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The [[National Committee for a Free Europe]], later known simply as the Free Europe Committee, was established in New York in May 1949, with covert funding from the [[CIA]]'s [[Office of Policy Coordination]].<ref>Hugh Wilford, Calling the Tune? The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War, Frank Cass, 2003, p.87.</ref> | The [[National Committee for a Free Europe]], later known simply as the Free Europe Committee, was established in New York in May 1949, with covert funding from the [[CIA]]'s [[Office of Policy Coordination]].<ref>Hugh Wilford, Calling the Tune? The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War, Frank Cass, 2003, p.87.</ref> | ||
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|author=Syracuse University Press | |author=Syracuse University Press | ||
|quote= Dulles was briefly the first president of the Free Europe Committee}}</ref> | |quote= Dulles was briefly the first president of the Free Europe Committee}}</ref> | ||
| − | *Admiral Harold B. Miller <ref>{{cite news | + | *[[DeWitt Poole]] (1949 - 1951)<ref>{{cite news |
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| + | |title=Head of Committee For a Free Europe | ||
| + | |date=January 19, 1951 | ||
| + | |publisher=New York Times}}</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Charles Douglas Jackson]] (1951 - 1952) | ||
| + | *Admiral Harold B. Miller (1952 - 1953) <ref>{{cite news | ||
|publisher=New York Times | |publisher=New York Times | ||
|quote=He also was director of the Congressional Aviation Policy Board and president of the National Committee for Free Europe. | |quote=He also was director of the Congressional Aviation Policy Board and president of the National Committee for Free Europe. | ||
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|title=Harold Miller, 89, Navy Publicist; Launched Planes From Dirigibles | |title=Harold Miller, 89, Navy Publicist; Launched Planes From Dirigibles | ||
|date=May 18, 1992}}</ref> | |date=May 18, 1992}}</ref> | ||
| − | + | *[[Whitney Hart Shepardson|Whitney Shepardson]] (1953 - 1956) | |
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*General Willis D. Crittenberger | *General Willis D. Crittenberger | ||
*Archibald Alexander | *Archibald Alexander | ||
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===Members=== | ===Members=== | ||
* [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] | [[Henry Luce]] | [[Cecil B. DeMille]] | [[Lucius Clay]] | [[Gardner Cowles]] | [[Henry Ford II]] | [[Oveta Culp Hobby]] | [[Francis Spellman]] | [[John C. Hughes]] | [[Junkie Fleischmann]] | [[Arthur Schlesinger]] | [[Spyros Skouras]] | [[Darryl Zanuck]] | * [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] | [[Henry Luce]] | [[Cecil B. DeMille]] | [[Lucius Clay]] | [[Gardner Cowles]] | [[Henry Ford II]] | [[Oveta Culp Hobby]] | [[Francis Spellman]] | [[John C. Hughes]] | [[Junkie Fleischmann]] | [[Arthur Schlesinger]] | [[Spyros Skouras]] | [[Darryl Zanuck]] | ||
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The National Committee for a Free Europe, later known simply as the Free Europe Committee, was established in New York in May 1949, with covert funding from the CIA's Office of Policy Coordination.[1]
Contents
People
Presidents
- Allen Dulles [2]
- DeWitt Poole (1949 - 1951)[3]
- Charles Douglas Jackson (1951 - 1952)
- Admiral Harold B. Miller (1952 - 1953) [4]
- Whitney Shepardson (1953 - 1956)
- General Willis D. Crittenberger
- Archibald Alexander
- John Richardson Jr. (1961 - 1968)
Members
- Dwight D. Eisenhower | Henry Luce | Cecil B. DeMille | Lucius Clay | Gardner Cowles | Henry Ford II | Oveta Culp Hobby | Francis Spellman | John C. Hughes | Junkie Fleischmann | Arthur Schlesinger | Spyros Skouras | Darryl Zanuck
Staff
- DeWitt Poole - Executive Secretary
Affiliations
Subsidiaries
Notes
- ↑ Hugh Wilford, Calling the Tune? The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War, Frank Cass, 2003, p.87.
- ↑ Syracuse University Press (2003) War of the Black Heavens. Syracuse University Press. pp. 41 . ISBN 0815604793. "Dulles was briefly the first president of the Free Europe Committee"
- ↑ Head of Committee For a Free Europe. January 19, 1951. New York Times
- ↑ Harold Miller, 89, Navy Publicist; Launched Planes From Dirigibles. May 18, 1992. New York Times "He also was director of the Congressional Aviation Policy Board and president of the National Committee for Free Europe."
