LETTER TO MR. ABBOTT WASHBURN FROM RICHARD M. BISSELL

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• Publication Date: September 20, 1954
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Mr. Abbott W*~ura_:
Deputy Director
United States Iz mnaa
Washington 25, D. C.
20 September 1954
Thank you for sending me a copy of the USIA semi-annual
Review of tit ions .
While I h we no sI if is suggestions to offer, I was
IA KY s*pressed with te,. effort and progress described
tits with 't IA's ems; cr41 use cai` televisi z. Certain,.,
medium is cwere in ,1y i rtant wherever it is ava1. is
congratulate the ice tOr alert - (and,I assam., iaaginr
capitalizing on opportunities to use it.
Sincerely,
SWEO
RicELSrd M. 13ieae-~A,
Special Assistant to t
RMB: die
Ml-Addressee
1-SA/PC/DCI Chrono
1-SA/PC/DCI Subject
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF
THE DIRECTOR
September 14, 195k
I an enclosing a copy of our second semi-annual
Review of Operations which has Just been issued.
Results for this first full year of operation show
encouraging progress.
Any cosmenta or suggestions you may have will
be most welcome.
Sincerely,
'Abfaott Washburn
Deputy Director
Mr. Richard Bissel,
Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, D. C.
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THE NEW AGENCY
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Organization ............... .............. I
Congressional Assistance ...................... 3
Personnel .............................. 3
Budget .................. .............. 4
New Inspection Staff ........................ 5
Contract Procedure ............ .............. 5
Liaison With Congress .......... .............. 5
Operations .............................. 6
Voice of America .......................... 9
Television Development ....................... 12
International Press Service ....... .............. 13
Motion Picture Service ...................... I5
Information Center Service ....... .............. 16
Private Cooperation ......................... 18
Western Europe . .......................... 19
The For East ............... .............. 20
The Near East, South Asia, and Africa .............. 23
The American Republics . ....... .............. 24
CONCLUSION .............. , ................ 27
Orgonizotion Chor+ . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. ...... ... 28
Senor Executives . . .......... .. ... ......... 29
Advisory Cornrnission any Corrur'?F~try . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. 33
Voice of America Language Broadcasts .............. 34
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"It is not enough for us to have sound policies,
dedicated to goals of universal peace, freedom and
progress. These policies must be made known to
and understood by all peoples throughout the
world. That is the responsibility of the new United
States Information Agency."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower,
July 30, 1953.
THE NEW AGENCY
In addition to responsibility for explaining to peoples every-
where the policies and objectives of the United States, the Presi-
dent, on the advice of the National Security Council, on October
22, 1953, further directed the Agency-
To unmask and counter hostile attempts to distort U.S.
policies and objectives.
To submit evidence that our policies and objectives are
in harmony with the legitimate aspirations of other peoples.
To project abroad those aspects of the life and culture of
the American people which will facilitate understanding of
U.S. policies and objectives.
Organization
The second half of fiscal 1954 witnessed completion of the
task of organizing the new, independent U.S. Information
Agency to carry out the specific mission defined by the President.
In the words of the Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Com-
mission on Information, "The program has taken on a new
vitality and is working far better since the separation from the
State Department."
Revised country plans, conforming to the Presidential mission,
are nn?., in operation in all CCurdiics. Objectives in each coun-
try are clearer and fewer in number. Country plans are simple,
specific, and easily amended in response; to changing r-renditions.
There IC high e grrar of f a _.. ..1 1 r n
~?~ ii11 GllICI V.V. 1CLiViLiCS
abroad.
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responsibility and authority have been placed in the Public
 Affairs officers who run the 216 USIS posts in 77 countries.
They are the public affairs advisers of the Diplomatic Mission
Chiefs, and are regularly consulted regarding policies and actions.
In Washington, close cooperation exists between the Agency
and the Department of State, the Foreign Operations Adminis-
tration, the Department of Defense, and other agencies. The
Department of State provides daily foreign policy guidance.
The Director and members of the staff meet regularly once a
month with the President. Close liaison is maintained with the
National Security Council and the Operations Coordinating
Board.
The Agency continues to administer the Exchange of Persons
program overseas in agreement with the Department of State.
Congressional Assistance
In instituting its new program and policies the Agency has
had invaluable assistance from congressional committees and
from individual members of Congress.
The Agency has also been assisted by groups of distinguished
private citizens with broad experience in information and com-
munications work. Expert operating advice is provided by the
U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, the Radio Advisory
Committee, and the Committee on Books Abroad.
The U.S. Advisory Commission on Information in its 9th semi-
annual report to the Congress, dated February 2, 1954, said the
new Agency's "efforts reflect an honest and intelligent attempt
to comply with the wishes of the new administration and of the
83rd Congress for a bold new type of program. . . ."
