14-00000 SELURET * SEQUHI TY UNS ORLA ELON . B. TO THE OBRUNIS Ts: THE ERPMLIN IS RIGHT IN ONE POLNT.-THIS TS AH EVENT OF IMMEN: | SIGNIFICANCE, - IT PROVES ONCE HOSE, AND Wonk NRARAT(CALLY THAN AT ANY TIME SIEVE THE THIRTIES, DIAT HO COMMUNIST CAN EVER D0 SAFE, THOSE OF YOUR LIKE ZAPODOCRY WHG TRIED TO HENGE IN HES BRATISLAVA SHEECE on ‘tue RATZONALLS ISSUE; THOSE OF YUU LIKE NAGY, GERG AND BATA “HG SESAME THE SYMPOLS OF THE RIGHTLST COUNSE—YOU ARE SUI TABLE UFFERUNGS FOI TRE NOW SLAUGHTER, ANU THOSE COMMUNIST LEADERS WHO HAVE NOT BECOME ~ PREMATULE RIGHTIST DEVIATIONS? CELL Nut URDOURTEDLY TRY ‘TO BECQUE FX TRENTSTS AS PAST AS POGSTRLE—~NO LATIER -HOs AaiY OF THEIR COMMADES THEY 2UST DRAG DOWN IN A NEW PURGE. AND WHAT IS THE “POINT OF TRYLNG TU BIGURK AN EX IHS T AGAIN? YOU KNOW THAT THE NEW SUVIET PiC TARA (REESE: We CALNUL BE SURE WHO HE WILL BE, HAVING ELTUINATED BRA, WILL MCRD WY TO BLL NATE DERIA'S UOPPUNENTS. AS COMMUNISTS (SEE CRECHOSLUVAZ CULPARCE NUMBER ‘Dt4) YOU HAVE ONLY TSO CHOICES, YOU CAN ALD THE PROSLE AND OAROTACH ‘UIE REGIME, THUS CROSSING THE "GOLDEN BRIDGE® TO SAFETY, UR - YOU CAN FLED. THERE IS No orien CHOICE, iP, C. 10 THE SPCRET POLICE: ZOUR TURN HAS NOW COME. IF ALL THE PROPLE THAT Bltla PROMOTED AND ALL THS LOCALNONGANS OF TRE RVD IN THE USER ARK 10 Br PUNGED, AS IS NO ANNOUNCED, WHAT 40 YOU TULA WILL HAS PY To YOUR POOR MAID ONNTPES U3 TRE SATELLITES? YOU HAYR EVEN IGG CHANCE To SURYEVE WEAN THE GUGEuARY COMAUICS?, AGAIN, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR PEACH WITH THE PROLLE Gh YOU Can FLee, OTHERVUISE, YOUR DOOM 1S CERTAIN. OTE: Peony, adh SHE FHOM THE ABOVE, OUR FRESENT LINE (1ME INCREASING STRENGTH OF THE Cerne ee MOREASH NG WEAMUESS OF. THE REGIE) REPAIRS INTACT. CESCHUSLUVAR Be TE UMBER TEN B ALMOST COMPLETELY INTO THE NEW CLRCUUSIANCES AND LOST NOR FE GoR, RENTED (WITH APPROPRIATE CHANGES FOR HUNGARY AND FOLAND) NUTH REGEN” . ed 1 END MESSAGE SECRET
34-00000 ~- SECURITY INFORMATION. 15 duly 1993 MEMORANDUM YORs DIRECTOX, CENTRAL INTELLIGEBCE AGENCY - SUBJECT; = Purge of Borta Attashed herewith is a guidanse received by RFE on the purge of Berta. .. CORD BIER, JR. Deputy Chief, International Organisations Division At tachment SECRET. wpe RP ately cout aati lane clara orytae ya eA Et i % £ £ g ag nn
SECURE TY LNEU'A TION “PROVISIONAL GUIDANCE: PURGE OF BERIA ERUVISTONAL GUIDANCE: PURGE OF BERIA it BACKGROUND AND ANALYSTS: (THIS WILL BE ISSUED JATER IN MORE DETAIL AS Soon AS TIME PERMITS. ) THE FOLLOW NG FACTS, HUAEVER, STAND GUT LAEDIATELY: de NO PERSON OF BERIA‘'S RANK IN fis SOVIET UNION HAS FAILEN SINCE BERIA HIMSEL? REPLACED YEZHOV IN 3938; THE PURGE COULD NOT BEING ATA HIGHER LEVEL. THE CHANGES “AGALNS?T BERIA (OF DELNG A BUUNGEOILS RENEGADE IMPERTALIST AGENT WHO NEED TO OVERTHRON THE SOVIET COVERNUELT, DESTOY “MIE. COMMUNIST PARTY AND RE ESTABLISH CAPLTALISH IN ‘THE USSH) ARE OF A MAGNE'DUDE COMPARABLE ONLY TO THOSE AGALHST THE TROTSKYLTES AND WME KIGHTLSTS IN THE 1920'S, ‘ 2. THE SVRUGGLE FOR THE SUCCESCION TO STALIN IS DEVELOPING MUCH MORE: RAPIDLY THAN AVTER THE DEATH Oi LEN. I@ TUOK FOUR YEARS FOR STALIN TO RE~ MOVE THE RIGHTISTS. FURTHURUORE, COME DERENG Tuk SHIPT TO THE RIGHT IN: THE EAST GERMANY AND-NUNGARY, AND Tih ALCOUNCEMENT AS JA TE AS A WEEK OR SO AGO OF - ¥ PRO-NATLONALIST® CHANGES IN TADJIFISTAN, THE DECESION IN THE STRUGGLE WwuST HAVE HATVENED ONLY WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS. BERIA'S ABSENCE (WHEN ALL THE OTHER HFMBERS OF THE POLI TBURO WERE KtESENT) AT THE BOLSHOL THEATRE ON JUNE 28 WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC INDIUATIONS OF HIS APPROACHING FALL; THE JULY 8 EDL TORIAL UF I2VESTIA, .THE SECOND. "3. THE FORCES wHIcH DESTROYED BHICA ARE CERTAINLY A COLLECTIVE GROUP, NOT SIMPLY MALERNKOV HIMSELY. MALENKOV?S NAHE APPEARS ONLY ONCE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE PRAVDA EDITORIAL EMPHASIZES COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP NORE THAN EVER BEFORE. hh. THE PRAVDA EDITORIAL MARES A NEW REVERSAL IN WIC GENERAL LINE—AWAY PROM RIGHTISM AND TOWARD LEVTEST EX THEZIISH, OR PERHAFS BORE ACCURATELY AWAY FROM MODERATION AND TOWARD; = FASCIS'T EX THEMIS, THE SHIFT 10 AN EXTREMIST COURSE IS BASICALLY IN TWO QUES TIONS: a ° A, THE NATIONALITIES QUESTION Be AGRICULTURAL COLLEL TIVI ZA TION IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT BERTA WAS PRO-NATIONAL MINORITY AND ANTI ~INTENSI FICATION OF COLLECTIVIZATION, THE GROUP WHICH HAS RENOVED HIM IS PRO-GREAT RUSSIAN AND PRO-COLLECTIVISATION, IT 1S RETURNING TO THE STALINIST LINE. WILL THE DOCTORS? PLOT BE REVIVED? ‘THE SLANSKY TRLAL? SLANSEY-TYME TRIALS IN THE SATELLITES? 5e NOT ONLY BERTA HIMSELF HAS FALLEN BUT THE SHOLE APPARATUS OF THE SECRET POLICE IS DENOUNCED, WILL LOSE MUCH FACE AND IMIURTANCE AND WILL BS, SUBJECTED TO A TREMENDOUS PURGE, WHICH MUST SHAKE THE WHOLE GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE TO ITS FOUNDATIONS. . ere - CO, --SEQRET
14-00000 “SURMERDERING OF EAST GEIWMAN) LLL ROW TARE PLACE. GN ¥ os, SPOUT TY LNFORMATION ° 6. THE PEACH OFFENSIVE WLLL FROWASLY CONTINUE O2 THE INTERNATIONAL SCFNEm= BUT WILL HAVE ROW A FURELY PROPAGANTA CHARAC TIEN; NO GAN VIE: CONGESSIONS «(E. Qe, 45 INTEL SCENE If. ME SWIET SPHERE THERE WILL CONLIN 76 he TALL Gf LYSLOVERG THE LIVING STAN. " DARDS Gl THE WORKERS BUT IN. ACTUALITY THE COUTER. Wili £2 “AMARU INCREASED | CAPITAL INVESTMENT AT THE EXPENSE OF COHSUHHIt GUG LITES. .. Poe f22 TICULARLY IN ‘MME. SATEL= II. GUIDANCE: eesg or CAUTION: . AS BEPORE, WE SPECULATE On PUIUZS DEVELOPAEN TS IB THE MUCALIN AND THE ARE MARSHALLING THEIR PORCES, THEIR TYRANTS # SUS UAE CY CUNTROL 18 CRACKING, HORE THAN EVERY actus ON THE STAGE RATHER THA SPECTATES VATELLITE COUNTRIES BUT WE Do NOT ACCEPT AI’ GIA han TiGui.x THEUWY. THIS I5 Te EiD OF THE FIRST ACT OF THE FUAER STRUGGIE FUR THE YFESGIGN, BUT ONLY THE “PIRGT ACT, THERE ARM MANY HON AND SLOUDIE ACIS 16 CORE. ‘THE COALITION WHICH DES TUYED BERTA IS dust AS Cad T ‘CO INTEMNAL DISSEXSION £5 1A5 THE MALENKOVan BERLA-MULUTUY COALITION FOREU 4A°TER THE DEATH UF STALIN. THE BASIC ANALOGY HERE 15 (0 STALINIS TAGIECS AP rey TH: DEATH OF LENIN, PIES? ye ELIMENATED TRUOISY AND THE LEP TLS tS (THE Nev COALITION Hod ELE MiWATEL gia); THEN HE ELIMINATED THE RIGHTISTS (PRUZABLY HE NEAT ACU i THIS Petr ; VCLVE ELLMINATCON OW Tits RES? GO? THE CUALITION SY THE @arNG FIEXENT IN IT). A, TO THE ProrLy: . oO Cok op Hie BOLSHEVIKS DEVOUR EACH OLUER ETER LOKE PENGTLOSLY, OG PEOPLES CAN LOOK ON WIM PLEASURE AND ASSULANCE WHILE MOL? CPPeeecee Lhe UAKING THEMSELVES Ree KS aud