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Joseph C. Grew
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CHAIRMAN', tXtCVTUE COMMUTES
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R. Dolbeare
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Spencer Phenix
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Theodore C. Augustine
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ilBERS Clarencedcoekii< Alevander Frank Alwchul Laird BcU A. A. Berle, Jr. Frand* Biddle Robert Wood. Bliu Robert F. Bradford Ham- A. Bulli* James B. CareyM- Chapin Harry Woodburn Chase tuciut D. Clay William L. Clayton Clark M. Clifiord Ccea B. DcMtUe Frank R. Dentonono<an Uark F. Ethridge Jamet A. Farley
juliui Fleitehmnnn Henry Ford. II Virginia C
Charlti R. Hook 1'almer Hoyt
Paul Keiten
Henry R. Lvce
V. afcKec
Web Maddox H. B. MDler
Frederick Otborn
Arthur W. Page
George N. Shutter
John A. Sibley
Spyro* Skoura*
pofiord
Cbarlei P. Taft
H. Gregory Thomi*
Levering
DeWiti Wallace
W. W. Waraack
Walter H.
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Mm. Quinerr Wright
Barrel Zanuck
Mr. Allen IT.treet, Jf. ff. Washington, D. C
Dear Mr. Dulles t
It gives me pleasure to send you herewith the President's Report for theovering the operations of ths National Comolttesree Europe.
Asas an important year for your Committee,ake this opportunity toAdmiral Killer on its accomplishments under his leadership.
As hisssure you that your officers and staff will continue to strive to improve the effectiveness snd quality of this vital undertaking.
I hopeay have the pleasure of seeing you personally before tooine goes by.
Sincerely yours,
Presldont
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT
NATIONAL COMMITTEEREE EUROPE,h Street, New. Y.
officers
joseph c. grew. chairman of the board c. d. jackson.f the board john c. hushes, chairman. executive committee h. b. miller. president frederic r. dolbeare. vice-president spencer phenix. vice-president and treasurer theodore c. augustine, secretary and assistant treasurer
directors
a. berle. jr. howard m. ckapln lucius d. clay frederic r. dolbeare julius helschmenn joseph c. grew john c. hughes
c. d. jackson h. b. miller arthur w. pagephanif george n. sinister charles m. spoftord h. gregory thomas
l adcocfc raymond pace alexander frankird betl a. a. bode. jr.iddto robert woods bliss robert f. bradfordulb james b. carey howard m. chopin harry woodburn chase lucius d. clay wicem l. clayton dark m. clifford cecil b. dem.ile frank r. denton frederic r. dolbeare william j. donovan allen w. dufles mark f. ethridgearley julius fleiichmann henry ford ii virginia c. gildersleeve
joseph c. grew charles R. hoot palmer hoyt john c.. jackson henry R. luce joseph v. mckee web maddon h. b. miller frederick osbom arthur w. page spencer phena george n. shvslcrfcleyour as charles m. spoftord charles p. inevering tyson dewitt wallace abbott washburn w. w. weymack walter h. wheeler. jr. cha-les e. wikon mrs. ouiney wright derryl zanuck
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to the members of the national committeeree europe, inc.:
as been en important year in this greet struggle for (he minds of men.
With the growth of Western strength ond the awakening of all free men to the true nature of the Soviet conspiracy, there is evidence that the initiative in the cold war is increasingly passing into the hends of the free world.
asarked growth of the free world's power endto resist Soviet encroachment, and to take positive measures to stop it. tn this same measure the work of NCFE became moraas faith in the earnest purpose of the free world grew among tho peoples of Central and eastern Europe both at home end abroad.
The2 Has alsoignificant year of growth for tha various ectivltfet of the National Committeeree Europe.
From its smell but ambitious beginningadio Free Europe has grown toransmitters in mrvico at tho endevan languages are now broadcast to six satellite countriesaily program output of 2IB hours. During the year the volume of incoming information about conditions in the captive countries grewaily rate of eight milton words. Over four hundred publications from behind the Iron Curtain are received end analyzed daily.2 erile students of the Free Europe University in Exile have more than doubled,otal.
This report covers the various branches of NCFE's many-sided octivifies, all of which bear witness to the energy with which your Committee has functioned.
