SUMMARY OF FREEDOM COMMISSION PROPOSALS

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• Publication Date: March 26, 1959
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26 March 1959
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : Summary of Freedom Commission Proposals
1. This memorandum is for information only,,
2. At the present time there are pending in the Congress four identical
bills cited as the "Freedom Commission Act." Their numbers and authors are
as follows:
a. H.R. 3880 Congressman A. S. Herlong, Jr. (D., Fla.)
b. H.R. 3881 - Congressman Walter H. Judd (R., Minn.)
c. H.R. 4803 Congressman Donald L. Jackson R. , Calif.)
d.. H.R. 4983 - Congressman Charles E. Bennett (D., Fla.)
See also S. 1689 - Senators Mundt & Douglas
3. The stated purpose of these bills is "To create the Freedom Commission
for the development of the science of counteraction to the world Communist
conspiracy and for the training and development of leaders in a total political
war." The bills would establish:
a. a seven man 'Freedom Commission" to carry out the provisions of
the Act;
b. a "Freedom Academy" to train personnel (U. S. and foreign, Govern-
ment and non-Government) in Communism and the counteraction of
Communism; and
c. a "Joint Congressional Freedom Committee" to study the activities
of the Commission.
4.
In addition the bills would authorize:
a.
b.
the establishment of information centers for the preparation and
dissemination of books and other materials; and
research studies.
5.
Section 10 of the bills limits the authorities of the Act to preclude
disclosure prohibited by law or inconsistent with the security of the United
States.
s/
JOHN S. WARNER
Legislative Counsel
Crig - DCI
COPY
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H. R. 3880 was introduced to create a Freedom
Commission for the development of counter-
action to the world Communist Conspiracy and
for the training and development of leaders
in total political war. There has been no
specific legislative action on the establish-
ment of a "Political West Point. " However,
the thinking on this is still very much alive
and the Legislative Counsel is of the opinion.
that something may develop.
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Copied from Weekly Activity Report #20:
I f the Legislative Counsel called
back in reference to our follow-up on the Freedom
Commission. He says had a talk about
the Commission with Mr. Dulles. As a result, the
Director has instructed John Warner to forward such
material as Legal Counsel has on the Freedom
Commission to OTR for
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