THEY (ile) BAGIMEN SU GPEAN PEOPLES) aie BECEKLES STHCHORR. WHEN THE  EREMLIU IS WEAKSNED BY DISSENT Ol THE SATELLITE KeSMETHE LEY EVER LORE WEAK 7 AND PARALYZED. AND OF WURESE THE PURGE HAS JUS? CAThe = UCKL SATELLITE COMe cae MUNIST HIG SHOTS WILL BE TOO OCCUFLED WIETN SAVING THI2 OF ceInS TO BE AS TYRARHICAL AS BEVORE, THIS COULD'NOT COME AT A KETED fue FOR THE PRASANTS AND WORKERS OF PASTERN EUROPE: A2TER EASTUAN GERMAN REvoL"S AND CZECHOSLOVAK DEMOWGTA TIONS, THEY NOW KOM THEIR OMI SMENGT AND THES oe PUTER. AS THEY THE EVENTUAL DOOM Ol COMMUNISY WAS HEVER MGRR CLRTAIN TH BOW. THE REGIMES WILL CERTAINLY TRY, AS -INE KREWLIa- Is TAYING, GO PRESINT A PACADY UF “BONOLITMIC || UNIT.“ BUT YOU KNGH, AS ‘THEY KNOW, THAT THE PACADZ 12 autioy AND THAT THR REGLW=S, CONFUSED AND RENT WITH THTERNAL FLSSENSIGH, WiLL ZEUZABLY NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE ANY ONE CLEAR ANN DECISIVE POLICH. HUFETE2, BE SHOULD WARN THE FEOPLE THAT THIS SHIP? To EX meuren LAY Mea (LN Hines Zs reHTICULAR) THAT | THE IREMLIN WELL ORDER 17S PUPPETS To TAKE A MONE EATER Cor (BUT HERE ALSO WE MUST WALT AnD SEE——CGNFUSION NOW FGIGSS EVE THE TIME, IN THES PERIOD OF CONFUSION, FOR THE MEOPLE TUES THe GAINS THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE AND PRESS O4 POR MORE. IN AVERY REAL SENSE, THE PEOPLE RE iN THE AUDIENCE, LED BY YOUR NEW LEADERS, YOU ‘THF PEOPLE, MUST CCUTINUE {O32 2270218 IN THE CcoL- LECTIVE FARMS AND IN THE TRADE UNICNS, IN THE WAYS “OU Kite so WELL, TO FORCE INE REGIME TO MAKE ACIUAL CONCESSIONS ‘TO YOU. oo
14-00000 * ly , me SEARED) “= . -  *  SSSURUTY INFORMATTON . "| TAR RREWLIN IS RIGHT UN OuE ‘POINT~-THIS IS AN EVENT OF Dunnzz : SIGNIFICANCE. IT PROVES ONCE ROSE, AND AOE PRANAITCALLY TAN AT ANY TM SINCE THE THIRTLES, DIAT KU COMASGST CAN EVER SE SAFE. PROSE OF YOUR LINE ZAPOTOCEY RHO TRIED TO HEDOE IN HIS GATSLAVA SPESCE ON THE NATIONALIST ISSUE, THOSE O? YUU LIKE NAGY, GERO AND BATA BRO BECAME TRE SYMGOLS OF Tink REGHIEST COURSE—YOU AKE SUITABLE CPPERLNGS ‘FOS TSE NEW SLAUGHTER, AND THOSE CORUNIST LEADERS WHO AVE NUT BECOME PREMATURE RIGSUIST LEVIATONS? STILL NOY UNDOUBTEDLY TRY TO BECOUZ EX MEMISTS OAS FAST AS POSSIBLE.-NO KATIES HOY MANY OF THEIR COMNADES THEY EUS? DRAG DOWN OTN A Wet PURGS. AND WHAT IS (4S PUINT OF THYT NG’TO BECOME AN BX HZMIST AGAIN? YOU KAU THAT TES NEW SOVERT LICTATOR (REAGMBER WE CANNOT BE SURE WHO HE WILL BE, HAVING ELIIZNATED BERIA, NILU Nog WY TO ELULTNATE BERIA'S UFHUKITS. AS. ~COMURISTS (SNY CZECHCSLOVAN COTDANGE HUNBUR TEN) YOU RAVE ONLY TAU CHOICES, “ZOU CAN AID THS PEOPLE amp SASOTAGE INE REGIME, THUS CROSSING THE *GOLDEN BRIDGE® TO SAPETY, O8 = YOU CAN PLES. THelye IS NO OTHER cHorer. s] CG. TO TES SEGRE? Police: YOUR TURN R&S Noy COME, LP ALL THE PEOPLE THAT BERTA PROMOTED AMD ALL THE LOCALHORGANS OF TES xyp EN GE USSR ARE TO BE PURCED, AS IS NOW ANMOULCED, WHAT DO YOU THENK WILE HAV PEN TD Youn poor PARTONETPSS IN THE SATELLITES? YOU HAVE EVEN LESS CHAMS ‘to SURVIVE JEAN THE CAGE MARY COMLUNIST, AGAIN, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR PEACE WITS TRS PEOPLE OR YOU CAN PLES, OTHERGISE, YOUR DUCM If CERTAIN. , NOTE s AS YOU WILL SEE FROM THE ABOVE, OUR PRESENT LINE (THE INCREASING STRENGTH OF THE PEOPLE, THE INCRSASTNG WEAKNESS OF Tes REGINE ) REMAINS INTACT, CZECHUGLOVAK - GUIDANCE NUMRER Fx E ALMOST COMPLETELY INTO THE NEW CYRCUNS TANCES AD) MUST NOW BE con NTE. (HiTH APPRUPRIATE CHANGES FOR HUNGARY AND POLAND) WITH KENEYED EMD MESSACE _
_ ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET Under each comment a line should be drawn acrosa shoet INSTRUCTIONS: Officor designations-should bo-used in the “TO” column: oniteal (chech mark insufficient) “and oaclrcomment numberad to correspond-with the nunvber in the "TO" column. Lach officer ahuuld fe) before further routing. This Routing and Record Sheet should bo returned to Registry. . LO/tranch “1 cs July Loss . OFFICERS COMMENTS INITIALS FEB 1950 ORM NO. 81-10 - ; - SECRET |
14-50800+ cite, DPA pe Ese vee Oe ; Security Information Cad ved i SURIECTs N¥Eo= Balloon Oserstion he balloon operation Attached herewith is the story ar 4 , and an esrly report of what haprened, Reo 3 . . R Chief : =temationsl Crrandzationa Division Attachment: a/s
' Security Information — POLLOWING RELEASED rocaLty Tonays RELEASE. FRO R47 PeEe EVROFEY ARARGOED UNTIL 14s30 GN? = JULY a, 1953 7 FINCH, JULY Us 1953-— THOUSANDS OF NIGH ALTITUtZ ZAIN CARRYING — FEBSAGHS OF HOPE TO THE CZECHOSLOVAK PEOPLE WERE Pia ZLEZ9 ON THR. ceca BORDER aun a LACT NIGHT, BY ME CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM. © - —— ea oe CARPIED BY STRONG WMDs AT ALTITUDES UP TO 30,006 7E2T, THE BALLOCNS: WERE. iw . ELPLLTED TO REACH AS” FAR AS THE INDUSTRIAL CENTER a? CETPAVA ON THE ROLISH . BRON, WITH POLSEN, PRAGUE, Host AND SOKOLOV AS SPEtisz TAPSETS « THE "BALLOON BARRAGE wee THE SECOND ATIED AT C22 2AALV ALIA BY TRS SSUSADE . FA FREEDOM oe WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, 4.TCTSL OF MORE TRAN By 000,000 | AESSASES, OR OVE FoR EVERY PEESON IN THE COUNTRY p Same 22 EFNT, CRUSADE FOR PREEDOM LAUNCHED A SIMILAR BARRAGE AT CZizi OSLOVARIA OF accusT 225 1951, AND ANOTHER AT POLAND ON AUOUST 26, 1951. AWETEE » THE PRESENT CPLPATION TS FOUR TIMES AS LARGE AKO RELIEVED TO ea Tre SIGGEST EVES at feMPrep, YESSAGES CARRIED BY TNE PALLOoNS RELEASED LAST WIZ? £0 TODAY WEEE OF THREE TYPES: A.REPRODUCTION OP A NEW ONE-CROWY MOTE, ZELRING A PLEA TO OFPOSS THE COMMUNIST REGIME; A PAMPHLET EXPLAINING TE RECea DBONSTRATIONS LY SRST GERMANY AND THE FALL OF SOVIET POLICY CHIEF Lavzeares BERIAs AND AS ALUMINUM OuIN STAMPED WITH THE "FREEDOM BELL AND THE SLOGAN "ac CZECHS AYD SLovaxs FOR FEEEOOM-ALL THE FREE WORLD FOR THE CZnCHS AND SLC7#x3.8 THE BALLOONS USED IN TIE OPERATION CALLED "WINDS OF 7zZzzoe PIPES, A RUBEER SPHERE WHICH EXPLODES AT HIGH ALTITUDES, SCLTTERING TPS PEDSACES OVER A WIDE AREA, AND A PLASTIC BALLOON WHUCE DESTLNDS GN THIS TaRGST. ARE OF Tao SOTA TYPES ARE PILLED WITH HEDROOEN. THE FULL TEXT oF THE MESSAGE PRINTED ON THE ONE c2cw Bot POLLENS: O8 ONE SIDE ne CZECHOSLOVAKS, KNOW THIS; THE REQIME IS WEAKER THAN 700 Haye DARED 22 TEIN s POWER LIES WITH THE PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE STANS CPPOSED. WITH ICTY