Personnel
19 ,1. ;hc t~~?alI Iii-iznl,ler of full-time cmplo"cep
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!vt'jC AI]AVIIk_d10'. L.LVr t-111wlvI1" in
the United States and 1,028 overseas, and 6,304 were foreign
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employees on August 1, 1953, when the independent Agency
came into existence, a reduction of 2,291. It compares with
13,500 employees on overseas information-program rolls on
December 31, 1952, a reduction of 3,961 since that date.
The new senior staff is almost complete, with 17 out of 19 top
executive posts filled. (See page 29 for names and biographies
of agency senior executives.) At the close of the period 18 super
grades had been approved by the Civil Service Commission.
Strict security safeguards are in effect, under the supervision
of a competent professional staff.
Diplomatic Status
The Department of State on June 21, 1954, established a pol-
icy assigning diplomatic status to key Agency officers on duty at
embassies, legations, and consulates abroad.
Civil Service Report
The Civil Service Commission completed an inspection of the
Agency in February. Commission Chairman Philip Young
reported : "We were pleased to find how much progress has been
made in developing your personnel policies. We are partic-
ularly pleased that information about these policies is being
regularly provided to employees. . . ."
Budget
Operating funds for the overseas information program in
fiscal 1953-the final year of the previous administration--
amounted to $122.7 million. The 1954 appropriation for the
new Agency totaled $84.2 million. Five million dollars, how-
ever, was earmarked for liquidation costs. This, together with
other nonrecurring items, reduced 1951 operating funds Lo $ 7 6.0
million. This figure represented a 38 percent cut in operating
level from 1953,
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posed budget of $89 million for fiscal 1955, approved by the
This proposed budget provided for partial restoration of serv-
ices severely limited by the 1954 budget cut, as well as for some
expansion of information activities in critical areas of the world,
notably Southeast Asia and Latin America.
In presenting the budget the Director stated : "The intent
[of the 1954 cut] as we understood it was that after experience
on this level we would then be in a better position to gauge where
these operations should be scaled for the future. The budget
presentation of $89 million was based on actual operating ex-
perience. We found that the cutback in certain areas and in
certain activities had been too severe."
On June 30, 1954, the Congress voted the Agency $77.1
million for fiscal year 1955, a reduction of $11.9 million from
the budget request.
New Inspection Staff
A small independent inspection staff was established in the
Office of Administration to keep the Director informed on the
management of the Agency's resources, at home and overseas.
Contract Procedure
The Office of Administration and the Office of the General
Counsel are developing jointly a contract and procurement man-
ual covering not only the normal phases of government con-
tracts, but also the unique problems in contracting for creative
services. Agency contracts for goods and services of all types
total $37 million annually.
Liaison With Congress
The Office of the General Counsel maintained liaison with
the Congress. responding to an average of 110 written inquiries
month from rnt~ar' c i~~nal rnrnmitte s sryl offices
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NEW IMPETUS IN AGENCY ACTIVITIES
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Presidential Addresses
The President's State of the Union message and his Economic
Report to the Congress received the particular attention of all
media. Underscored was the U.S. position that a stable America
is essential to the economic well-being of the free world. This
was in direct opposition to intensified Communist propaganda
claims that the United States was on the verge of a depression
which would have worldwide repercussions. Particularly
stressed were the President's words :
"We have had a year of progress and can look ahead. ~%-i+h con-
fide ic;c. Every leviti.mate mPanc ?a;lately . r cic ,
Lunrlcil. rhdt can be used to sustain the basic prosperity of our
people will be used if necessary."
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Atoms for Peace
The Agency continued to use every means of communication
to cover intensively developments in the peaceful application of
atomic energy by the Government and by private industry.
Peoples overseas are being given a true picture of the peaceful
nature of the U.S. atomic energy policy, as expressed in the
President's words : "to dedicate our strength to serving the needs,
rather than the fears, of the world."
Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in U.S.
public schools, one of the severest blows to Communist propa-
ganda in recent years, was flashed around the world by Agency
media within minutes after its announcement. This was fol-
AGENCY MOBILE EXHIBITS carry the Atoms-for-Peace message
to millions in grassroots of Europe, Near East, India, Pakistan.
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lowed by daily features on the press Wireless File to 56 coun-
tries-approximately 60 articles in 2 weeks-and Voice of
America commentaries to all areas by all 34 language services.
International Conferences
The Agency provided information in support of U.S. ob-
jectives at the three major international conferences-Berlin,
Caracas, and Geneva-and at the London Disarmament Con-
ference. Every opportunity was sought to expose Communist
propaganda tactics.
Economic Program
The Agency's continuing worldwide program on the American
economic system was also strengthened. The program docu-
ments and explains the benefits of free enterprise and free labor
versus the Soviet system of state ownership and slave labor.
Religious Information Program
The appointment of Dr. D. Elton Trueblood on March 8 to
fill the new position of Chief of Religious Information, reflects
the importance the Agency attaches to spreading knowledge of
America's moral and spiritual heritage. The religious informa-
tion program stresses the deep spiritual values uniting us with
millions of other people throughoutthe world.
A new Voice of America program, "The Life We Prize," is
being prepared under Dr. Trueblood's direction to help convey
these values.
