pi aseat PTI a KETO AOR Neots +o Setheaewe ter January 23 1952 Dear Allens At the Grusnée Gourd Meeting: last Friday, C.2. reported in detail on our aeeting in Ed Barrett's office, ®his was followed by a senernl discussion of the nature and acope of the igS2 Grussde program. Briefly, there was agreemcnt thet the program in 1952 should be considerably reduced in scope, shat the emphasis should be - taken off vublicity and placed on fund-raising with the promotional period . '. %eing reduced from two months to two or three weexe. . It was felt that a ; direct mail canpaign to our present list of givers -- plus a thorough solicitation of corporntions -- would be desirable. : There was discussion also of a one-night house-to-house canvass, nation-wide, on Constitution Day next September. Mr. Poole sucgested that, in addition to | Radic Free Europe, the 1952 Crusade might place emphasis on the newly formed i Free Burepe University in Exile at Strasbourg, France. General Clay - recomended that the Adverticing Council's aasistance in the new c:mpaign 1 ‘ be sought at the earliest moment, Best regards, Sincerely, fie ot
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14-00000 - ee Ye meee trp THE ET EMRE UE Ne ea toning SRM San Bey hearin ie BL ti aches AE sue ht Semester asthe F Liye TS pena tal WORE ethane CRRA oiPO-O) SIO \ ' Pree ° January 21, 1992 SECAT = SESMIEV CNP OR MAT ICN Dear C.9.8 Pollewing up our seeting, we ara going to name John Devine to represent us in discussing Cirther plans for the Crisade of Freedoa, ° 4s t understand it, all parties feel thet the Crusade should be continued, that the next canpai¢a should he af a law-pressure ani short duration type, ani that joint efforte will be made te find ather useful activities that the Crusaders oan perform for the tetal 9.9. propaganda effert, Tt was gaol seeing you the other nizht, anid mth “ason and f enjoyel that leng talk, Please rexzenber 29 to “in “iller and tell hia I wish hia the best in his difftaalt bit fascinating assaignaeat, ALL the best t+ you, ” Co “, Ee rilally, — Q . j eee Mr, Wisner p-—— ‘ , PP. 4, Jevine S/P « ar. Joyce Rivart W. Barrett P.S, 43 IT unierstanid {t, ¢ ‘s tentatively rropesel that the two imdividuele working with John Devine will be Jin Lasble and Tes Braden, concrete nL AC A A NL LATE TEAC TE, ‘w, C0, Jackson, Rational Crsalttee for a Free Firspe, Inc., ad 350 Fifth Avenue - Reon HM, : New York 1, Rew Yor?, Lid rts 8: P ad PrEWSarret¢saby
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14-00000 trom AmSengalate, Surushourg., Me -—- — * . f Ww (Tit DHPANTMENE OF STATE, WANIENOTON, a woe a! ATR PORE en “g ; ne 692312 = re % REF One . en ° — — — “Tae Cady wd SUBJCCT Founding of "Lo Calliige de 2'Zureps Libre” at Strasbourg by the National "BOY 0 / EE banfieation) 1940, .0/11-1551 FOREIGN SERVICE DESPATCH : SR 740,00 _ fd My Boveaber_ 15, 398. 4 * fe Comittee for a Frew Europe, a2? ra She oP . ar i . ; t Fs 4 i i pt dD othe Ag the Departurnt is axare, the Eatlenal Camaittee ‘tor a Prea Burape haa a BUG founded at the Chateau de Pourtales, Strasbourg Roberteau, "Le College de : 'Burepe Libre® (Callege af Pree Basope) in which ctudents of rine differsm® + IHP0- ;. | matlonalities, al] of them frem the Satellite ecuntries, are Jeiged and fed, ta? All of the students are taking courses in the Universality of Strasbourg and dn future there will be additional courses at the Cellege de l’durepe Libre” “Ig .-. 7 gonducted by professore-in-exile im the languages of the various ecuntriea 7 ee Fepresented, ‘The purpose of the Callego is to train political leadors, x wa ‘Gooters, lawyere, exuginecrs, otc., for service in the Satellite countries ro when and if thees comtries are ever liberated frem Soviet Ruasian desinaticn, (adele So for thore are no students from Russia or East Germany in the College, Paras, Qu Hovenber 12 Mr, Roudybush and I attended the opening ceremany of the oe. . Sellege, which was informal tat iapressive; other persona attending included 4 Be, CG. D. dackeon;, President of the National Committee for a Free Europe, ae three efficsiala of the Council ef Burope, Professor Robert Eedaleb, Dean of ot the Fasulty of Law at the University ef Strasbourg (represarting the Jester Lo ef the University, who was i111), persomel from Hadie Free Burcps at limichy oo, and the student body, Speeches ware siada by Mr. Maleolm Davis, Dean of the _ ts Gallegs, Monsieur Redsleb, and Mr, G. 2. Jackeon, oe ‘there fellow tables showing the distribution of the students by natiem= : alities and by ages, as of October 20, 1951, (8 men and 1 women studeute have been enrolicd aince then, bat their nationalities and ages ere not kneus) “ 7 Rationality a Hesea dete) A Cuechvalovak 20 a2 " Polish a4 b 29 Rumanian 13 2 pe Tagesiay 12 2 23 _ Hungarian 7 8 7 Lithuanian 3 1 4 eas 4 6 4 F 2 i] 2 = Latvian 2. =) 2 o< . | ° . So ad - . : % ae ® oe ye prone ee eg a at re f ' Gate Les--———--— ~ i. . re es mm A . . rreacStr ry) en pyr (>. ‘3 +) PREPARA es eg 8 aye. . INFORMATION COPY
