BRIEFING OF SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ON RADIO LIBERATION PURCHASE OF SURPLUS MEGOWATT TRANSMITTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00965R000200160020-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2004
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: August 7, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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7 AUG 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Deputy Director (Plans)
Chief, Psychological and Paramilitary Staff
Briefing of Senate Armed Services Committee
on Radio Liberation Purchase of Surplus
Megawatt Transmitter
1. This memorandum is for information only.
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3. At the request of CIA the General Services Administration has
agreed to make available to Radio Liberation two of eight 500 KW transmitters
declared surplus by USIA in 1954. Other governmental clearances for this
purchase include:
a. Recommendation of the Technical Panel for International
Broadcasting on 7 June 1956, to the Operations Coordinating Board for the
release of these transmitters to Radio Liberation.
b. Approval by the Operations Coordinating Board to the General
Services Administration on 19 June stating "the departments and agencies
represented on the. OCB have approved a request for the release of a
short wave megowatt transmitter, now held as excess in the custody of
GSA, for use by a private U. S. International broadcaster. .... ".
It should be noted that the United States Information Agency
specifically participated and concurred in the recommendations of the
Technical Panel for International Broadcasting and the Operations
Coordinating Board.
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4. The General Services Administration on. 28 July 1958, reported
its proposed sale of these transmitters to Radio Liberation to the House
and. Senate. Committees on Government Operations which the law requires.
The Senate Government Operations Committee referred the matter to the
Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
saying it would not approve the purchase without the concurrence of these
two committees as well as a statement from USIA that it could not use
the equipment.
6. A sterile memorandum. is attached which could, if you wish, be
left with the Senate. Armed Services Committee as their justification for
approval of the sale of this surplus equipment by GSAI
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Chief,
International Organizations Division
Attachment:
Sterile memo for Senate Armed Services Committee
cc: DDCI, w/att.
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