During RFE's earliest years of existence, the CIA and U.S. Department of State issued broad policy directives, and a system evolved where broadcast policy was determined through negotiation between them and RFE staff.
Durante os primeiros anos de existencia de RFE, a CIA e o Departamento de Estado emitiron amplas directivas de política, dando lugar ó xurdimento dun sistema onde a política de difusión determinábase entre eles e o persoal de RFE.