14-00000 : Dont : a, Q + Pe ahy are we apprehensive? Is there & possivility tnat the west Gernan } youth would follow tne cp line? - : “ : Li. Considering (9) in thé Light of (11) I wuld think that {t would. : : serve US interests to fly into Bérlin students now in tie western. i _ = zones who nave fled their former eastern German nomes. These : students, oriented towards the west, vignk best serve cur propt=" - |! - "ganda interests. Dialect speaking to dialect, ete. ; 4 : \ 4 - ere a cen ve ne Lo cele oe < : } | ; | a * 5 ‘ a my ‘ “ a i ry i rer aun a j SECKE : f i
Leo: 10 red, 8 -mab, Discussion vies[ _|retorones there of congters and 4 Ty possistilisias; . LF, Talk withntendr reference project = ho-prod:cod oublino draft, 9 Feb, Het preliminary talk referonco personalition . i. dnvelvea Tn Congress, plan for Cusure mootiaugs, « Conference at hone of | At this meeting in response to questions, - stated his enthuslasm for the idea, | Ee proposed thatb = * J be sont over to Geriany Tor a Tow wooke ‘ TO, “On an exploratory mission = and to render what coe . so, assistance ho may: in connection with planning, Fe , Ss” @&pressed his willingness to. go over’ to Serldan ~~" ne ‘sometime in advance of. tle consress (under cover of can invitation he has rocoived from tho ‘reo Univercity) nto actively. assist. ‘in. planning ‘the agenda anda othor — details, ‘°Hé'is making up: a.list of proposed delegates to be Invi sed} ‘thinks tt. dupevtant someone fren Svimerica | bo included, Ho is varticularly opposed to the inclusion ~ of Sazte in the list of dolegates; ig not sure of Plisvier but not oppoved, Arranremonts mado to sont inue conforring, vrobably next week, . Ste Fab. 1a halt 4 Prag meat nhs on \ * Fo . “hen cs ra been ‘faectea | "Cane tacsoloce _— BN Real peel etre, . 4 . Pal : ‘ ‘ : Bowe Steen. ates ae } cae een aA LS ain peewee ; A net peted wT. he net = Fria t —. rate: bee hat wa Vaan car CO Se ne! 4 SemanTe. ten “at! - Ate iets ¥ wey ee get rei) To hngaue 5 irae ‘oe . , . - . aon. ; hous as ha Fel ' , Bt the : tn haba 4. Reb yt i aot pies Tha. tud {  prere t, . Ween ’ beak . ah ro eens bree a AE 4b we ERY Peemerta gern wewctie Aye pattt ld, na ' - ‘ tew piae ais en fone og
a ve whole Gieation of she title ef the consresag ao ‘ nad Deon 4aving hin come eeucearn, Held at any a : other tina than in incediate juxtaposition to the La : Conmuniat Youth Rally, it would be cx, Hold ab thst timo 16> 49 inovitsbly poins to be recarsed ag a 4 counter attack and in these terms vounvasg of ~_" - 7 Culéiret 4g not adequate, He wents te brosden the ; * : . bese = perhaps label it a polities] concress, (vy 5 : : om ides, at tho moment, is oppressed se a. politienlL WOT” a . Rabols; but I agroo that a Con-ross for Intellectual 7 ae Freed or - which could tsko in peliéiesl aspects - might : nO _, be botser than restricting 1t to evlture,) “2e Ne susreate. June as a date « unless xe -can turn out thig © oO affair. ine ‘O BIG and SIGLIPICALD enourn: Fashion to really _ a a _ (. ° offset tho cottmunist convention, i dontt know hts me 7 arcundnts for June but T.can imacine that thoy would: oo take tho line -that instead. of being lost in the world Le. (wide sttention and publicity fer the cormunist.deal, ; , it would come ag tho-last shot, after ‘he: cormunists: had exposed themselves as slaves of tioscow, aml might _Make o ringing effect, Aliso una woulda bo the right time for: collere people to fot away for thedy ubivora lt: LOD, might be very difficult in Hays os ‘ _ [ j Oe HO is snxious to have labar rapres anted ‘and sufcestod a p ff @ be representation from labor grours, including ~ . 3. | "ss Ewbinsky. «= Also corta'n leading political figures, - \ Ly ; : . . a ~ a4 Batis t “ke (a hd UP be een. y ET . a WAS hea Gon - las. ‘aig Tas be ’ ot sreee co. AL fm Cenccthee eet a) Tia oa ry nejined ek Saf os Holy abel ry F rose 7 co. . + errs ADatetr EEL Et EE ak Coren dumewen Fa DT Oe Pe ee ee lk ee
