hintier basereliefs of the Great Mon of Preeden tho will adorusd the building. Perhaps thelr names-=dede in bd g bold strokes
_ sharge that wo aro reactionaries ars hia words on the revolutionary — ‘Russians know evetything about these mon, excs7% the ideas end ideals in the tno Leading @lpnehess of Europe (tho Latin and Cyrillis)-- 4a erougn for the opening eerenony. Tro nanos tout and/or buots for each country will suffice. A great quote frea cae Mould fo with (te Bxroriog: : . "a, tance: Voltaire (1 disarreo with aver. hine vou say but will defend to the death your risht to say it-- words to that affect)“, . Danton © Heine (There is a Meine quotatio: which ‘ayor Reuter (as the host of the Concress) could well use in hie opaninr ronarka. It would sot the right tone for all that follozs, Setxexsmexosomoxaxukestox 7 .farceizcfarkux “eine says soomchere that “hon the Dlack-redesuld flag of 1948 beoouss the fldg of European Sreedan, he will rladly gubsoribe to ite I mced not velatcr-the point. i¢xehexasumanexcxx If the Gernans om -be mld om this approach, it 9 th’ nost’ devastatins enswer to nétionaliga, to, tho resurgent néo-fasoiet (roupa who “are. now Dijekeoce fiying the “lack=shitesred of J_perial Cormeny.: thong Neine's sords -. effer to, the Gernane their. only chanos.of return to.greatness which the nonsGeram world can ever respect. (Note thas the black-red-<old - 4g the present fAAg of Vest Gorman F. publigd—-without, however, the. — Freodca-leving European content that Heine wanted to give its 8. Italy~e- Goribaldl Oe Magasin (7) 4. If .we want to-inalude. the U.S. -desplte tha fact that this "de ‘house of European freeden, there are two preat names that wt tl soll ; . without esusing exy negative reaotion anywhere. . 1a) Jefferson (Tho ost affectius answar to the Commnist right to overthrow a bed regime. I see io reason thy the distators of ton ‘and Concord, Valley Perse aid th Declaration of Indepemdenos. The - 7 faot that a few leat souls in this country gro afraid of Jefforsonn' 6 "great wards, ie algo no rsason not to use. then. . +. °° &, -Euseigs Tho Decembrists. These are’ tha mon tho returned to . “"Rysata from the Nepoleonic wars imtued with wostern ideas and attempted ‘to challonce the T,arigt autocracy with o revolutionary denocratioc promsa, ‘Tey wero hai:fed in 1826, A fesous plaque showing the proSilos of the five leaders has: ropreduosd very widely in the Soviet. Union and is known't> practically evory Fuagian ‘gohosl chile. In fast, the they represented, T.ege have beer, oarefully suppressed or rondored falco ‘through Soviet Hewspsaks For the Reichatag unveiling, I'd have thia Soviet geotor. It should faces the Scviet side of the strest sad have. the "plaque. reproduced=-larze emough to de. aeen aorosa the street in the -word "BBCBBRISTS” in the Ruasien langua-e as wo}l as-Enrlish, German, _ the ‘Eretlin and the WKYD should ateal. the revolution frem the mon cf Loxing
mf Be Russia (eont inued) Mera Po-ners A pont ‘Rasalan ravetute onary and a miiitant fignter for froedcn. Also o sours ‘of extraordinary beauty and moral into;rity. Sho was known in the. Toariet fortress prison where she spent most of her life, as. the "iheonsa of tha Schluessetturz.” When President Garfield was asehorinated, Vera Fi mer and her priges comredes “addrested an ‘opan letter of syapatby to the American . poople in whiob they -Condemaed this \nct of terrerisu. Tyey said that the uae of terror. agal not. the elected resrosentative of the soople sae just as imzoral and wrony 86 ataolution',s vse of terror againat the Ru.selan people. Tyey explained that they were foraed--agningt their — willesto coabat deapotian with forac, but intedded to disetatinue ita ; a Go 83 Gorn a8 a representative demecratic -overnment eristed in Russias i : ‘Vera Fietor lived to he Liberated by the democratic revolution 6f - dares 2917, she ‘del lverod a ereat speech inn. Petrograd theatre on ths, neaniny. of freedon, shortly - after the fall.of the Tear. B cause of her - ago and exceptional moral prostire in Russie, the Soviet eovernnent , tet her ale In peace .uktkozpkonr Ner nene standa for all the noble ideals that the Soviet dicstatura seek to eradicate frem the Russian eons civace and con 2scitournees. Yet her name as such---rebbed of ite moral _ “ ‘goatent--is knorm to rost Soviet. Russians. S,.viet