George Kennan authorizes Frank Wisner to proceed with a central Russian émigré organization initially focused on émigré welfare and subject to US government policy guidance. Wisner directs Office of Policy Coordination staff in a cover memorandum to proceed with the project.

Creator

Kennan, George F. (George Frost), 1904-2005

Subjects Discussed

• Radio broadcasting
• Anti-communist movements
• United States--Foreign policy
• Propaganda, Anti-communist
• Emigres--Soviet Union
• United States. Office of Policy Coordination

Locations discussed

• Austria
• Soviet Union
• United States
• West Germany

Appears in Collections

• Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty

Related documents

• State Department-Office of Policy Coordination Agreement on Responsibility for Émigrés
• Kelley Memorandum on Utilization of Russian Political Émigrés
• Recommendations on Utilization of the Russian Emigration

Source

• Obtained and contributed to CWIHP by A. Ross Johnson. Cited Ch1 n57 in his book Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, CIA mandatory declassification review document number C01441001.

Type

• Memorandum

Language

• English

Publishers

• Cold War International History Project (CWIHP)

Rights

• CWIHP - Content in the Digital Archive is made available for non-commercial research and educational use. Copyright is retained by the rights holders in accordance with US and international copyright laws. For permission to reproduce this document, please contact the Cold War International History Project at coldwar@wilsoncenter.org. Please include the six-digit record ID number for all referenced documents.

Record ID

• 114328

Classification

• Top Secret

Donors

• Blavatnik Family Foundation