-00000 “AM, Express, Interview under namo of Lartin =, williams, of ingston, Pes with i>, cilnore y Agst, Passenger maffic Lanager of TPE, rent, re ee Am, =x, will accept money (check, draft or cash) in one _ place = N.¥..office = or in several places (Paris, fcr instance) ' provicec one sentral office knows details and can coordinate « . Will then write. Ate all of *fices involved, authorizing coe ae eae oe . transportation,;. ObCey for ‘List of persons (which may -be ; tee edded to at last. moment), We specify what credontials © pe ee hae! - persons. must present, VWe- algo. specify whether. transportation ; - ds to ve by air, ateamsnip, Fail, etc. first class or othere oe “wise; whether or not, 'excensesa' are to ba allowed - in this Beng connection they suc¢est that travelling expenses ‘pe allowd .- -----.--.. +. so... (for meals, ete,). not 6 exceed 10% cf transportation, They __ ewes -- "2 guepast that we act as soon ag practiceble because of rush ~~~". | ' for trevel to Europe but lr, CLllmore says they can be ae “reasonable. cortain: of providing air transportation, Se ee ae seers gee they wilt ‘render & corpilete eecounting of teansportation. and expense: money provided, and remit unexpended balances, : Sotet eer en gerne at st ererepaney tenance yaar repens ~s__ mneree mumcor em erwapeem PE eis
14-00000 ” ’ ' Sarvles of material sd far issued, others, — _, Story she was seen by a noporter ands saia to hare stated ' of his cormitment | However, a persons! ieee regarded as excé dent prospects. cee ee wer th: Speen Haag ca _. Skegss expressed dim view of Buttles! activities end is. CL , Done eh cay ‘idea that. he may have - sucrestad s eller activity “to which. may have resulted i trip. - SO papers e aN ‘ a nee . ; . DY . pre e eee sere ate end Oe 7 a ‘ They are working on the matter of satellite repr ressatation, . Exarples: Ceidrovich and Chapski from. Foland; rorutka fron . Geechoslovakia; ipso levely and Yalo flett ‘fron Sussia, Several coe Eleanor, Roosevelt had accepted, but after + apsearance ef HY Tines that she hac changed her mind, s glso doubtful because _ is. going to these. three, from NcCloy, urgently asking the to attend, ‘Eelen Douglas! and Robt. Konsgomery ar are Zoth anxious US interest and US releases bo pleyed dom, . Zowever, a ‘he -ls-anxious that. there should be great deal of mitlicity ag. 200. tine aprroachss., | — Furthermors,.I got impression that he had -- inspired Buttles, to some extent at least, to take Ske action .--. ..-.