The2 hos seen another phase in the development of the Notional Committeeree Europe. This Is. perhaps, of greaterthan physical growth, though not so readily stated in meesurablet hasear in which various branches of our activities were consolidated and integratedore smoothly functioning unit.nly natural that repid growthew organization is accompanied by some "growinglthough the various departments have from the beginning functioned welt major emphasis during the2 was placed on coordination of tho partiingle more closely-knit team.
The quality of programs has been constantly revised ond improved. We have new evidence from behind the Iron Curtain of theof our operations: (a) the programs of Radio Free Europe are stnV
ing the target-country regimes with such effectiveness that the enemy feels it necessary to make systematic refuteftons through their controlled radio and press; (b) Radio Free Europe is constantly attacked in public statements by high officials of the sateflite governments; (c| the feer of such broadcasts is so groat that the Soviets have erected hundreds of jamming stations in an effort to keep the truth from reaching thepeoples.
The work of the National Committeeree Europe is centered in iii major divisions:
Division of Exile Relatione (or National Councils Division) Radio Free Europe Division of Intellectual Cooperation Research and Publications Service Crusade for Freedom, Inc.eparate corporation) General Administration These divisions are described in detail in the (blowing pages.
RADIO FREE EUROPE
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ADIO Free Europe continued to expend ih technical tadlhSesven greater emphasis, however, was placed on improving the collection end evaluation of information, program techniques, end the preparation of longer term campaign plans and guidances. In order to maintain RFE's estabGshed position in ihe captive countries in the fece of increasingnformation collection end evaluation received major emphasis. Skilled correspondents were employed. New methods of Interrogation produced ample and accurate materia!asttyprogram schedule. Improvements In monitoring satellite radio stations and in using this material were made to heighten the effects of Redio Free Europe programs.
In the post year the Planning Section has devoted considerable efforts to integrate farther the policies for Radio Free Europe broadcasts. DaJy Guidance* Have been expended into comprehend analyses ofbehind the Iron Curtain, whichore eccureteof these events in the light of Radio Free Europeeview of broadcast scripts covers the eiponded Munich output end essisti In checking on the psychological warfare content of broadcasts. Moreover, itasis for planning improved techniques. The Pfenning Section has continued its efforts to determine points ofy fa the target areas, end has prepared special guidance end campaigns to exploit the weaknesses exposed by the enemy. It ekoits study of fundamental psychological problems relating to our target area.
Radio Free Europe ended theIotal broadcasting time ofours per day. This had increased by2ours daSy. The increased hours of programming to these countries, however, does not alone tel the tuB story. During theFE added one transmitter to Csochodovekio. two to Hungary, four to Poland, and two for programming to Romania. Bulgaria end Albania. In oddltion. the number of relay transmitters was increased from two to six.
The Importance of our operation in Portugal increased greatlyn addition to the one transmitter erected near Lisboneven morew short-wave transmitters were put into operation et this location during the past yeer.
CHRONOLOGICAL REPORT OF RFE TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
JanuaryKw SW Trensmittern air Januaryn Lisbon. February f Studio Building completed'm Munich.
SO Kw SW Transmittern airn Lisbon.
w SW Transmittern air FebruarynControl installation completed In the Munich
studios.
Housing Project completed.
5f Studio Building computed in Munich.
otal0 square feet of office and studio end floor space. Complete eutomatic telephone exchange and switchboard facilities for expendedin operation-SeptemberAntenna System completed and tunedI.
tudiosontrol Rooms in Munich Studio Building,otal oftudios andontrol Rooms, plus Master Control in operation.
ommemorating NCFE-Poetuguesededicated.w SW Transmittersn Lisbon. Installation completed and on air.
Decemberadditional relay transmitters installed in Holikirchen, bringing total of relay transmitters to six. InKw SW Transmitter No.nstellation completed and on air0 Kw SWNo.nstallation completed and on
division of exile relations
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URING the peit yeer the Dn/ision of Eiile Relations he* continued to encourage the formation of constructive end forward-lookingamong citizens of the Central and Eastern European countries now in exile in the free wortd. The Division facilitated the activity of exile groupsolitical nature, advising, consulting with, end assisting these groups so that their work might be useful in accomplishing the goals of the National Committeeree Europe.
The Division continued to work with the established nationalof exiles, es well as with those international groups whose activity contribute! to the establishment of future understanding among theand Eastern European peoples. The termihetion of the work of the International Refugee Organitetion and the resultant growing feeling of abandonment on the pert of the refugees wasurvey wes made of refugee assistance work being performed in Europe by exile organizations with which the Division is in contact.lan was adopted ta developational basis self-help projects directed toward the maintenance end raising of morale among the brood masses of Iron Curtain refugees in Europe. This program was worked out in coordination with all private and public agencies interested in the refugee problem end is designed taunction not at present performed by any other agency or authority in th* field.