Anti-Communist Book Program
In May the Agency inaugurated a worldwide offensive to
expose the spurious intellectual and ideological appeals of com-
munism. As part of this campaign a special collection of 54
hooks unmasking Communist docniir-e, 'its trdtf_gy and methods,
was sent to I uk Agency posts.
Among the books, each clearly revealing the hypocrisy of one
of the various Communist appeals, were : Dallin and Nicolaevski,
Forced Labor in Soviet Russia; MacEoin, The Communist War
on Religion; Mitrany, Marx Against the Peasants; Walsh, Total
Empire; Haines, The Threat of Soviet Imperialism; Schwartz,
Russia's Soviet Economy; Zirkle, Death of Science in Russia;
and Garthoff, Soviet Military Doctrine.
Returning from an inspection tour in the Near and Far East,
the Director called the special shelf of books exposing commu-
nism "one of our most effective book distributions." . A high
Burmese official, he said, wanted "the whole 54."
Red Colonialism Documented
The Agency also intensified its long-range program to expose
international communism in its true light, as Red colonialism.
Thoroughly documented materials were assembled and dissem-
inated worldwide proving that domestic Communist parties and
so-called popular fronts act on direct orders from Moscow; that
these fronts are financed by funds from the international Com-
munist treasury; and that many of the so-called native leaders
of these groups have been trained in subversion and terrorism in
the Soviet Union.
Voice of America
Move to Washington
Transfer of the Voice of America from New York to Wash-
ington is proceeding on schedule. Offices and studios will be
located on the second floor of the Health, Education and Wel-
fare Building at 3d and Independence Avenue SW. Construc-
tion work on 14 studios is well under way. By the end of Jutrc,
160 staff members had transferred to Washington.
1)uring September and October, the 600 persons who write
and voice our broadcasts will iicake the cilo'.e. By November 1,
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 LETTER FROM BEHIND IRON CURTAIN. This letter from
Warsaw is typical of hundreds from Eastern Europeans who write the
Voice: "We have full confidence that your programs are truthful. . . .
Your broadcasts help us endure the Soviet occupation."
all programs of the Voice of America will be on the air from
Washington, with no interruption in broadcasting schedules.
aicoti77 ercent of its ouzt
i he ~ Dice of America i5 tuda7 ul ~ png . p
put to the Soviet orbit. A total of 30/2 hours are originated
d ail,.,- in 341ai gu igt's. S P. 31 for complete listing of 1 oadl.
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Fifty percent of Voice programs are now straight news broad-
casts. Remaining programs are objective news analyses, com-
mentaries, and features. Interviews with escapees and defectors
have been increased. The Voice has acquired a reputation for
bringing the truth with all the authority and dignity of the U.S.
Government.
America is doing a good job.
Practically every Soviet officer has
a radio and almost all of them
listen."
Getting Through the Curtain
The Voice's Munich Radio Center received approximately
500 letters from listeners during the period. The majority came
from behind the Iron Curtain. These letters indicate that Voice
programs are getting through despite constant Communist
jamming.
This was also substantiated in other ways. For example,
Constantin and Peter Georgescu, after their release by the So-
viets, reported that Voice broadcasts were widely listened to in
Rumania. The boys knew the details of the Communist attempt
to blackmail their father in this country and of the Mass offered
for their safety in the Rumanian Church in New York City. A
letter from their mother relayed through the Voice (and via
Radio Free Europe as well) was passed on to them word for
word by someone who had heard it over the Voice.
Lt. Col. Grigori Stepanovich Burlutski, an officer of the MVD,
Soviet secret police, in telling the story of his defection (as re-
ported in Life Magazine, July 5, 4954) said: "The Voice of
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a series showing scenic and historic aspects of America; Indus-
try on Parade, a weekly quarter-hour documentary produced
by the National Association of Manufacturers; and Your TV
Concert Hall, the Voice of Firestone's weekly half-hour. program.
Surveys are presently under way in Europe and Latin America
to explore future opportunities for Agency use of television. It
is predicted that more than 40 countries will be transmitting TV
by 1955, as compared with only 5 in 1950.
Motion Pictures for TV
Some 300'" of the Agency's motion pictures have now been
cleared for TV use abroad. These include all recent produc-
tions, among them: Atomic Power for Peace, based on President
Eisenhower's address before the United Nations; Visiting Good
Neighbors, picture story of Dr. Milton Eisenhower's mission to
Latin America; and An Unpleasant Subject, a documentary of
Communist atrocities in Korea.
Additional titles are being approved as quickly as contracts to
acquire TV rights can be negotiated.
POW's TELL "VOICE" AUDIENCES about life in Red China.
Broadcasting from Tahu Freedom Village, Formosa, this former Com-
munist soldier said he would rather die than go back to Red rule.
International Press Service
An extra day of service by the Wireless File was added in all
areas. This 6,000-word news, background, and feature bulletin .
is now on a 6-day week basis to 56 countries.
