eee eeu ceenen ng tay Yo eI ASAIN A ONE SRY Aral DT Rn ence et Re rire saben ane ne bs kate RIAL (e) British Broadcasting Corporation, where ‘applicable, — (f} Voice of America, where applicable, ” (¢) Special confidential sources. These tests having been applied, confidence is placed in these faitial personalities, and particularly in the Deak Chief, to cafry forward reucruitmont of additional personnel as needed in collaboration with the American Director of RFE (Robort E. Lang, New York ), and his agagciate officials. Tho leading personalities of each desk know what ia expected of them and since they respond to the established oriteria, the resulting full personnel complement is a group of exiles who, note with standing their porsonal political views, are suitable and capable program production people. They meet our basic requirement of daily production of truly free and properly constructed propaganda broadcasts ezpable of avakine the widest possible audience response in our target countries. In brief, the mission of RFE being conceived as a marketing problen, the best available salesmen are procured, trained, and utilised to geil tre market. Reeruitnent == Special Security Meusures Since RFE, although a private enterprise, is by extension a ecllateral instrument of American national policy, special precaution is exercised to insure the ideological security of all employees, in= eluding exiles. In the case of exile personnel specifically, the
ee ee D. ecg eran 5 doetien tiie Meant at oe CANNES RAEI Eat STP ee AIG A ae A EON wa a on TO AN ocak we additional approval of the Personnel Director of NCFE ia required before employment, oither at New Yorx or Munich. Thus, even if 4 proposéd exile employee meets all the described criteria ho may not be employed without this ultimate approval. © The Personnel Director of NCFe utilizes appropriate and de= pondable sources of information to determine the acceptabllity of personnel from @ seaurity standpoint. His sources are investigative in nature and are conclusive as to the ideological record and aecurity acceptability of the proposed employee. In doubtful casdés the Personnel i Director consulta with the Vice-President in Charge of the National Councils Division and with the Director of Radio Frea Europe. These ‘ three officers of NCFE jointly follow a policy of rejecting candidates about whom there is the slightest doubt. It is to be clearly understood that in making decisions of this kind the conflicting interests and frantic representations of politically minded exile leaders and groups are ignored. Acceptance or rejection of candidates is wholly based on ideclogical security and talent value. Summary (1) All nntionslity desks of RFE at New York and Municn are : ataffed by individuals who have pasaed all tests described above. (2) All programs produced and aired by tho nationality desks are checked and scrutinized by American supervisory personnel for .ideolog- ical content, audience acceptance and conformity to basie NCFE-RFE policies. (3) These conditions have been progressively in force since duly, 1950,
14-00000 Ll - RFE POLICY GUIDANCE FOK PERSONNEL As Goaneral Comment The programs alred by RFE are not left to whim or chance, All programs and tho personnel responeible for them are sontrelled by a written polisy manual. The manual sete forth in minute detail the : position and policy of RFE on every topic beamed to our target countries. fre sanual ia the daily guldance of all employees, both American and Exiles doviation from its rules ia not pormitted, Continuous sorutiny of nanuscripts and resultant broadcasts is maintained by American om- ; ployoos to inaure that there are no deviations. H “Tho policy manual of RFE represents the coneidored views of the responsible officials, including the Board of Directors, of NCFE. It fea statoment of the principses end purposes of NCFE expressed in operational forme It is considered and maintained as a strictly con= fidential document, but it la of course available for examination by any proper authority. fhe policy manual ia in strict conformity with current American \ national policies as evidenced by the following quotation from article u One a \ "As a non-governmental radio ataticn responsible te the millions of American citizens who support it, RFE cannot take a line contrary to United States Government policy or to tne beliefs of the American poople reflected in the Constitution of the United Stetes and in Arerican Institutions”. ~ 10 @