14-00000 Geert ty information we Zoe. AND COURAGE, ORcsttIzi: YOUR STRAGTH: DOWN WITH THE COLLECTIVE! INSIST OW WORKERS! RIGH®S? TODAY, DEMAND CONCESSIONS TONCRROW = FREEDCH! ON THE OTRER SIZE ~~” | HEN CALL THES “C6 HUNGER CROWN ~ GIFT OF THE SOVIET UNICH. I? IS THE ~ SYMBOL OF REGIDS DESHERATION, OF FIVR-YRAR FAILURE: IP IS A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT, TO MEET WELECESS vim ‘STRES ‘OTH, TO RUSTST AS You Now BEST. THE OTIER CAPTIVE POLES EG WEY UNTTING AW WILL JOIN. “OU IN YOUR STRUGGL. Ee _ THE FRER WORLD IS WITH YOU! ALL POWER TO THE PEOFLE TUE FULL TSXT oF THE FAMEALET ABOUT EVSNTS IN EAST GERMANY: C2ECHS AND SLOVAKS! HEAR THE MESSAGE SICH Comts TO You TODAY FROM THE FREE WORLDs THE SOVIET UNION 3: *GETIT: G WEAKER! TAS FEOPLES OF THY CAPTIVE COUNTRIES ARE - GETTING STRONGERS TES FEY UNTON IS GETTING WEARER. THE STRUGGLE YOR: STALIN'S . HERITAGE SHAKES THE ENTE sovInt EMPIRE AND FRAR HAS CREPT INTO TE KREMLIN. + whO WILL FALL wit 2EPTA AND WHO WILL FALL AFTER BERIAY HOW HANY MILLIONS WILL FALL VICTIMS TO THz NEW PINGS WHICH IS xow GOING TO BEGIN = THE BIGGEST PURGE WHICH THE SOVIE?P CNION n03 EVER amount? ; HOW MANY VICTINZ “ULL PALL IN THE SOVIET UNION AND HOW MANY IN THE OCCUPIED COUNTRIES? WHO WILL FALL WITH DERIA IN PRAGUE AND WHO WILL LE DRAGGED DOWN BY HIS PALL IN BRATESL VA? WHO WILL EE THS NEY SLANSKY AND WhO THE NEW CLEMENTIS? AND WHEN THE PURGE S>2nArs a’m BROADENS y DOWN FROM THE POLITY BUREAU TO THE LANDS AND DISTRICTS, TO TEE OPCICES AND THE FACTORIES ~ HOW Hany FUNCTIONARIES WILL SAFELY SURVIVE? ONLY THOSE WILL 27 VIVE. WHO WILL DETACH THEMSELVES FRc Tie SIMKING COMMUNIST BOAT IN TIE. ONLY THOSE wHO JOIN THE PROFLE AND NELP IN ITS STRUGGLE AGAINST THE OPPRESSORS,
14-00000 SECRET Security Information AT ANY RATE, THZ SOVIETS ARE IN A BLIND ALLEY. IF THE MGCOW DOOT WILL WEIGH EVEN TEAVIGA ON THE NBCKS OF THE OPPRESSED PROPLE AND OP ‘Moscow's DEMANDS : , UPON TE- PRIGHTEXZD PUPPET COVERNIENTS OF THE CAPTIVE COUNTRIFS WILL BRCONS MORE PRESSING, THE PRSIETANCE OF THE PEOPLE WILL ONLY GROW: POR TZ PEOPLE WILL MO? “RETURY INTO SUPMICZION. IF THE COMMUNIST RECT: KS IN ORLER TO APPEASE TES WRATH OF THE PEOPLZ, WILL TRY: TO BRIBE MEIR SUBJECTS BY FHEECISING CONCE ESSTONS as WE HAVE SEEN IT HJNGARY AND IN EASTERN GERMANY, THEY WILL ROT ort ANTWHERE 3 POR TUR PEOPLE WILL NOT ES DECE srViD. ANYMORE BY - PHONY COMCESAIONS. . THE PEOPLE ARZ GiOWINO STRONDER, THE FIRST FLAMES OF REVOLT FLARED OUT IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AED TN EASTERN GERMANY, - FROM PILSEN » FROM MORLYSEA OSTRAVA, PROM BERLIN, DRESDEN AND MAGDEBURG THE ECHO OF TIS REVOLT PEARED THRODONWUT ‘THE WORLD AND DEEFLY SHOCK THE ENTIAE SOVIET REALM: THE PEOPLE SHOWED. THETR STRENGTH. THE COMMUNIST ABGIMES RECOCNIZED THE MENACE AND BECAME APPAID, THEY STARTED APOLOGIZING, THEY STARTED SKLF-CIOTICISING, THEY STARTED GIVING PRONISRS, IN OZRMANY THE ANTIeLABOR DEC PRES HAD TO RE REVOKED, IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA THES -~ FRIGHTENED GOVERIUENT WAS FOSCED TO DESIST FROM APFLYINO THE PENAL LAYS CON= CERNTHG ASSENTESIOH, IK MOSCOW, UNDER THE TUFLUENCE OF THE itd? OP THE PEOPLES REVOLT IN C2iCHOSLOVAKTA AND GERMANY, THE INTERNAL STRUOGLE Ez OE SHARFSR. BERIA AND HIS ALL-POWERFUL POLIGE FELL As VICTIMS. ‘your PLVQT HELPED TO ALTER THE CCURSS OF HISTORY: on FORCES MADE THEIR APPEARANCE CH THE BATTLS« FIELD, THE PCOPLE WOW ITS FIRST MAJOR VICTORY IN ITS FIGRT WITH THE REGIS, CZECHS AND SLOVAK3: THE HORS. YOUR OPPRESS. RS ARE SHAKEN 2Y UNCERTAINTY , THE GREATER IS THE CERTATNTY OF YOUR VICTORY. THE REOINE 1S APPAID OP You, I? KNOWS THAT POWER 1S PUNDAMENTALL og ON YOUR SIDE. THIS IS THE TIME WHEN PEOPLES UNITY, & COMLOH AORESIENT AND A UNITED PURPOSE ARE ARLE TO WIN CONe