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14-00000 ai + ese? 7 oo Siettemed eee 6 tee eee 77 or, a Oe ey 7 poe cece ian peer oe . “5 ~~ RESTRICTES es lL. of the ht TAPE IN TMOG SPACE te fas cefie a way - ‘ i TOREION SERVICE DES PA 4 Ci 7. eam wenn wove ennenaeanies tena nenan uncon F ROM ‘ . em. T Ty 3 AY = aan BAT. meee © . TO 1 THK OP AMTMENT OF BEATH, WANTING TESS, Tn ne ae oe nm a : i . . . re ue ie o S OREFO pe ro , , Fine Dept. 4: . 4 Von Only SUBJECT: : n ; . _& , : ésevisean Sena, A : EK : . o Paris, Osteber 29, 1951 x _ fo the Chairmam ef the Beard of Trustees, MN The Pree Kurege University im Exile, ¥ re Hew York, H. Ys Joverta Beogs The Cemmittes, having sent out 3530 application forms te iadividusls and organizations, first axamined applications duly cempleted py eaméidates ; for Stresbourg emi set aside these, out of 626 received, thet had bem filed . by porscas uho turned out to be ineligible, e.g. as being over 32 years of age (with afew euseptions), or already having university degrees ami nesling : te finish elowhere,, or wishing te study a subject not taught at suraebeurg, wr net possessing qualifisations required by toe university, or got knowlag enoagh French te profit by the Strasbourg amiversity courses, or ast having refagee states, Candidatares which appeared eligible ware than srared eat between the manbers of the Comittee for personal interview, mostly in Paris, vislte hewever being made for this purpess te Englend, Belgium, tacmuay, Geoses, Spain, Italy, Turkey, and Switserland, With applications and notes on interviews before it, the Committies then held numerous meetings, at which the cases of all eligible candidstcs ware exummined and dissaussed. Mr, Reyell fyler, as President ef the Association for the College of Frea Burepe. alao attended gust of the eeotiags beid by the Cemuittee and assisted it by hie advice, ‘The records showed test « high pereentage of the aandidates. and especially come of the more praxiging cass, did not wish primrily to go to Strasbourg bet boped instead to octaan then to remin in Paria (in mest eases), or ab seme eeholarships epabling other university. Certain preblems arising ia this comnection will be asus with belew, together with resemendati one, malections for Sirmmstogg . Te dste, 7 candidates wishing te go te Strasbaurg hare beer secepied sr -96 men ond Li weer, (acta: 8 séditional man and ] wann have been emrelled, gre en concern cere rent ate tk a AMAA AAIREG AEA EET nce RESTRICTED ; correc ce mn eee * Se ae came POL Pode oh Tot BRP BLE Bs Be eee meester a eee ee ete Bt ETI KE
14-00000 ope . we eee ne . ; . a RESTRICTED poor WINUT TYPE GN THIS SFACE ; 7 Pd : : 2 . “phage teatn meh i a . FORFIGN SERVICE DESPATCH en | FROM : y a ae aia | Sars rs TO SH, DRPANE WANE OF NEATH, WANHINGTON, eo eee naan ten . pet seit Y . a ny REF Yor Dept, se Onty | SUBJECT: x * Enclosure te ee despatch 136 fren © | American Congul, " eee een Strasbourg, 4 L/15/SL-po2  c¢ t making & tetal, as of How, 12, 1951, of 6, men and 12 women). Notification + of aca-acceptemes ie being emt te 349 sandidatesa, The Ceamittee haa had im o @inég the edvante estimate that five wenn were to be accepted for Strasbourg, N and that five theclegisal students might be accepted for the Collage des r Gleres., However, only ome theviegical student has qualified for a acholardhipg and euitable ar te-gan be aade to ledge as many as 10 or 11 worm, r pessibly even 19, (Hotes: total accepted 12, as of Nov, 12}, either im the 4 Stadent Heme for Cirle or in a pansion (for the older girls). Ie view of the quality of theas women candidates, the Committes feels justified in selecting @ weeber larger then that originally contemplated, and after sonsultatics with Mr. Delite Peale and Mr, Beyall Tyler does so unanimously, — fue grand total ef male students alrea¢y accepted for Scraabeourg, and ateordiagly motified, is thus 76 te date, as againet 100 originally watempla The Ceamittee has thought 1¢ preferable te maintain a high quality, rather thas te make filling a quota the first consideration, eapecially as applica- tiene are still ecming in and some promising applicants reaain to be seam, Binee the French university year begins only in the first week of November, @ geed eany students ware away when the application forme were sant eat wat ond theiy addresses unimew te snyene whe could be reached, Arrangement cam be wade ¢@ enter late-comare for the Strasbourg university courses, and se 4% ecens wiles to allow for the probability that some high-quality candidates i wii still eppear, none ef whem eould be aceepted if the queta had been [ filled up ina hurry regardless of the advisability of maintaining a ' applieemte em be received and registered in the university as late as Hey, Zi, It 4s ef interest to note that all eandidates so far subuitted to deang ef fagalties at Strasbourg have been conaidered acceptable, i | i 1 { i i i i $  cceeuadeammetaeammitaeamammttianmneeseaetiemet * f i 4 wn eee ett on TE : q “t ere oe eerie a oe ee iS BarcRiam. Bs ne TROT af s Fedramsti rn tee FCF RAE PVA FAP
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