Similarly, the neod for developing leadership among the younger potential leaders in exile was recognized by the Division.tudy of the situation of the Trede Union Movement in Exile, after consultation with exper*nced American academic authorities, the Divisionraining program ta acquaint potential exile trede union leaders with the developments of tho Western end,heTrade Union Movement.
Two public events involving political exiles from Iron Curtain countries were of more than routine interest end importance in the development of the political werfere offensive against Eastern Europe. In January.he Central and Eastern European Conference of the European Movement was held in London. The Division of Exile Relations colebor-ated with the organizers of the Conference, and assisted in theof exile leaders from the United States. The Conference, in which leading Western European statesmen took pert in en unofficial capacity, resultedesolution stating that "no arrangement between (he Western powers and the Soviet Union cen leadrue and lasting
pmc* which accepts the con Snood enslavement ot the peoples of Cen-tfel and Easternhis powerful message of hopeetter world was carried to the enslaved countries through Radio Free Europe and brought forth angry protests from the sotallite regimes.
On the anniversary of the signing of the Virginia Bill of Rights.eaders from Central end Eastern Europe gathered at Williamsburg, Virginia. They steted thet the people of Central and Eastern Europe, once free, would join in tha formationnited States of Europe. They further pledged "to ensure that, once these (human) rights and principles ere embodied in the new constitutions of our peoples, they shall be safeguarded and respected, for the common good of European civiliiation, and for the cultural heritage of mankind."
With the assistance of this Division, the exile national endorganizations were more and more able to bring the problems of their countries to the attention of the free world. Demonitretions.end congresses were held commemoreKng potrio+ie festivals or Important historical events such as the Fifth anniversary of the hanging of the Bulgarian martyr. Nikola Pe+kov; the cc*nmenwatlon of theof St. Stephen in Hungary nearly tea centuries ago; end theDay of the oft-inveded end courageous Albanian nation,
A number of the exile eommitteei presented importent testimony to the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on Forced Labor concerning the vualetion of human rights in their countries. After preliminery hearings in New YonV. these committees were summoned to Geneva to present further vitel testimony in the cause of freedom. Thus, the inhuman mess deportation of people from Hungary and Romania, as well as tha crimes of genocide committed ageinst the peoples of the BahSc States, were exposed to the eyes of the world.
Throughout the year the Division of Exile Reletlons has continued Its efforts, by deepening lh penonel contacts ond understanding of the people end their problems, to establish and maintain harmony within the exile world. It has striven to strengthen the solidarity between the enslaved netions and the West, and to develop mutual trust and confidencethe free world and those who have fled from Communist tyranny in order to carry on their fight abroad.
division of intellectual cooperation
THE Mid-Europeen Studies Center conducts two Important protectsooperation with the Library of Congress in Washington, in addition to its basic work carried on in New York. In the course of the year, both from Ihe standpoint of physical space and that of operations, thiswas completely reorganized end its staff problems setisfectodh/ solved.
The two projects shared with the Library of Congress ero (a] the Mid-European Law Project end (b) the East Europeen Accessions List. Basically these projects are fundamental research. In th* case of the Accessions List, the NCFE Research end ftibtoations Deportment has available to it within forty-eight hours Ihe huge volume of printed materiel which regularly flows into the Ubrory of Congresside variety of sources behind the Iron Curtain.
Research visitors to the Mid-Europeen Studies Center have nv craesed to such an extent that the space available is now proving
MESC also conducts th* following projects: (a) East Europeen In-guiry (formerly th* Danubian Inquiry):Testbook Project;ducation Prog-em; end (d) YoungScholarship Program.
One espect of the reorganization of MESC has been the separation of those exiles qualified to do research from those who. in the past, were afforded financial support for political or other reasons with no return to the Commute*.
Another feature of the reorganization of the Inquiry is th*of poficy planningpecial group headed by Professor James T. Shotwell. With him ere: Or. Adolf A. Bcrle.r, Arnold J. Zurcher of the Sloan Foundation. Dr. Cyril fflaa of Princeton University. Dr. Philip Mosety end Dr. Hens Neumann of th* Russian Institute at ColumbiaDr. Arnold Wolfers of Yale UruVersity, Dr. Feliks Gross of New York University. Mr. Frederic R. Dolbeare end Dr. Levering Tyson of the NaKonal Committeeree Europe.