Public Affairs officers reported increased placement of USIS
press materials in newspapers and publications overseas.
Anti-Communist Maternal
In close collaboration with E. P. Dutton & Co., the Press
Service edited drafts of two doctrinal booklets for use by over-
seas posts. The publications, each approximately 200 pages
long, are tentatively titled Communism: A Picture Survey of Its
Princibles and Practices, and D ino c)': A Pirtvrs' Sr,ii :iev o
Its Frincipies and Fia
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Television Development
Output of news and feature material on TV film has been
stepped up from half an hour a week to 13 4 program hours a
week. Distribution of this material to TV stations overseas was
increased from 14 stations in 12 countries to 24 stations in 19
countries of Europe, Latin America, the Far East. and Africa.
';nwcml events coverage to individual countries was expanded
In addition to news, programs furnished regularly to ovci-
seas posts for use on TV include: This is the United States,
 AGENCY'S SUPPORT OF U.S. POLICY opposing admission of Red
China to U.N. includes worldwide distribution of press material. The
above photo from a picture story on Red Chinese aggression shows Com-
munist officers reviewing troops in Lhasa, Tibet, after their ruthless
seizure of that defenseless state. In background, the Potala, ancient
monastery and traditional home of the Dalai Lama.
The bimonthly magazine, Problems of Communism, addressed
in English to a readership of intellectual and political leaders,
was put into French and Spanish.
A collection of more than 1,000 photographs and other visual
items documenting the history and practices of the Communist
conspiracy was made available to Agency posts for lectures, pic-
ture stories. and other uses, A pantomime strip which ridicules
the Communists is now reaching an estimated 100 million per-
.ion ii`CCkly through Suing 350 11CW sp pt1J o,VC1SCas. A Ripley-
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Herbert A. Philbrick, staff member of the New York Herald
Tribune, former FBI agent and author of I Led Three Lives,
in a letter to the Agency, dated May 12, wrote : "Your publica-
tion Problems of Communism is one of the most valuable sources
of information available today. I want to congratulate you and
your staff for the excellent job being done."
The editor of the Bicol Examiner in the Philippines wrote on
May 26: "We take pleasure in informing you that the circulation
of the Bicol Examiner has increased continuously since the pic-
torial supplement donated by the USIS was used by this weekly."
Motion Picture Service
The film program concentrated on production of anti-Com-
munist films, particularly -for the Far East and South America.
Included were : An Unpleasant Subject, a documentary of atroc-
ities committed against U. N. troops in Korea by Chinese and
North Korean Communists; Poles Are a Stubborn People, a doc-
JAN HAJDUKIEWICZ of Poland, defector from Neutral Nations
Repatriation Commission, Panmunjom, tells of Red oppression before
Paramount cameras. Scene is from "Poles Are a Stubborn People."
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umentary of life under Poland's Communist regime; and Rape
of the Baltics, the record of the Soviet seizure of independent
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
Hollywood
Through Cecil B. De Mille, its chief consultant in Hollywood,
the Agency has obtained the services of the industry's top-level
professional and technical staffs at minimum cost. As examples,
Poles Are a Stubborn People, is being produced at Paramount.
Warner-Pathe is producing Rape of the Baltics.
Theatrical Distribution
The Agency's film on Vice President Nixon's tour of the Far
and Near East was placed with Paramount Pictures for overseas
distribution in regular theatrical channels. Other films released
abroad through commercial distributors include : Atomic Power
for Peace, The Korea Story, emphasizing the successful checking
of Communist aggression by U.N. action, and Falcon Dam, story
of water conservation and power development on the Rio Grande
jointly undertaken by the United States and Mexico.
Films in Support of U.S. Policy
Also emphasized were films clarifying and supporting U.S.
foreign policy, among them a monthly news review for show=ing by Agency posts and noncommercial outlets in the Far and
Near East. Called Our Times, these shorts (20 minutes each)
cover half a dozen events, explain U.S. policies and objectives.
Information Center Service
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The book program in the Far East has been strengthened.
:lc'i ;,,n.al fand5 ,v,-ere made available to stiml.ldate book trans
sible by Agency assistance are Exiled to Siberia and Red Prison,
FIVE NEW INFORMATION CENTERS and libraries in South
Asia include this one, nearing completion, in Udorn Dhani, Thailand.
written by 'North Korean refugees and published by Korean
publishing companies. The first 5,000-copy edition sold out
in 3 weeks (normally a 3,000-copy edition there takes 7 or 8
months to sell). These books were also translated into English
and Japanese for publication in Tokyo.
The continuation of many information centers under bina-
tional auspices, increased use of bookmobiles, book lockers
(footlockers converted to portable bookcases), and cooperation
with existing local libraries and institutions partially filled the
vacuum created by the discontinuance of many Agency libraries
during 1953.
U.S. book publishers were encouraged to issue paperback
overseas print runs of useful books that compete pricewise with
the heavily subsidi'/fti 1. V11il,lltitl ~,i;ii i~dt on on Sale th.rcugh-
out the Near and l ai La,1i.
