RFE AIDE SIDESTEPS QUERY ON CIA LINK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000300600003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 28, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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A report that the C;iiLtal-Ia,;I:adio Liberty provide cover for
with .-"cover' by Radio Free
Europe (I~FE) drew no firm
denial-from, a top ,executive of
Jthe_ litter group who spoke
here yesterday;
AlbcrLD.., Kappel, executive
vice president ?'of-the radlo or-
ganization, was in town for a
fund-raising luncheon at the
Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel.
Asked about the New York
Times report of a connection
between the CIA and the flF]
he read a carefully-worded prr-
pared statement saying: "I:F1,
is a private organization, pri.
vately , financed and privately
operated and does not receive
financial aid from the U.S. gov
rnmentc"
. ;'Radio'. Free Eurono and I arm of the .U.S. government,
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CIA-financed organ izations.tha
draw upon the research talents
of Ameriran scholars and also
service scholars with Invaluable
raw material, The Free Europe
Committee even advertises, fo
public contributions without re-
vealing its ties to the United
States government."
The question was raised at
the luncheon b in" Ne cr:
con, an attorney wilt the pen-
trust of Textron, Inc. He
iT l .1Oriieone had su`gg'ested he
ask the question. but ccid not
say who he was.
Mr. Kappel said It is true
that RFE provides scholars with
invaluable- raw ' matlerial ?,, but
said the propaganda agencc is
"neither an organization nor an