textbooks never speak ne badly - ‘of her--enor do they tell her. rest story. ‘Here is an opportunity | : . |. ° to restore hor name to the R dsiana --alon-side pf the Dcohrista. Would — be difficult indeed to find a. better synbol to etand together with, such ’. napee es Daiiton, defforsen, Garibaldi, Heine. . ' This ia net dranatie corny it da payohslovical rarfure with atonle powor. By reatoring Vera 7imer to the Russiens, from the steps of the | jiouse of Bepstixkk Eurcpean Preedon'in Berlin, we start the chain. reaction, ' Vhether this becomes an atomic explosion of teat-tubde or pean SAKE OP operative intensity, depends on hew much 12 done on-athor fronts 4 win.the Russian people. But clearly hora’, a& way of reaching thea wekSdum (and the "thoen” includes high officers of the Soviet army and officials _ wéxGuekgt of tha Soviet covernnent as well as the rankeand-file) through “a POSTYIVE APPHOAGK to wilah they aro “acutely ‘giaceptible after over r 50. years of: fapleteual and moral starvatione ‘ <) ACCOMPANYING NUsIC, mearan, 5 BBC ; - 1. tusia for the Congrads should ba of two wonoral ontesorien (a) a apecial ‘aancert by the Barlin Phi tharnonio, if porsible with an out= standing Sehwenatkg ognductor,Sha {deol wuld be Arturo Toscanini (he . “practionlly spit in Mussolini's eva). If féseanini fa not available, ' the next beat would be Sefce Koussevitsky or ‘toe Teor Stravinsky. The | reagon is ‘obvious. I. ‘think that of the German conductors, only Bruno Falter wld ba right’ for our broader moral oursoses. To use Rirtwacnrler ‘woULS be a rioteke. I? wa Ady wo'c no loneér be on the side of the ; anretb. IT think tho Jeatnoven Uynth with tte cloeits bean on tho Brot the re hood of man (x8 Sohillor’s Gde to Joy) is ‘ust richt. Could be precneded by the Prometheus or E-ment “verttres, bot of which are perfeat in political | content<«and ara excritin= muskée te. trropenn eirs as well. Thin concert eould be civmi in @ hall, broadcast arid then vewtions of the tape recording could be used again at ths Rot ohatag. The concert ‘should Preorde the Reich stag oersconye v} Nore popular’ cturt, ineludine the atirring “folk. songs and — Fn Pe cer A a ee ee ee ere mee PENG MEE CAD Ast h BS AcKiWore a5 qo Ue eate
SP EPPS Oe BEE My ATE AEE aE PS OL ae CORT Be BAe ha era anion ey ac gee oo St ean Seat OH Te PE. treat rm oe 2 % 3 A Meee or Pd AP APS ©, Be Ree revolutionary susie wigh neither Comanie: nor Naz‘gn heve polluted Las. the horsaillalso, Serbian chetelt 6on-s, Eriier eur Esnne pup Protheit ) whose. Puselag vars!or Fas sme by penerntiors of revolutiont{ate ena Tice gal words Of iit. are stl] Tongxiudrgx dleseminated today acoar Soviet troops--i've seen an sotwal leaflet). Trege tones need ; ; uv met De fu the lenst provocative or ar inelterent to rayth in pexcept to A deep Teollng that ersegor ts ene and incividiple. Tyase con 3 can te recorded in RIAS CF TELE Mico Mirone atudtos well in adeance of - mesting, ic can Le pined over loudssester3 at Raichstaf meeting, with the crowds Joining in. This technique wag successfully uesdi with the ' kestescmrix last of the abovementioned ‘onze at the Releh ta: rally of «8 . September 9, 1943. It 4g very simple and effastive. Radio listenerag ; aot the impression that sevoral hundred thousand people are aincing, if the aonustlcs are hancled right.M%o sonsa gnould be Meed to which exce tion ean be taken on the ground that it is aimed arainst anv 9a-t! cular existing rosime. There ig no reason to do oo. Trexaxéutinzcrenextxtrextax The ae _Oid stuff arpties by fmalicatidn<- and it is an implication which the adversary on Begetis cannot aditt. can on ¥ Shut ite ears, Roucrizhtouogenénemekexha The rightemerx use sf music at the Reichstag is essential. te . %he Guecess-of tho whole. It fe @ vitel part of the over-all productions Ite. ' deportance for. broadcasting purposes 36n sonrosly be ovrerentinated, Gives a. ,... the whole show the. litt and the-imivergal Milt that is needed, ; : V) THE PoLttrean Lom: ‘1. Freedon i oné and indivisible. It coneerne all nen averythore.s EVERYSODY DESERVES IT, TERE ARE 00 CNOSET PSOFLES, WATICNS OF CONTINENTS » . _@» This la OT Lurépe defyiar Russia. Gn the. contrary, 1% te Rirops reaching out north, southeast and wost to all- its. chidcros, including - the Rueci ans, and auncoaing thon.in the creat erusace which must go on . “until all are free. Ssaxkxs If the Soviet rulero want to turs their backs en Strope, that’, their cusiness. Tha cxktexn Freedon Congress and 4, FOr Reuter of Berlin will assume that the Ruseians weat very much to bé © part and parcel of Prea Europe. This is the only approack which divides tha. Polifoure not only fro# the common people, but froa a decisive se: ment of the upper party, intellecttal and arny sormand of Russia. # . _ sure a “Se Baxo: -Pree Bur-:pe Vetous, Jlace Russt is thée/road to L World War III, /efé ~» hen Choo AL oe mart ener reed oo Up, Free Burope, including the Rugelans, versus the Politburo and’ the Cominform, is tho only way %o ca the Burnham thesis vork=0n0r at least give ita fighting chance. Tbiexazosticmeke It ia at lagt worth a good teat run from the Reickatag @teps in connection with kin thie project. Inwlves no riek, except th. use of a little imaztiation, and- Ate soot is very slisht indeed. SO . : , 1) Stcurr ry’ ano ‘srerersg. 7, xitkotbcafctea Set of the tmact will te lost EP tho approach | leaks’ out t2imer tirouch press donSerouses ‘cr other ouensic. Tare should de mo progs oauferences until tho astun) surtaia coos up in Berlin. In no event should the Rugeieng be tipped off ag +o the anpranch. Let then
pe we tata oe 6 asomo that the vonjyess-iutgnds to conduct a Turope vwergus fovied Union Cousress. Eezckogaiers oct then sear thelr provayanca aecorcinglys SUL thats brooticrete, ete wlth vitumientlon aived at tie sreng tarpeta we eee That will mace this show doubly effective. Therefore, the working . ’ Cetails shs:.Ac be made known to as few peoald as sosai ble. The Natioual commitiaa vor Sree Ourepe should escist in all teciite. preperations, turnish the neceesary isn uae announcers for aroadcass § Oo. the procucdines ta the appiooriate len uweces. Rutcktxskax , os But it is grseatial that the contents reuain secret tits 1 tae show goes “ox che aire Tins 26 not only security in-the ordinary, sonsos itis alse 9 matter ct delivering the blow sith rmaciaus eflecte o. ved. 20 Acoquete/iuarda should be posted at all ‘ycoxrex ; broadcasting and .., tramszitier facilities in Berlin, T an tninkin: parts culerly of the trans- “mitter in the Brits section of terlin, whic ie Tar too close to the Soviet line for ocufort. “hile 1 aa convinced that the Kussians wuld make no attenpt to tux start a disturcance at the Reichstas (if we take normal *  .. seourdty ‘preceutions), I think they nay well attompt to sabotage seas ef +" “the radio installations. I would not trust eny exeept proper Arericen and/ _ 1. OF | British public. salaty officers. and guarda te. protect these. ; . : acne ne a ie --- +Alternate tranenitcing and vrocdcasting units: should be held. ee . : in | readiness in case of sabotaze against Bri:s inetallet! 33 or elsevherd. — o _ I believe RZAS hag two Spanenitters, wut T dont know “hother they are ‘both in Brits or not, Bebhesokchresckexa 3. The number of persons at the Berlin ond : to be inferned of the projest shoulé Se. kept as suall as possible and sifagx trenedtted ; - pb last possible date constant vith an effective production job. Brary= an “. . /s thing whieh ean be recorded at the Yow Tors ond shauld-be taken along Om — =~ mm en - gbstkeme unrreakable platters and gut on German tape mim at tho derlin So, end when operntion is in final phriss.,, fais is.a aimple natoor, koxems It - teumx is’ done rogularl yf. wah WOA wrensard tics sent to ‘Gormanye . 4. No one in RAS eed el o. tnis operation until final preparatory 3. All: policy cous!derations at ‘pe clenred in such fashion aa oa to prevent any. form of bureaucratic sabotage tixthlax or duck~paaging SE! = at the Serlin end of the operation. . te . - be ne Anerican, thepoucshly font ier witu the alms, iarge-end mall, “+2. + of this progect, ebgul Bee close pertonal liaison with fg-or Ernst Reuter of 3erlin. Tia agrocmént.with the general aims and objectives. . formulated above-—-end that he is precisely the man to preaant these alms in terms whieh all Berliners, ‘decent Cdraans, and the reat e° te wrld “.. will understand and acsiro, i koowW is the case. de is the perfect nost- . and master of ceresoniea. He speska Cerzan, nigliah,#rench, Ruasi ans Turki sh . —~-end believes: that Sreedon ia indivis’ lee | ‘Please exouse excess wordage. Ritxoramomettrwax | PN 1S OTT RE ey Ree open eer mer