14-00000 SECRET Security Information che - CBSSTONS., YOOR SATILEPINLD Is IN The PACTORTES AND ae THE FIELDS. ON THIS BATTLESIED OF LAEGR You HAVE THE ADVANTAGE oF NimBsRs. On THIS manner YOU CAIOT Be VANQUISHED . YOU WILL. NOP BE CONTENT WITH PROUTSES, rou WILL ASX POR DEEDS. rou VILL NOT BE CONTENT WITH BRIBES, You WILL ASK MORE an HORE FROM THE EXFLOITERS » WE DO NOT PRESUME To OIVE You ORDERS HOt TO. one YOU ADVICES, You AND Your Ney LEADERS WHO- “ARES BEING BORN IN THE STRUQOLE KNOW BEST ROW AND WHERE ‘TO STRIKE, BUT WE WANT YOU TO KiOW THAT YOU Nt NOT ALONEs _. AMONG THE MASSES OF PEOPLE BEHTID THE row CURTAIN THE FIRE OF REVOLT 18 SMOULDERING AD. is SPARKS ARE FLYING PRO coun 70 COUNTRY. EVERTANERE mH THS FREE WORLD. rot IR FRIENDS IRE WETH YOU. THEIR HELP WILL CROW A3 YOUR ' DETERMINATION GRC
14-00000 Security Information The following was received from Corden,. Munich — Have report early afternoon that Czech fshter plane attenpting shoot down balleons. In only instance se far. reported, planes shot down | e two out of tan that were in air at monent. Also have report that attanpta | 1 af ms 4 being made shoot balloons dow from ground, but no succeas. This shooting we + ™ ‘oceurred at 10 local tine, which 4a only report so far. Will inform you 7 of any developments. SECRET
. Seeret Security Information The fcllowing received fron Condon, Hunich Following is full story as of 1700 lceal time on shooting. At 1:00 two possibly three jet aircraft, presumably IG, which kept well within Czech territory, managed after considerahle moving to shoot | down two repeat two balloons. Aircraft departed area and have not re= turned since. Small arrz fire during most of afternoon accounted for total of three repeat three balloons. Snall are fire effective only during periods when weather conditions did not permit rapid rise of - balloons crossing border at height within range of pubmazine guns and carbines. - . , . 5. ‘ “Walker's report » Temper of residence in launching area calm and urmorried. End of Nessaga
14-00000 - a _ Soe ‘Ghewily inianmatien 8 July 1953. . MEMORANDIM FOR: Chief, 10 FROMs EB /Csechoslovakia SUBJECT: | | an Seeurity information wee
fe eme pear mta te RC tN eet SECRET Securily Information 7 July 1993 ert aes MEMORANDUM FOR: UYRUCTOR, CENTMAL TNTELLIG TE AGENCY SUBJECT s Propyaed Ualloon Operation 1. The followin meesare wan reced ved on the proposed balloon cperation. fron Whdtney Siepariaen Shepardsen Will cend further word wher these tulks. armatans . Crief : international Crennizations Divisicn ne
get religious programs, . a VA ‘ ARS cae ral : Sees Memorandum for the Kecord Subject: | Conversation with Congressman Kersten I. On 6 May Congressman Kersten addressed a letter to the State Department, enclosing a letter dated 6 May 1953, which he had received from Mr. Creighton Scott, a former employee of Radio Free - Europe at Munich, Germany, This letter was highly critical of cer- tain personnel in RIE, particularly as regards allegations of pro-com- munist attitudes. On 6 July I discussed these criticisms with Congress - man Kersten in detail, conveying to him orally the material