This group providesogical organization of inquiry, as well asroup of men who are thoroughly femSar with up-to-the-minute developments in that regon which might lead toward federation. This Board reviews progress made on work it hes set up for the Inquiry end recommends personnel qualified to carry out the various units of the over-all program.
Many organisations eknsedy have utilized the product of the Inquiry.
ght play In European unity.
In view of the valuable result* the Inquiry has produced end the evidence of its practical usefulness, the Policy Board is considering to what extentInquiry should set its sight* on attaining federation for Eastern Europe
and what part federation of this area
When the Allies moved in on colapsed Germany they found noavailable except those thot the Neris had imposed on the German schools. The representatives of the West ware faced immediately with tha stupendous task of providing accurate end objective academicoimilar situation upon liberation of the satellitehe Mid-European Studies Center has undertaken (a) to accumulate as many pre-totalitarian texts as cen be secured so that duplicates may bein en emergency, and (b) to prepare other and up-to-date volumes that can be made available to the liberated area when the time comes.
It is well known to all connected with NCFE that one of the Important,
mind of youth, It seem* entirely logical that at least some counterbalance is en intelligent item in the program of the National Committee. We have approached this challenge in two ways.
On this side of the Atlantic we have sought out young exile scholars resident in this country whose Intellectual attainments were of such caliber that the Committee could assist in their education. In the first year, fifteen of these young scholar* were on our rolls. The large numbers and high quality of the applicants for support led to en increase to fortythe following year.2 program enrolled approximatelytudents.
During the Christmas holidayonvention of these exiled scholar* was held in New York City for the purpose of discussing federe-tion. The assembly was divided into nine committees which discussed such topics at: foreign policy, armed forces, taxation, development of economic resources, use of industrial capacity, agricultural production and distribution, foreign trade, cutturat end political minorities, and civil rights.
In Strasbourg, France, more then two hundred young exiles from the captive countries have been assembled et the Free Europe University in
allowance for clothing end incidentals. On the educational side, theprovides instruction in the regular departments of the University of Strasbourg as well as instruction in what is known as the East European Seminar. This das* is designed to perpetuate in the minds of these young people the traditions and history of their native lands. TTbs part of the program is conducted by exile teachers.
Successes and failure! have been recorded in the operahon of FEUE. It has been demonstrated that young people from al the ten satellite countries can live together in amity and accord. In itself this is aachievement. Problems can be listed in such areas as: lack of interpretation of the East European mind (understandable on the pert of Americaneedell-defined programeminar to cover the whole area of Eastern Europe: end not enough appreciation of the difficulty of operating on French territory with its rigid Gallictraditions. Moreover, with the actual center of authority,end otherwise, four thousand miles from the scene of operations, problems arise. There is little doubt that all these conditions can be ameliorated sufficiently quickly to enable the University to fulfill theenvisioned for it.
One of the chief divisionel concerns is to make sure that its products will be useful to the National Committee, to research orgoniiations both public and private, end to universities end colleges. Its vetue rests mainly in two areas: first, the usefulness which it can now contribute in carrying on the fight against the Kremlin; and second, the contributions that It con make in maintaining the cultures of the captive countries while they are under totalitarian domination.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS SERVICE
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HE Committee's Rewarch- and Publications Service was given (he function of assembling, enon/img and distributingseful form al available information about (ha forget area. To (hit end. ten research desks, composed of eailes from each of the seteKte states, work inwith en American editorial staff.
he Research end Publication Service hasontinuing rate of expansion of its in forme Hon services to Radio Free Europe programming, planning, and policy. This expemion is reflected in its information publications, its reference activities, special reports,loser worling relationship with redio desks.
The Division alto expanded its sources of information to the point where en avorage of slightly over eight million words per day are received In one form or anolher from the captive area.ery smelof this total can be put to practical use since most of it consists of repetitious propaganda. But. by piecing together Items fromewspepen and periodicals analyzed daily, with refugee reports, or monitoredragment of information cen be eveluated and integrated into the over-all pattern of knowledge about the target erea. There ere still coasidcreb'e leeks in the Iron Curtain, for the regime is unable to reach hS subjects by press or redio without also reaching NCFtL An important additional source of information wet topped during the year through tha reorganization of the Division's Washington staff. Locatedhe Library of Congress, this office hes Immediate access to0 books and publications received by the East European Accessions List from the Soviet eree each year. The staff selects those pages which contain significant information, microfilms them in duplicate, sends one copy to Munich end the other to the New York desks. Through tha feciC-ties (hus made available by the Library, it has been possible for the Committee to procure rapidly valuable Information unobtainable from any other soureo. During four months of0 microfilms were processed for use.
