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The '''National Committee for a Free Europe''' was an [[USA|American]] [[anti-communist]] organization, founded on [[March 17]] [[1949]] in [[New York]], which worked for the spreading of American influence in [[Europe]] and to oppose [[Stalin]]'s [[Soviet]] occupation and dictatorship. The committee was founded by [[Allen Dulles]], a member of the newly-created American [[Central Intelligence Agency]], and its early board members included [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|General Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[Cecil B. DeMille]], and [[Henry Luce]]. <ref>Weiner, Tim: "Legacy of Ashes", page 36. Doubleday, 2007.</ref> The organization created and oversaw the anti-communist broadcast service [[Radio Free Europe]]. <ref> Mihail Bumbes - Un simbol: Europa Libera -Evenimentul Zilei Nr. 4989 , 20 Februarie 2007 [http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=292841 ]</ref>
The '''National Committee for a Free Europe''' was an [[USA|American]] [[anti-communist]] organization, founded on [[March 17]] [[1949]] in [[New York]], which worked for the spreading of American influence in [[Europe]] and to oppose [[Stalin]]'s [[Soviet]] occupation and dictatorship. The committee was founded by [[Allen Dulles]], a member of the newly-created American [[Central Intelligence Agency]], in conjunction with [[Dewitt Clinton Poole]]. Early board members included [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|General Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[Cecil B. DeMille]], and [[Henry Luce]]. <ref>Weiner, Tim: "Legacy of Ashes", page 36. Doubleday, 2007.</ref> The organization created and oversaw the anti-communist broadcast service [[Radio Free Europe]]. <ref> Mihail Bumbes - Un simbol: Europa Libera -Evenimentul Zilei Nr. 4989 , 20 Februarie 2007 [http://www.evz.ro/article.php?artid=292841 ]</ref>


''See also:'' [[American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia]]
''See also:'' [[American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia]]

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The National Committee for a Free Europe was an American anti-communist organization, founded on March 17 1949 in New York, which worked for the spreading of American influence in Europe and to oppose Stalin's Soviet occupation and dictatorship. The committee was founded by Allen Dulles, a member of the newly-created American Central Intelligence Agency, in conjunction with Dewitt Clinton Poole. Early board members included General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Cecil B. DeMille, and Henry Luce. [1] The organization created and oversaw the anti-communist broadcast service Radio Free Europe. [2]

See also: American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia

References

  1. ^ Weiner, Tim: "Legacy of Ashes", page 36. Doubleday, 2007.
  2. ^ Mihail Bumbes - Un simbol: Europa Libera -Evenimentul Zilei Nr. 4989 , 20 Februarie 2007 [1]