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Informational Media Guaranty
The Informational Media Guaranty program guaranteed the
convertibility of approximately $6 million of foreign currencies
received by U.S. publishers from the sale of American books in
seven countries overseas during fiscal 1954. Additional agree-
ments were completed with Egypt, Pakistan, Spain, and Greece.
Exhibits
Exhibits in support of the U.S. program for peaceful use of
atomic energy were prepared for showings in foreign museums
and at international congresses and fairs, notably -Sao Paulo,
Brazil, and Berlin. A mobile atomic-energy exhibit installed in
motor vans is being shown in Europe. Sets of photo panels on
peaceful uses of atomic energy were distributed for showing in
Agency information centers, universities, and other institutions.
Exhibitions of American drawings, paintings, prints, and crafts
were assembled and sent overseas in cooperation with U.S.
museums and organizations.
Private Cooperation
During the period 342 private groups sponsored projects
related to U.S. objectives overseas.
Eight cities and four universities sponsored symphonic salutes
to communities abroad. These special programs, recorded by
community symphony orchestras and containing messages of
greeting to the salutees, were carried by networks overseas.
Several national organizations adopted resolutions in support
of the President's proposals for the peaceful use of atomic energy
for presentation to international conferences in which they
participated.
The Agency awarded certificates of merit to
for oiitct.qnd;n!r r ,ntribu ; ,n: to T t ,:-7
the past year.
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THE INFORMATION PROGRAM IN THE FIELD
Western Europe
Berlin Conference
Communist efforts to jam radio coverage of the Berlin Con-
ference were countered by putting Voice of America transmit-
ters usually reserved fore broadcasts to the Soviet Union at the
disposal of RIAS (Radio in the American Sector of Berlin).
Thus the truth about developments at Berlin penetrated to the
East German and satellite areas.
East German Youth Congress
USIS Germany assisted German authorities in countering
Soviet propaganda efforts based on the East German Youth
meeting in East Berlin on June 6, 7, and 8. Exhibits of Ameri-
can youth activities and of key aspects of American life were pre-
pared to attract the young people into the West Zone. Dr.
James B. Conant, U.S. High Commissioner, was present at RIAS
to meet and talk with East German visitors. Although the
Communists went to great lengths to prevent East German youth
from crossing the border, about fifty thousand visited West
Berlin.
Tenth Anniversary of French Liberation
As part of the Agency's effort to promote European unity and
support of EDC and NATO, USIS France organized and pub-
licized a variety of ceremonies commemorating the 10th anni-
versary of the liberation of France. TV coverage of the opening
ceremonies was distributed to all Western European countries
within 48 hours.
USIS France combined the best features of four recently
discontinued puuiicatiofs into a new publication called Intor-
rotations et Locuments. issued iortnightly, it is a direct and
authoritative presentation of the U.S. position on issues of mutual
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The program in.Northern Europe was strengthened to coun-
teract the accelerated Soviet propaganda drive in Norway,
Sweden, and Finland.
The Agency's magazine in Finland, for example, called
Aikamme (Our Times), is directed to industrial workers and
their families. It has a paid circulation of 10,000.
The Far East
The Agency expanded its programing and personnel to meet
rapidly changing events. This included a marked strengthen-
ing of activities in Viet-Nam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER in Sumatra, Myrtle Thorne, carries
many responsibilities. One is seeing that youngsters get U.S. books. In
tribute, Director Streibert said: "She is welcomed by every family. To
Surnatrans she is the U.S. Information Agency and the U.S. combined."
It also included a readjustment downward or a holding operation
in the less immediately threatened countries. Two principal
themes were stressed : a better and broader understanding of
U.S. objectives and a wider and. deeper awareness of creeping
Red colonialism.
Before the precise results of the Geneva Conference were
known, the Agency moved in anticipation of possible alternatives
in Indochina. Information centers were established in Battam-
bang (Cambodia) and Savannakhet (Laos) . The center at
Hue, just below the 17th parallel in Viet-Nam, was strength-
ened. These areas are expected to be ideological battlegrounds
with Communist infiltration and subversion literally at the
paddy level.
An expanded program was inaugurated in Thailand at the
specific request of the Thai Government. It involved, in
essence, a countrywide plan of alerting officials and citizens to
Communist activities. Three new information centers were
established in northeastern Thailand, adjacent to areas of Indo-
china where Viet Minh troops had been active.
Closer relations with the press in Burma resulted in a more
sympathetic hearing for U.S. foreign policy, particularly Asian
policy. It also contributed to a greater awareness of the Com-
munist threat to Burma. Of major significance was the
Agency "s explanation of the effective work done by the com-
mission set up to evacuate Chinese irregular troops from Burma
through Thailand to T;6y,,;in 1 he progress made was ade
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there had been severe tension among the countries involved.