The information accumulated from all these sources ii used both within the Committee, primarily by RFE. and in publications distributed outside. The former action takes the form of deih/ contacts between Ihe RFE end RPS exile desks. These meetings ere supplemented by special reports end studiei on topics relevant to current rodw campaigns. Of paramount value to the program desks are tha RPS fees, which contain antem* on virtueuy all aspects of the Communist "occupation."
Besides Ihe regular information and research functions of theediting end printing of Committee publications, such as "Weapon in the Struggle for Freedom" end two volumes of "The BlackAttecb Ageinst NCFE" were produced.
During the year the Divisionoordinated Iron Curtain News Program based upon three categories of ectrvrty.
News From Behind the Iron Curtain and other researchIn2 the first issue of Ihe Committees English-language monthly magazine was mode available to representatives of the press and other media, to universities, churches, libraries and research centersin learning more about "Communism iny the end of the yeer the magazine's circulation had grown0 copies which were distributed toations in Ihe free world. Intudies were distributed to specialists on Central and Eastern Europe.
Press end medle contacts. As tha Committee's activities havemore widely known, the requests from newspapers, radio andstations for information about the target area has IncreasedMateriel illustraling the plight of the captive peoples has been supplied by this Divisionegular basis to al the major networks end many hundreds of the leading newspapers. During the Slensky Trial, for instance, the influx of requests for Information made It necessary to operateound-the-clock basis over weekends. In addition, special services are provided groups such es the labor end religious press. Foreekly column describing labor conditions In tho captive countries is carried by ISO (rede union publicationsombined circulation ofillion.
ational language bulletins. To provide exhe groups and the emigre press with eccurate information about conditions in their homelands.agazines in each of the languages of the captive countries aremonthly. These bulletins provide the only source of accurate information ebout their homelands available togroupsn the free world.
BnoSy, two intangible but important results of the post year's work may be noted. First, dose working cooperation between the Division's American staff end the national editorial desksenuine reality. Second, to an increasing extent metiers pertaining to the Soviet area were aneh/xed end interpreted nottrictty national basis but from theof the enslaved areahole.
RUSADE FOR FREEDOM REPORT
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he- Crusade for Freedom corned forward the fund-raising end publicity program of the two previous yean. Theacceptance of the Crusade was eitremoly satisfactory considering notional inloresl in other topics such at the election.
Due to the national election, the C'utade campaign opened later than usual ont openedournefwork broadcast in whkh President-elect Dwigbt D. Eisenhower and Governor Adleiparticipated. The majority of the states opened their Crusade fund-raising campaigns et that time, although approximately twenty stetes delayed their drives to ovoid conflicting with local charity or other drives.
2 Crusode campaign was keyedewFreedom-gram. This menage of hope to people behind the Iron Curtain wasto be broadcast to the captive nations by Redio Free Europe. The desire of the American people to bring morel and spiritual help to their fellowmen behind the Iron Curtain was underestimated and. as thisis written,0 Freedomgrams have been printed and distributed, on request, throughout the nation. Many cities etfebtshed rreedomgram Centers as focal points in their local oVrves.
New highs were achieved in press, feature services, radio andThe Crusade provided stole committeesress book which mat with wide ecceptance. This was supplemented bytories designed to be used on the state or local level. Without the splendidfrom newspapers, mogoiines, radio end television, end the Advertising Council, such thorough publicity would not have beenOur profound gratitude to them is hereby ackw>wledged.
Emphasis was placed upon rurtionely syndicated feature services.stories and pictures were distributedeventeen-week period.
Major networks generously provided spot announcements, specialand guest appearances for Crusode, both national endurvey of their frequency indicates that radio stations broadcast enofruiado spot announcements each week during the drive.
National headquarters serviced requests for the ten-minuterusade Report" byrints throughout the country.ere sent to television stetiorts where they were widely used.