contained — in the memorandum of 17 June 1953 [rom the Director of Securuty; Subject; Inquiry by Congressman Kersten; which the Director of Security had noted should be utilized in this meeting with Congresainan Kersten, a 2. The Congressman noted the difficulty in evaluating the type ot Criticisms which Afr, Scott hod made but appeared willing to actept our explanation, _ 3. Congressman \avaten then. turned to certain criticisins which he had heard expressed regarding RFE from several sources, including Scott, One such criti¢ism ia that RFE is ad doing the best :t should on tle feels that this aspect oi the bruadcasis: could probably be considerably strengthened, particularly among Catholic elements, 4. Mr, Kersien cited the opinion of Count Tarnowski (sp. 7), -a well known Pele, who told the Congressman that any fourteen year old Soviet citizen would be a> well briefed on Soviet philosophy as to turn up their nosea atthe RFE material. The Count (and Sersten appears t) agree) feels that the Soviet population has more sophisticated philosophical material thrown at them by their own Government, and that if should be an. important function of RFE to counter with an attempt to destray the Soviet philosophical material and shake the Soviet faith in their theoreticians, 5. Congressman Keraten realized that it is difficult to capture @ wide audience with philosophical arguinents, but he feels that if these arguments reached a segment of important leaders behind the Iron Curtain, it would help to destroy and counter the philosophica! teachings of Marx, Lenin, etal. The Congressmen feels that many of our broadcasts deal .with econamic matters, and, while these are important, RFE should go. :
14-00000 captive population are not Interested in righteal movements, it is Piptcerenpeesome eg an ole e! . te. > deeper and hit harder on religion and philosophy, 6. While Congresaman Kersten is ‘aware that many of the his opinion that RFE cannot beat communiam with socialiam, In particular, he felt (and Scott bore this out in their conversation) that we were making tuo much use of Czech socialiats, and we were using soctalists from the Bence Government which had sought to | compromise with the communists. While he recognizes the popu. larity of Benes and Mausary% in Czechia, he feels they are not ef- fective in Slovakia, where there is a heavy Catholic pupulation, 7, Congressman Kersten plans to gy to Eurupe, probably in September, While he did niet say Bu, I believe he would welcome an invitation tu visit RFE, Munich, Furthermore, aa the author of the Kersten Amendment end of several resolutluns on the enslaved peoples, at least one of which may receive Congressional approval at this segsion, consideration aight be given as to whether it would be advisable to requeat the Congressmen to utilize RFE facilities to broadcast while hk ia abr-ad, Walter i... Pforgheimer Legislative Counsel OGC/WLP:jps GG . : : / i : oi ” “ > v— ‘ ra . vo foe . Sy hag _ red , an) Cee wos, . i Peeves
14-00000 3 duly 1953 MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELAICES Ge SUBJECT: - Dtarey Brophy and Louis Hovias' Trip to Europe THOMAS W. BPRADEN Cate? ; International Grgazizetions Division C1Os 3 /eh Orig = Addressee Lee - 13/2r I lee + CIO lec = RJ oe ere my a .