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The Philippines
The Agency worked closely with the Philippine Armed
Forces in continuing a successful psychological warfare cam-
paign against the Huks. As the campaign progressed, the Phil-
ippine Government was able to devote more time and energy
to economic reforms and to assume a role of growing importance
in Asian affairs.
Chinese POW's
The renunciation of communism and the choice of freedom
by 14,000 Chinese soldiers who were formerly prisoners of war
of the United Nations Command in Korea was publicized widely
throughout the world in press stories, photographs, motion pic-
tures, and radio programs. A group of these soldiers sponsored
by the Republic of China toured Southeast Asia and delivered
first-person accounts of life under communism.
Describing the Agency's activities in Japan, Keyes Beech, of
the Chicago Daily News Foreign Service, wrote : "The United
States Information Service is doing such an effective propa-
ganda job in Japan that leftist critics of American foreign policy
are demanding that a damper be put on it. Voice of America
broadcasts, channeled to Japanese radio stations by USIS, are
heard by millions of listeners daily. The USIS press bulletin,
with a key circulation in the neighborhood of 2,000, is distrib-
uted to more than 500 newspapers, all the major news services,
radio stations, student newspapers, labor union organs, and pre-
fectual governors. USIS is also active in the book publishing
field. . . . Measured by the reaction of the Japan Communist
party and political fellow travelers, the intensity of this propa-
ganda barrage is having its effect."
An American businessman, in a letter dated January 20,
1954, wrote: "I am an American supervisor and travel all over
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The Near East, South Asia, and Africa
Military aid to Pakistan and Iraq was explained within the
context of the need for, and value of, collective security.
U.S. information activities furthered the policy stated by the
Secretary of State after his Middle East visit of May 1953: "It
[the development of a collective security system in this area]
should be designed and grow from within out of a sense of'com-
mon destiny and common danger."
The Agency, with the cooperation of the Indian Government,
made known the economic and technical contributions of the
United States to Indian development programs.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision against segregation in public
schools was widely publicized by USIS and attracted great
interest.
On the Gold Coast of Africa, the Public Affairs officer, with
Agency materials on labor and communism, pointed out the
danger of Communist-dominated world trade federations. One
such organization was outlawed by the local government.
Jordan Valley Project -
A major Agency task in the Arab States and Israel has been to
demonstrate the desirability of a unified plan for the conserva-
tion and distribution of the waters of the Jordan.
Last fall the President sent Ambassador Eric Johnston to the
Governments of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel, with a water
plan prepared at the request of the United Nations. The atmos-
phere was uncooperative. Mr. Johnston returned to the United
States and reported that an objective and intensive information
effort was necessary.
Agency officials, with Mr. Johnston's staff and officers of the
Department of State, mapped out a program to make known
the facts and nature of the unified Jordan plan.
T t V ojre of America in-oaucast a `cl ics ilk Ala &in. vet IAAL 1AAs-
tory of the Jordan Valley. Speeches by Mr. Johnston to Ameri-
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over the Voice. The Press Service prepared a special kit of
authoritative material. Public Affairs officers in the area were
carefully briefed on the unified plan. USIS offices in the Arab
countries and Israel prepared additional material. Films on
power and irrigation projects and lectures by American irriga-
tion experts were arranged for selected audiences of government
officials, engineers, and leaders in the countries concerned.
On July 6, Mr. Johnston reported to the President and the
Secretary of State that Israel, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan had
accepted the principle of sharing the waters of the Jordan River.
The American Republics
The Agency's program in this area took the form of an intensi-
fied campaign .to expose the worldwide Communist conspiracy
and to emphasize the dangers of increasing Communist pene-
tration and influence in the Western Hemisphere, brought into
the open with the Caracas Conference and the Guatemala
uprising.
COMMUNIST BULLETS SHATTER WINDOW of Agency mobile
film unit. The truck was fired upon shortly after showing USIS films
in a Chilean mining area where labor unions are Communist-controlled.
WALL NEWSPAPERS are widely
used by USIS in Bolivia as effective
means of communication.
Among efforts made to meet Communist pressure was the
establishment of a new office in Port-of-Spain for the Trinidad-
British Guiana area. The program based in Martinique for the
French West Indies was strengthened. Also strengthened were
programs in the smaller countries of Middle America, in part
through a subregional servicing arrangement utilizing program
capacity of USIS Mexico.
A special Agency team covered the 10th Inter-American Con-
ference at Caracas. The anti-Communist resolution adopted by
the delegates was widely publicized as evidence of the solidarity
of hemisphere determination to oppose external attack and
exploitation.
The Communist arms shipment to Guatemala brought about
an open crisis and ultimately Communist defeat in Guatemala.
The Agency acted promptly to make known the nature and
extent of Communist control in Guatemala. Communist coun-
tercharges, capitalizing on ultranationalist sentiment, together
with censorship imposed by the Arbenz regime, made it diffi-
cult during the height of the c its to g the true ;acts liown.
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to get verified information. In a 4-week period more than 200
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communism in Guatemala and exposed the maneuvers of the
Arbenz regime in the United Nations to bypass the peace-keep-
ing machinery of the Organization of American States.