Approumatelyxiles endationally-known leaders and Crusade officials participated in special events and public meetings in nearly every stale. Appearances arranged through the Speaker's Bureau were heavily concentrated upon metropolitan areas.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
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N MARCHr. C. D. Jackson resigned from thl Presidency,office he held during the yeer he wes on leave of absence from Fortune. Ho wes elected Viee-Cheirmen of the board of Directors to succeed Mr. DoWitt C. Poole, who resigned from Ihet office onr. Jackson wes succeeded as President by the writer of this report.
Minutes recording the appreciation of the Board for Mr. Poole's long end devoted service were embossedcroll which was presonted to Mr. Poole. In the death of Mr. Poole on Septemberhe Com-mittee lost one of itsoyal friend,ireless worker. Minutes recording tho Board's sense of loss wero adopted on September2 end sent lo Mrs. Poole with an agression of the Board's sympathy.
Other changes in officers and directors were as follows:
Mr. SpencerTce-rVesident of the Committee, who had been serving es Acting Tree surer, wes elected Treasurer. Mr. Frank Altschul resigned from the Board of Directors in January. On Februaryhe Board of Directors wes enlarged to fifteen end the then ewtlng vecencies were fled by the election of Messrs. JuSus Fseischmenn. George N. Shuster. Howard M. Chapin. Charles M. Spofford. endr. Zimmermen resigned in October.
In addition to the foregoing changes the Committee test two members by death during the year. Robert P. Patterson and William Green, and two by resignation. Reuben B. Robertson end Matthew Wol. Newelected were Messrs. Charles E. Wilson and Henry Ford It.
The Committee's new officesh Street have proved adequate for its requirements during the year under review. There has been no significant change in the number of administrative employees.
Personnel operations during the year emphasized the development of improved selection processes with greater emphasis on basic qualifications, skillsersonnel speciolist wes appointed Assistant Director with specific responsibility for recruitment, and he has been eble to accelerate procurement of individuals with specieliied skills for the various divisions of the Committee. Improvement in the officeares resulted from the sddnSon of an esperiencedomplementary staff.
A survey of salary structure wos carried out and necessary edijshnents madeiew to rfar*Sarde*tion of job clessrtonons end salary rotes.
Rata review methods were edopted for merit increases and principlespromotion and transfers ware estabuthed.
In tha area of employeeacation plan was adopted on Januarypecial features of wtuch provide for home leave of overseas employees, and maternity leave. Group life insurance0 benefits was eitendod to cover al employees.roup raespitoli-la'ion. surgical and medical insurance plan was adopted. In view of the eatensrvc travel involved in the Committee's wort, travel accidentsupplemented by theft insurance, has been provided for aDwho travel on Committee buiir.cn.
Recognizing the marry difficulties eipe'ienced by exile employees in immigrationounselling service to aid them wes set up.emobyeei holding quota vises which require them to come to Mew Yori for immigration processing are now returned promptly, usually within fen days, to their stations, et extensive savings In costs and program time.
conclusion
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CCOMPUSHMENTS such as those described in this report can be brought about only through the inspired efforts of dedicated people. Space does not permit namingmell fraction of those whose work has made this organisation possible. In closing,ant to record personal and official thanks to the following groups and individuals:
To every men, women end child among theillion who have given moral or financial support to the Crusade for Freedom; to those who signed the Freedom ScroAs or Freedomgrems-
To every volunteer worker for the Crusade for Freedom throughout the length end breedth of the United Steles of America.
To every church, every school, every labor union, every service organisation or club, whose members have given us backing, official or unofficial.
To all of those in the great profession of communicatingthe columnists, the feature writers, tho cartoonists, the editors, the owners of newspapers: to the great redio chains ond the men operating small stations: to the commentators. Ihe announcers, and those who write or produce redio and television shows; to the great pubic figures end the bit actors, the property men end others in radio end television who are responsible for the imrnense backing given to the Crusade for Freedom.
To those foundations and corporations which have generously given funds to support the work of this Committee. Perticuler mention should be made of those who hove donated, with the help of the Advertising Council, redio time or newspaper space dedicated to the Crusade for Freedom.
To our many friends in universities, foundations, and otherwhose research end advice have given us guidance.
To the many friendly people who have given us monsl support or valuable
To the eules from the enslaved countries, whose inspiration and first-hand knowledge of the Iron Curtain countries have been among our greatest assert.
To ell of those dedicated employees in on'.'1 branch of activity of the National Committeeree Europe.
To the heroic peoplo behind the Iron Curlnin who listen to Radio Freespirit is unconquerabl1
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