14-00000 ketene 66 HPO. OY a duly 1953 MEVORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTH.LIGTSCE evpieeet eernngs vas SEQUPTEY EN! oe MATION
Toate THOMAS W, BRADEN International 9 Chief reanizationa Division -
14-00000 * these Jun 30 353 MEMORANDUN FOR# CHIEF, INPERRATIC“AL QROANTEATIONS DIVISION SUBJECT: [ _|ser Baltleon Creration ALLEN W, DULLES Director ‘10/BrIswPD/eh (30 June 1953) Orig & 1 - Addressee 1 60 » Finance 1 ee = Budget. lL ce = Io/ap 1 ¢a » C10 1 ce = RE 1 «6 « DCT Gr prey op ORMATION
JUN 2 9 9022- NEKORANDUM FOR’ C/PP - SUBIFCTs Reeent Pevelorn:enta in the Runant. an Refuzeo Situation 1. In a verbal report te the Rwasrien National Comalttee spon his return from a trin to Kurona to seeure foruer Kine Wichnel's aprroval of a proposed rcefuree. comittec, Hr. Visolanu stated that the X: a aid net reject the cronspal ervanced fur the reor rans zition 2e In his last conversation. with Mre Visolonu, the Xing requested that the nealers of the present Musarian National. Coasittee should send hin, either Jointly er incivic ually, tieir opinions in writing about the following neints: ae ™m wat grouncs coes too Runarian National Comittee coned Jer ‘that it cannot euntinue in ita present form? be that are the eriterta fer ehosatng tha a nenters of the new cori ttee and who are tne pergens- woe shoud belong to {t? . te who are the Rusa len extlos aad Ruminian orca isationg in exile wileh ectla be eanailted by the Zine te acwise iin in the matter of foring 2 new haticnel Coanttteer 3 The Rumanicn Hetioral Comittee sembera lan to send a fotat Pesel:tion to the kine requesting that he entrust Visctann with the — formation of a new committee to ne com~rised of meriberg wiose nmnag were guonitted to the Aing. Unould iichsel refuse this request, the Cemiittee intends to tencer Sta real mations . he Visot aru reparted that he had nversationa in Paris with - Cafencu, Ghersa ,. Yeniauin avd tntoniese, to shom he ~recosed -e-bership in the new comtittee. At that tine, viieh vas before the death: ef General -edeseu, Cafenes refused bees: Se cf the exelusion.6f the Gengral _in the new or anization. since Visoianu wag unable to return to raris after his conversaticns with the “ing, a meeting with Uafencu subse quent “to Nadeseu's death has ret been: possi ble. Ghernan cid not refuse to
14-00000 become a manber of the new comittee, but wished to be accepted aa - a representative of the Socialist Party. Thio wouli be difMeult . because of Gheraan's affiliation with the lefte-win: faction which seceded fram Fetrescu's Farty in 196, subsequently joining with the Communiat Party. Antceniade and Veniamin have arreed te become menbera of the new coanlttee, 5. In a letter to the Fund on 26 May 1953, Gafencu stated that an atlempt should be mace to tive support to a new committes through a large national coureil in order to establish unity of the leacers and of the Rusanian colony abrocd. Ie gaid that on the day of Ceneral Radescu's death he had received a letter fron the General asking hia to take over "Hig task” to assure the unity of the Rumacians abroad, Gafencu also wrote that friends in Faris and abroad had asked him to _ take over the leaderéhip of a small. "ad noe" committee with the. supports of all the Associations of Free Runanians, which he stated he will do if the New York group assures him of their supporte . After that, he indleated he would see if there would be a possibility of an understanding . with the Vieotanu group, . ve It would anpear that there is little rceagcn to believe that the Rumanian refarees will set asiuve their factional dictferences and personal amuitiona to form a representative ecmmiitee at this: tings i yo, Acting Chief, SE
PARAM 080d OTL mt ne watt toe cece oy SECRET. SECURITY INFORMATION 25 June 1953 MEMORANDUM FOR: GNTES, UIMTEREATICUAL UMCANEAATIONS DIVISION orserng . SUBIEC Ts . WE Coverave of Stocknola ICPTY Congress 1. At our request BFE ts colne to give full covernre to the ICFTU Heetinp In. Stockholm. Ub his Arranged to have the meating covered by tarce deska, ‘The Hunvarlunos are using a Stockholin stringer, woile che Poles and Czechs 4 "each eending editors. In addition, there will be overall coverage to the central neacroom by Efiste informstion corrnge pondent, Dreifusse Mecsazes from the labor leaders of the freo world will be broaricast to tha Czech people, in line with our recent ruldance. 2. A copy of the UN Slave Labor Heport wan delivered & -tne bon@ of Col, Nullanyta friend yesterday afternoon prior to departures WILLIAY F, DURKEE Chief, PU/Eranch ra SECRET
74-90000 UNCLASSIFIED REStRiCT? CONFIDENTEAG, SECHET (SENDER weer cirecug Car CATION TOP AND DoTTOM) . . ‘ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP INITIALS ence, (1) aperovat - (7) trorsanion (“=7] sionarure (<7) acrion [——} ovneer neevy (—"") aerurn [=] commen (—) preparation OF REPLY (“) concurrence RECOMMENDATION 7 Remuarkar Alica: Please insure thas Mr. Dulles Sees before the NCFE peonle come in, and thai don't get their hands on it. TNB RESTRICTED UNCLASSIFIED Weta gg SOPER ABER? ParETeng wre SECRET CONFIDENT 4, 50GB AR SEPige7 30-4
MAIS Li. 23 June 1953 BESORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR CF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE . SUBJECT: Your Meeting with NCFE with afternoon. i ; . i THOMAS We HRADEY . od . _ Chief Se, of : oo, International Organizations Division j ‘ anit fous '