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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> | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
| + | ===Presidents=== | ||
| + | *[[Allen Dulles]] <ref>{{cite book | ||
| + | |title=War of the Black Heavens | ||
| + | |isbn=0815604793 | ||
| + | |publisher=Syracuse University Press | ||
| + | |date=2003 | ||
| + | |pages=41 | ||
| + | |author=Syracuse University Press | ||
| + | |quote= Dulles was briefly the first president of the Free Europe Committee}}</ref> | ||
| + | *[[DeWitt Poole]] (1949 - 1951)<ref>{{cite news | ||
| + | |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F1EF63A5F177A93CBA8178AD85F458585F9 | ||
| + | |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 | ||
| + | |quote=He also was director of the Congressional Aviation Policy Board and president of the National Committee for Free Europe. | ||
| + | |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/18/us/harold-miller-89-navy-publicist-launched-planes-from-dirigibles.html | ||
| + | |title=Harold Miller, 89, Navy Publicist; Launched Planes From Dirigibles | ||
| + | |date=May 18, 1992}}</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Whitney Hart Shepardson|Whitney Shepardson]] (1953 - 1956) | ||
| + | *General Willis D. Crittenberger | ||
| + | *Archibald Alexander | ||
| + | *[[John Richardson Jr.]] (1961 - 1968) | ||
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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]] |
===Staff=== | ===Staff=== | ||
*[[DeWitt Poole]] - Executive Secretary | *[[DeWitt Poole]] - Executive Secretary | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Central Intelligence Agency]] | ||
| + | ===Subsidiaries=== | ||
| + | *[[Crusade for Freedom]] | ||
| + | *[[Radio Free Europe]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://coldwarradios.blogspot.com/2010/11/urgent-whisper-radio-free-europe-begins.html An Urgent Whisper: Radio Free Europe Begins Broadcasting] | ||
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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."