--< in aprroaching Hook, For instance, Skeges is arnzicus that we consider suggestion that about the 1lst,or 2nd oF Mime sn = - advertisersnt aprear in NY Times and Wash, Post, signed by large. mumcer of organizations and persons, calling attention o-oo to Congress. He suggested this could be organized by Details in perlin are peing crefully worked out, ‘telegates will atop either at the Steinvlatz or Amzoo hotel - obvicus reasons for ‘having them ali together, They will nave official taxis for me the iz USO» corridors’ and entrances will be guarded py plain clothes german end US personnel, some of them will be frconspt cuously . oo guarded personally, Leeting place * Taberna £eagerica = will _.be well guarded, So . ee eee ne ee uatter of interpreters: being worked. upon, repart | later. “There wild ‘be _press aélacates from all countries, 45 adaitio Co eee ee radio RIAS wALL tape the “entire ‘preceedines and will Aienisk a cuttings to individual radio atasions, for: inssance - 4° the woe os Vienna radio wants the syesch of one of ‘the. tustrien daiosates, ; 4t can bes previded, ias also will be on air with reports - -- Tene of proseedings, buf tne may need sora prossure later on. ; Tie rill dolor the 4200 bo Hook and’ thinks | that will. he sufficient, He and | |will try to work out methods of =o te definitely signing up certain doubiful prospects, =a rill and waen he comes to Washington, to~ Fit ho will play it straicnas with both = ag or aT tchad no contact oth us, gays ho will listen rather shan talk, but I resavd that as impossible. will assurs State that overy Shing is- -soing weil, is Completely 2 An hands of commituss and that all ac$ion should sten fvom rarlin in ordsr Sco have contral control and 211) coordination, ropors So tag daliznted ab plans for financing travel of dele-sto5. .
#00000 | 8 Febracry 1950 MEMORANDUM. HEF: PDQUIGCK Ss 1. AJL of the naues suggested so far are listed. - Suggestions are needed for additions, _s 7 as - H : i 4 7 { i “t : i ! v ‘ 1 t ‘ ~ ‘ i i ‘ i 1 : j 1 i 7 eet Rag ‘ t i a t 5 ' 3 Pes ‘ i e i.
- ROUTING ANO RECORD SHEET ~~ INSTRUCTIONS” “Geticar Sesigiations sroule te aseé ta the °fo® column. Under each conment a lise shoulé be araen fach officer srould Initial 86fO8S BAeet and gach eErament Austered te covreagesé wlth the nuabar In the "To°egluen.. tCreck Bark, insuffi clert? tefore further reutizge tals Record and Routing Sheet should be raiurned to Registre FORUMS. syiig = SECRET 7 een t968
9 February 1950. MEMORANDUM OF CONFERENCE - \ SUBJECT: Provosed Berlin Congress for Cvltural Freedon REFERENCE: Dispatch No. 131-CEGKU. dated 6 Jamurry 1950 meuorandun dated 29 December 1950 | TL a conference to discuss subject project was held 6 Feb 1950 in the office of| Johiet FReIIiZ. Present were? : ffte, SADO ‘ef Staff Il, PPD taff Il, Area-Branch B.. ..: | Chief PB-IIl, PPD - , PB-II . tI 111 For the purpose of thie conference, ected as the | personal representative of CPP, and ig the personal representative of COP. 2, Reference communications concerning gubject oreject - were read and discussed... There vas unanimous agreenent upon . the following points! ; a. That the project was feasible, worthy and partic- rularly valuable as a partial counter to the Communist German — youth rally scheduled for 27 May in Berlin: ; | -b, ) Bhat it could not be staged succeseMily for less than $40,000, but that an allocation of $50,000 should be nade to ingure fully adequate financial support; “g, “That approval of the Trench and,British High Com - missioners for Germany ‘ghould be obtained to inaure tri-partite support of the Congrese,. and that French and British material aid should be forthcoming, at least to ‘the extent of pro- viding transportation for delegates from their. countelesa: - og, Tt was aereed also thet an effort should be made to arrange the attendance at’ the congress of representative refuges . intellectuals. from curtain countries, but ‘that these should not
