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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00682R000300030074-8
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2001
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: March 22, 1954
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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GER Rec' d: March 22 1954
FROM: Munich ll:42 p.m.
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EUR SENT DEPARTMENT 194, REPEATED INFORMATION BONN 71, PARIS 23,
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OLI Re DEPTEL 2591, March 18 to Bonn, repeated Paris 3212, London
OCB k80)4, Munich 309
USIA Assume forthcoming study Communist takeover Eastern European
CIA countries has same purpose previous study Baltic States viz.
OSD as political and psychological war weapon directed at Communist
regimes. We trust every detail planning program will bear that
objective in mind lest through accent on publicity objective
inadvertently be jeopardized. Present plan to centralize opera-
tions Munich where public hearings would be held appears to us
to run unnecessary risk playing into hands local and special
interest groups to detriment committee's main objective.
Munich is headquarters major US propaganda instruments concerned
exclusively with objective overthrowing or as minimum creating
disaffection (#) interrogation Ripka by Jenner Committee. Hear-
ing on Czechoslovakia and Poland if hekga* which almost sure.
raise issues that would provide these factions ammunition they
seek against-RFE/NCFE. They will be knocking at committee's
door and trying influence it for purpose of capitializing
publicity-wise their own organs. Existing schisms among emigre
-groups will sharpen, thus hindering possibilities settling many
these conflicts which only possible by quiet patient effort
along lines pursued past few years.
In past Bonn Government has been able restrain expellee-refugee
pressures on RFE, but publicity and new pressures. alleging RYE
contrary German interests could weaken Bonn's defense of RFE
and reopen question RFE's freedom from German influence and
even question operations German soil. This would:inevitab1r
jeopardize operations other two stations, Radio Liberation and
VOA, one private other official, but both furthering US cause.
Department no (repeat no) doubt aware possibilities public hear-
ings Germany will examine effect US policy decisions on Communist
takeover Eastern Europe. For example-
State Dept. review completed
(A) Oder-Neise
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(A) Oder-Neise Line.
(B) Expulsion Volksdeutsche from East European countries.,
(C.) Support Benes regime 19-l-5-1948 which collaborated with
Soviet Government and whose exiles now (repeat now) supported
by RFE/NCFE.
(D) :Non-support of independent Slovakian state and;
(E) Effect of wartime strategy on fate of Eastern Europe.
RFE, which can scarcely refuse to broadcast news emanating
public hearings of committee, fears 'such material would de-
flect it from primary objective, also does not (repeat not)
relish use Communist radios would make of such material.
Moreover, for reasons of propaganda effectiveness to
Czechoslovakia and Poland, Germany is bad point of origina-
tion for committee hearings on Communist takeover those
countries.
Fore:;o'AZg comments not (repeat not) meant fight problem.
Last time committee here it discreetly and privately inter-
viewed many witnesses from Baltic States. There was little
publicity while committee here and none with respect material
provided by witnesses. Questions now (repeat now) to be in-
vestigated are far more complex and full pitfalls. . As mini-
mum. we feel any hearings here should be closed if to avoid
opening Pandora Box.
To sum.up:
(1) If public hearings Czechoslovakia and Poland necessary,
feel they should be held London, Paris but not (re.'eat not)
Munich or anywhere in Germany.
(2) If public hearings must be held Germany believe portion
of hearings should also be held London, Paris in order diffuse
spotligrit otherwise falling on Germany (Munich).
(3) If any public hearings to be held Germany hope the selec-
tion of witnesses can be kept strictly US hands. as Bonn Govern-
ment (if Oberlaender has any say) might well produce witnesses
to further strictly German 'interests. Furthermore, any par-
ticipation Bonn Government selection witnesses would become
known and played up Prague Warsaw radio. Committee itself
will have problem screening witnesses.
(4) Kersten group should be fully briefed re snakepit they
walking into including problem selection of witnesses.
(5 In connection
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(5) In connection briefing hope they consider sending ad-
vance team directly and quietly to Munich, postponing for
time being London, Paris stopovers.
LIGHTNER
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As received; correction to follow.
(#) Omission; correction to follow.
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