MELGUNOV AND THE ANTI-BOLSHEVIST STRUGGLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100070023-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: December 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Melgunov and the Anti-Bolshevist Struggle
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1. The Center of Coordination of the Anti-Bolshevist Struggle, after breaking with
the American Committee, has decided to continue its activities under the leader-
ship of Melgunov, as president. Melgunov has used the press to invite all
private individuals and organizations to send contributions for the support of
the Center. Its most effective supporters at the moment are the NTS Solidarists
who hope to get control of the Center of Coordination.
2. Radio Station Osvobojdenie, which was the mouthpiece of the Center, has not
remained. with it. Melgunov has announced that the Center will not concern itself
with the stationts future broadcasts toward the USSR. The American Committee has
ceased to subsidize the "dissident" Center of the Separatists.
3. The mere mantion of a non-aggression pact between the US and the USSR has led to
mingled indignation and discouragement among all the emigre groups--Russian,
Polish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Czech and Rumanian. As a result, confidence in
America has, within these groups, been markedly lowered. They are also gravely
disturbed by the confidence which the Western Powers seem to put in Titots Yugo-
slavia. The refugees hope, however, that the grave warnings America has-now
end
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