include mentere of the’ various national, committees. 4, The aquastion of usite NYLON funds for thie project was not-discussed, tet will be considered in due ccursé. : o 7 pt _§. Therefore, it wns Gecided to draft a cable to the Germaz ° - miesion graatiag approval to the reject. subject. to the stip- : _wlation concernizg Freach and British perticipations and authorising the field to proceed vith prelizinary: contacts and organizational © work. Innedistely therearter, it was agreed. appropriate. repre- i gentatives of fD and PPD would proceed with the drafting of & © : project plan in official form, together with appropriate opers- i ~ ‘tional annexes to guide inplLementation of the project. . a "6. Draft of proposed ble to the German ‘mission is attached ” 4 _. yss/ogh coz OPS Reg (2) — 3 — , 1
’ . ; uo ; 9 Tevruery 1959 < VEIMGMAED TE OG P UCP SRE BUA Pro-ooed Teplia Toarreas fem inline’ Tesedan Pa Oe Poe Mhanaten fo. DTeCEst i, rind § demary LOR vingthan T, Chrlugie maversadan dnted oS seaaber L560 A, A eoafor to dhequss gnajnct arojert waa: helé 6 Ved 1988 oe , _—tasneoffiecet| sd Cufof Frelll, Prenasd worst Ce oo Chief Staff t1, PY. ce 0 EP nae UF Steff IL, aree Tranch 3 . ; me , , f } __- far 820 pensee of athe eaParanees asted as the ‘ . Sale garscred, cuprossath tice ot UP, and TS Ghee neseennk yO ee . °. Propeweatetiva OF Wl. eee . a re 7, Re?etuaca eorncuatentions eosenralae mabicat srolues [tere Pot. asd @lscuazeé. There Fas meariepre sgPetiant snVa - Ske golleving polatet - . - a a. FheR the projred vee Fansible, corthy and anption’ o plerly velocdle «f a martial emuatar to tha Couiwisas Goma _ youth mily gohetiiad far OP Lay it feylint oe : be Tet tb cools aoe be etercd garcsoplsliy for leas . la ; ten A4,08L, Bert thas aa alloc ?loa ef $52,000 sheild be .. a mado % Laenrs flies aderurts finasedal grrert; ‘ . - eo het eonornl of tie Tressh and Prittan High. Care 4 to ineure trlepzrtisea pigptanera for Gorenay: stout be obtain ‘ _ ianere of $he doarrose, aac that Preseh eed sritiak anterisl aid atosia do fortheunine, st-leagt to ahe e9te.% of pro- widiug trnzrort:tioa for dslanstes fron thoir countriess: . Be 14 ume erreod ete thet as effort ahold bo wade 8e auraage tho aticadased ef tha conrrear of rerraocntative rofmeee | dniclicetucia fren eurtata cventvias, Bob that these ahold o3t
oe 3 @ iaclade. mechers of the varlons national consi. tt ood. S$. The quastioa of ustre STLOS funda for this projee? wag aot disenseed, but vill be esasiderad in die course, 8. crbrefere, it wan deelded to drat? a enhle to the Gesuan sleaton erodting apprevel to tho rrefseact, subject to the atine. ulntion conceraiiye Preach ead Pritieh partieiration, and cuthori riage the field te presced wlth prelintnery conteety and orpnad eational ; work. Inwedietely therasfter, it wne cereod, aunroprinte repro. ; | Seatatives of OPD and PHD would rrocecd vith the drafting ef a . ; project pisa in offietal form, tszethar with ennrorriate opera ; Sienal eanexes te quide ispleeatation of the projoat. Gy Dealt oF proposed eadic to tho Oawaa aiscion fe attechod herste. . 4 . . re -. oes . yore . kK “st Pete SADO STARP IE STAFF I1/AREA BRAUCH B r a A a Bd Ud we er :