Economic Interdependence Stressed
In line with recommendations in Dr. Milton Eisenhower's
Report, the Agency increased its informational output explain-
ing the U.S. economic system, the role of private U.S. invest-
ments overseas, and the economic interdependence of the United
States and the other American Republics. Standard references
on these subjects are being translated and placed in Latin
American universities and institutions.
Throughout the period the Agency concentrated on publi-
cizing the U.S. desire for peace and its desire to see the atom
put to the service of mankind. An atomic-energy-for-peace
exhibit, produced in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Com-
mission, opened at Sao Paulo, Brazil, in. August-the first such
exhibit in Latin America.
USIS Mexico inaugurated a one-sheet insert for distribution
to smaller but influential interior newspapers. More than 30
papers are already using this service.
Puerto Rican Shootings in Congress
Within 2 hours after the shooting in the U.S. House of Repre-
sentatives by Puerto Rican terrorists, the Agency's press service
had the first of a series of factual background features about the
Puerto Rican situation on the international Wireless File. This
material was available to newspapers and radio stations in the
area simultaneously with news reports of the shooting from the
Ccvririic Cal 4vr ii t; sc:t ~ ices. Ii. 1v as ~V ideiy puUiislied. Asa result,
Communist charges of "U.S. colonialism" fell flat.
CONCLUSION
The President, discussing the gravity of the present world
situation at his press conference on June 9, described the Com-
munist attack as so broad in its character that we cannot be
complacent in any area-in the realm of the spirit and the intel-
lectual, the military, or the economic.
The President said that it is not enough just to be militarily
strong. We must be strong in our beliefs. We must be strong
in our intellectual surety that ours is the better system. We must
prove it throughout the world.
We believe the U.S. information services are today better
geared than ever before to help carry this "proof" to millions
overseas. The results of the Agency's first year show encour-
aging progress. Much remains to be done in fiscal 1955.
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ORGANIZATIONAL DATA
Senior Executives
THEODORE C. STREIBERT, Director-Formerly Board
Chairman, Mutual Broadcasting System. President
Radio Station WOR, N. Y. Consultant to U.S. High
Commissioner in Germany. Graduate, Wesleyan Uni-
versity, Harvard Business School. Assistant Dean,
Harvard Business School, 1929-33.
ABBOTT WASHBURN, Deputy Director-Formerly man-
ager, Department of Public Services, General Mills, Inc.
Executive vice chairman, Crusade for Freedom. Execu-
tive secretary, President's Committee on International
Information Activities. Deputy to Special Assistant to
the President. Navy and OSS, World War II. Grad-
uate, Harvard University.
ANDREW H. BERDING, Assistant Director for Policy and
Prograrns-AP correspondent, Chief AP Bureau, Rome.
Director of information, Department of Defense, Office
of Defense Mobilization, Mutual Security Agency.
Colonel in Army Air Force. Chief of counterintelli-
gence, OSS, Germany. Graduate, Xavier University,
Cincinnati, and uxiord University, England.
HENRY Loomis, Special Assistant to the Director-
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of Technology. Special assistant to Chairman, Research
and Development Board, Department of Defense. Staff
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RAYMOND R. DICKEY, General Counsel-Member
Washington law firm, Danzansky and Dickey. Special
Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative in Europe.
Chief Counsel, Senate Small Business Committee. Anti-
trust Division, Department of Justice. George Washing-
ton University. LL.B., Southeastern University.
RICHARD F. CooK, Assistant Director for Administra-
tion-C.P.A. Deputy Director, International Educational
Exchange Program. Director of Program Office, Insti-
tute of Inter-American Affairs. Office of Quartermas-
ter General and Navy, World War II. Graduate, Ben-
jamin Franklin University and National University.
G. HUNTINGTON DAMON, Assistant Director for the
Near East-Taught at Athens College, Greece. Dean of
men at International House, New York City. Served in
Turkey, 1942 to 1948, with Government information serv-
ices. Information policy and planning officer for Near
East. Graduate, Harvard University. M. A., Fletcher
School of International Law and Diplomacy.
WILLIAM L. CLARK, Assistant Director for the Amer-
ican Republics-Formerly public relations executive.
On staff U. S. News and World Report. Associate Di-
rector, Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American
Affairs. Executive, Arthur Newmyer and Associates.
Member Voorhees. Committee to recommend organiza-
tional structure of new U.S. Information Agency. Grad-
uate, Harvard University.
J. R. POPPELE, Assistant Director, in charge of Voice of
America-Formerly Director, Mutual Broadcasting Sys-
tem. Vice president and chief engineer, WOR, N. Y.
First president, Television Broadcasters Association.
Founder FM Broadcasters Association.
NEDVILLE E. NORDNESS, Assistant Director for Eu-
rope-AP correspondent. Chief, AP Bureau Norway.
