MISC RE EFFECTIVE COOPERATION BETWEEN THREE ELEMENTS, VIZ., TWO DEPARTMENTS OF

Created: 10/2/1950

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The cad in view is effective cooperation between three

eleaents,wo departaents of Government. (State and X)

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roup of private citizens organizedon-profit

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corporation (hereinafter iref.prred" to-he Fund"). 'Another depa "tment ofinto -the aitjuation actively as the general-situation! develops-further, but'lt appears not to have done so .up-to the preaent.

For thef analysis, areas of cooperatlonaay be diplomatic; psychologicalVwarfare; fiscal. Tha first, has to do withha .best advantageicalexiles fromwarfare has neant radio'propaganda so far, but other activitiesise under thisFiscal explains itself..:

iplonatlc.he Fund' began -operations, aa half ago, tho';exllo3 'had; already" been organised :extent inrm. ,of

this type of organization'should be extended,and perfected.

"Policy guidance" respecting relatione with the exilesreceived by the Fund exclusively through X. Theoriginate with

The plan has not worked well. The Ruaanian Rational Counc lj which existed when.'the. Fund began, has now dissolved. The Bulgarian Councilne-nan show. The Czechoslovak Council is not deemed to be satisfactory.' Only the Hungarianor:oa near Justifying.vthe plan originally envisaged. There is no prospectroadly representative Polish national council. A. Tugoalav^national council ia not at

present desired and probably could not be brought into being

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if it wore 'iciired.

The toat "policy guidance" received-by the Fund on the subject of National,iCouncil- nevertheless reiterates the original plan. The paper in question appears to be animated by tho idea that thecouncils could be made

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to work if the Fund wore .sufficiently adroit and assiduous.

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Howev r, acne who have had experience ln this field, not only

currently but earlierorld Par II, are convinced that the plan itaelf ia not the best and could never be aade to workelly satisfactory way.

Tfhatover the final Judgment on this point, it la clear lanwhile that little progress la likely to bo made until more Cs'ttlicib exchange of views and coordination of action are acbicvod among the above mentioned three principal elements in the ligation. It does not suffice for iTashington simplyidance" and expect the Fund to achievo rosults, if for nc other reason than that the exiles have access one way or another to all three olemonta in the situation and are by no Keens inexpert in making the most of the opportunities thatity creates.

Exileorbid aod exasperating condition. It may well be that relations with the exiles will never bo worked out to everybody's complete satisfaction;olerable working solution can almost certainly be cose to and maintained

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if, oa indicatedore explicit exchange of views and fuller coordination of action can be achieved among the three elements. To this end, it is suggested that two principal officers of tho Fund might neet at fairly frequent intervalstresrmtitives of Stato and X, explore the situation of the sc ervt, oom to decisions. On points of policy it ia . ha:. ; word of Stato must be final, but it is of the es-cnce that in taking its decisions State should have the advent of unlimited consultation with its partners.

2. PsychologicalPropaganda. Two arease distinguished: that of technical arrangements forcr.i- radio signals in desired areas]rogramming.

Regarding the first, coordination among the three elements appears to have been worked out so farractical basis t the Department ofthe end results

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coordination with our friends ln the matterthe current situation is fully

as una.ibisfactory as that described above in the diplomatic fieldj

and th--ro is this to bethe experience

of tho past may have been, It ie clear that the united States

Is ncr enteringew and more intense phase of psychological

warfi bv-.' an calls for aore careful arrangements in any case.

fund (Radio Free Europe) is one important element in the general complex of the American psychological warfare off or t. ission of Radio Free Europe must be at all timoe clear. Above all, there must be coordination with the Voice of America.

And it has to bo borne in mind that coordination canno- be effected once for all. The situation will remain fluid and readjustments will be required, perhaps at frequent interval*- For instance,.the character of VOA propagationecently to have been altered fundamentally, as reported inu- Herald Tribune and other papers of

solution of the radio problem would appear to be analogous to that requirod for better coordination in the diplomatic field. An overall working authority on psychological warfare is needed, and thero needs tolace inody

egularly constituted board) forth"

7<to question arises also of information from official sources for use in Radio Free Europe programming. There is notatisfactory answer to this.

3- '.3cal. Procedures in this field have so far proved to be satisfactory and no important alternations ore recommended.

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ITith regard to all of the foregoing it has to be borne in ai d th? : the *und la directed by Individuals not only of some -ublitcature but possessing specific experience in the fields of diplomacy and psychological warfare. If an ostensibly private instrumentality is desired which will do no more than carry out automatically directions fromifferent type ersonnel will have to be found for the Fund.

The individuals now directing the Fund are intenselyon a. They are in tha field not to hinder.hut to help the Government. They can bo counted upon to go to tho utmost

in giving effect to Governmental policies when these are. clearly- and authoritatively established. ong step forward woulc' be accomplished simply*by recognizing the Fund to be

a po tncr or, an equal footing, subject only to the final

tuthcrityhe Government on pointsublic policy.

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