14-00000 Lf a 8 - ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET ~ | colven, Under each qoesent @ tine shout é Bo, de awn (BSTRUCTIONS: «GPF cae Gedlgaay ons thoulebe used In the “To anrage-stest and Haar eousert euvadered ta correspond sith the nuater in the "To*eolven. Thin Record and Routing Sheet shouts be returned to Roglatry. fach o8fleer should tnltial (Crock mark insulficiénth before further routings FROM: . . : . #0. . CPB II oe ee .° 7 Feb. 1950 _ . ; ; eOOM DATE orficeats | o 7 : 16 : \ . ; . 80, REC*.O Feo oO PRETi aks : . COMMENTS T. _ . _ . | FBS III . i: - ‘ Ge 5 * Go Ie : . { 13. . . : fatoenns ay : eC yy uk, game wn, Ceca CE : 7 : : pes ener os —e cad ad ot m4 . 7 . 7 - | a a why wrote no fe wel, q : | . ‘ ie Hoang cf fu wee effete fom uo. 5, s6 —_ SECRET (nie Tro) | * PR 1948 :
SECRET 7 febrasry 1960 WEA _.. OS TT, Pr - SUBSET: Borla’ ‘Iatelies gal Congress pen Re mee ates enaeeee Coal 2: ie arress tnat. th" prosossd congress ‘dsserves | _ thorough support. “2. Ya would Like to sot a Berlin, te - '. arvive a few days oefore the ecagress opens andto romain a : fee dsya aftor {4 elosee, in . city sn¢d fe spsclally qualified & Papresent PS Ba anterests. 3. Gur_oubstantive recomzenistiens heve ‘already boon exprasee4 | is a native of the a RTRTICEY _ ‘certs sino te P31; % January 1950. Sma. PB OL /oerr yy ‘eet FRS LLY 3A LIT . BS 1i| oo : ae ‘2 PB OLD Franch CHPGHS 7 are hagietry Chrens UPC Regietry File. SECRET
HPOoc00 TA . .e SOAR Te Oe Fa ROT est ae - ‘Vader aach comment a tise shevid te dracn - : iuSTRUCTIONS: Ofileer designations ‘shouldbe used in the “To” column. ; os “| acvrass sheet end each coument aw pered to correspond witn the cumber in the *Ta°cotuan. Each officer should Inittal. , . . 7 . a | Getieck merk tnsut ficient? before further routings This Record and Aoutiag Sheet should de raturied te Registry. : ; i. [BATE . oe : To ROOM PL OaTE OFFICER’S | COMMERTS NOL! : [ Feoro | INTTEALS ahh 1606 , .
” a ¢ y 4 ; : : Tective han~ .- ; . Siing; however, I hav i f such a ccnference - “e . as. outlined by Jesselson and w id “esuld very well z ‘handled, furnish an. cpportunity for cra ation ee mH , for propa~— a "ganda and @ spring g-beard for co-tinuing effort, ; : _ . woe ceed a Breer 3 Berlin ast only is the obvicus<lace for the oe: ference, ‘it is: oa tO po the only place‘wh. re. the impact ‘could inz adiately be felt in Satellite ; ; = ‘ countries, (Seriin radio, press and cersonal contact with Sast’ Germany,’ _ ia a oe Foland and Czec / Ny oD i oman? Tessibly louise “SRS ° 2? 6 T also sivcest Marl \ law ‘ao ef a knowa anti- Sx f o> so aS LS. ran t Sheul? he expanied te cover ‘the FOSSLDI14 ty that. should rot, o Sonventicn ually a 100-piece symcheny orckest ra) than a the over-all Berlin expense if E 20,000 should auditional 30 20,606 > cC ee d« I think this proposal should, in the interest cf speed, be imple- 7 ge mented as follows: by : - slo . . ‘8, 4 conference of representatives of CCF, , SAR - fer cuic! A Go (24- hour), arreemart in principle, so. that, a- cable ~ be senk to the ; on Se b. Freparetion of a frejeect flen end precurerett of snecial \ cw ‘ : assistants, vy ° . Ce Freparstion of a subsidiary Ercpagen ada ‘an — te insure » . j aot ; adécnate reporting of the conferenc rcutation of its * : oO deliberations, in several ianguages, behind the curtain... . . & Even with method proposed in ‘paracra chs, acable cf me basic approval can so out of here befcre the Sth of F Feorear; ~ and the rroject can be prepared, coordinated and Sully eprroved pricr to 21 Go not believe ve can count or the wiiming sugested be iG dentally, is excelient coring zs it dees Pricr to the } sions of 1 Nay-and the Cornurgad pal Conferance, ay treat the suggestion } Fes on ¢ Febrssy.
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wea md . “EN Peay, “WEMORANDUM TO: SUBJECT: in Berlin has - urgent. consideration as possible. If the the assistance of two or three peop be the seme es those ‘meeting in Berlin this Spring. ‘90. Arrangements logical coordinating 7 ‘MeCloy's approval. The purpose of th activities of the va ' fields, and.to devel 3. Gearing will s _ SHUTE. This will give Him the opport ,- all overt action planned in Germany so ' properly coordinated with them. | 25 January 1950 Berlin Intellectual Conference ntellectuals' Conference : : 1. A proposal for the support of an I been vouched in by Gearing. He aske that. this be given At a decision. should be made as cuickly operation is umiertaken Josseison will neéd 7 “¢ A ' ke in Berlin. These people might | ot mentioned in relation to the Communist Youth = = for the organization of a political and paycho-' - group in HIGG {s-group 1a to cocrdinate the | rious staff sections in MeCloy's office in these op a more intensive program of action. it as a member of the Committee representing unity of being acquainted with |: that covert operations can be | have been completed and are amiting-.... -.. “uaen Fae Maced get ge stick Kote esd rie, wae
a \ Your letter of: De : replying by han’ ta save datay. {a} The tdéa of e "ORAL" Cone rass is an-axce tart os But should it be a Re a Se ot “Janvesy-12, 79 camber 29 was lete in arriving a y uncér the ausvices of a non~covrernment, specially a n “ding govemt “sponsor or. sq ‘ent group. me Eurcye Perhans the Free ‘University can 2 n? Tas 3 ra AT" Concress or somes? unite rtaken on=aceuny be sorinal en Fed S57 Colturel Freedom ead hoe. (o) Soring is too Soon to organize such « conte rence preperiy. Su CEest ler 8 summer or fall, “e} fe de effecsize conference must be tied in wi concrete issue of a culture) character. in which all delerates cen @gree des -Specifte issy today 14 whic Pite thei ith ‘sene r difference on. other thines. What” © positive or. negative da shaping up in Germeuw: . istellectuals ean take s position? Phe h leasing -@ifferences among the wild certain? fning if this thing, howeve ticel issue on whisk everyone cén acrae inde ¥ be cons gs don't. r, 18 +o Sarticinants, if act ag rreat as iderable, and this is ast at eli end up as thes ata Ty see that therp Ts at} ferences in fighting Stalinisn, (d) I assure you car a and Unterkuz't' ef all delorates, . nm (e) -Sup esund “4lsen Faulkner, Heinhole Nietuhr, “illien Fhqy} can ret § fes (f)  Kooetler was plenning Surfestion we anything has draft the gts fon from Ent fost the » Dos Pas ine, Lion ulalhe to come af kh femene as an’ (Ceu$ Lealy, Seleium and iS, Th. or 2 Dues. Freeadon cay aerva 8 the leas g- are fat Pfemerm tion, at feyese, $2 ngrgsse interests, ¢ con gee escicr to GO people VtPetaar or eurstanting @-- . e sid ean j Follewiz- be united fram $o3, Sinclair Les el tri} Fes inotc tle oar se chavs game -Tanish exiia, Se. Gross fatanne ed. eL emer iy guy fone, Srenre 2 cover excenses for Reise tl) Cammi¢es for A Cenorninates af on, Me ofa dap etest eat en. Tae page seem sds te 3! é fe