Chief, INS Scandinavian Bureau. Director of Informa-
tion, Mutual Security Agency. Chief of Information
for EI:A in Norway; Assistant Chief ul Missicri. Uni-
versities of Minnesota and Southern California.
HARLAN LOGAN, Chief of International Press Service-
Editor-general manager Look Magazine. Editor-pub-
lisher, Scribner's Magazine. Owner-manager of Visual
Enterprises, Inc. Director of public relations, Corning
Glass and Steuben Glass, Inc. B.A., M.A., Indiana Uni-
versity. Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, England.
Dr. FRANKLIN L. BuRDETTE, Chief, Information Center
"Service-Author. Chairman, Department Government
and Politics, University of Maryland. Political science
editor, Van Nostrand Publishing Company. President,
Washington Chapter, American Political Science Associa-
dir., Craduat,_~. Marchlll Cnllear,? Ph.D., Princeton
University.
SAXTON BRADFORD, . #sWZ,ec'~0or ect 00, e1e'se 2 I,/07/29: CIA-RDP8R ~] IQ~}0J~0Q(~ Motion Picture Seru-
East-Author. Editor, Scripps newspapers. n st o
General MacArthur's Political Adviser, Tokyo. Coun- ice-Film executive. Started with Pathe Pictures, 1914.
Vine nresidcnt and general manager, 20th Century Fox.
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EDWARD F. LETHEN, Deputy Assistant Director, Voice
of America-Formerly director of sales extension, Colum-
bia Broadcasting System. Advertising director, Mac-
Fadden Publications. Graduate, University of Illinois.
Advisory Commission and Committees
CHARLES M. NoONE, Chief of Office of Security-Spe-
cial agent, FBI. Recommended by J. Edgar Hoover.
Counsel of Senate Small Business Committee. Gradu-
ate, Yale University. Law degree, University of De-
troit Law School. LL.M., Georgetown University Law
School.
JOHN M. BECG, Acting Chief, Office of Private Co-
operation-Motion picture and radio executive: Fox
Movietone, Pathe News, Phillips Lord Inc. Radio Pro-
ductions. Chief, International Motion Picture Division,
Department of State. Honor degrees, Harvard and
Oxford Universities.
SIDNEY H. FINE, Chief, Public Information Staff-
Newspaperman. Federal Communications Commission
1941. OWI, Moscow, 1945 to 1946. Regional informa-
tion officer, Department of Commerce 1947-48. Paris,
Office of U.S. Special Representative in Europe, 1948
to 1954. Columbia and American Universities.
U.S. Advisory Commission on Information
Dr. MARK A. MAY, Chairman-Director, Institute of Human Relations,
Yale University
ERWIN D. CAN HAM-Editor, The Christian Science Monitor
SIGURD S. LARMON-President, Young and Rubicam, Inc., Advertising
PHILIP D. REED-Chairman of the Board, General Electric Co.
Judge JusTIN MILLER-Retired as Chairman of the Board and General
Counsel of National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters,
March 31, 1954
Broadcast Advisory Committee
Judge JUSTIN MILLER, Chairman
WILLIAM A. FAY-Vice President Station WHAM, Rochester, N. Y.
DONLEY F. FEDDERSEN-Chairman, Department of Radio & Television,
Northwestern University
JACK W. HARRIS-General Manager Radio Station KPRC, Houston, Tex.
EARL M. JOHNSON-Vice President Mutual Broadcasting System
HENRY P. JOHNSTON-President and General Manager Stations WAPI,
WAFM, WABT, Birmingham, Ala.
FRANK MARx-Vice President American Broadcasting Co.
JOSEPH A. MCDONALD-Treasurer National Broadcasting Co.
HOWARD S. MEIGHAN-Vice President Columbia Broadcasting System
CHRIS J. WITTING-President Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.
Dr. l~I .R6 M v (`h irmnyi
CASS CANriELD-Chairman of the Board, Harper and Brothers
ROEERT L. CRowEZ-L-Prnident, Thomas Y Crowell Co.
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~~uaci; P. BRirTT, JI:. P: cs:i:ca, d'l:e :11ac_`,1il:ar. Co.
htnP1? T I3. 11n~ c._..(l;r~~r r' ;hr r.~s I in,r rett., nr LEWIS HANKE, Ph.D.-Director, Institute of Latin American Studies,
Dr. D. ELTON TRUEBLOOD, Chief of Religious 111/0 r- University of Texas
mation-Professor Afpph l H prEli ieasq]2taO311 7/29 : CIA-RDP ps1S7 ( PAIL( OO i1 o? Libraries, Harvard University
College, since 1946. Professor, Stanford University,
1936-45. Acting professor, Harvard University, 1944.
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Voice of America Language Broadcasts
[Daily Originations as of June 30, 1954]
Albanian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Armenian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Bulgarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00
Czech-Slovak . . . . . . . . . . 1:15
English . . 1:00
Estonian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :45
French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :15
Georgian . . . . . . . . :30
German (to Austria) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
German (to Germany) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00
Hungarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15
Italian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :05
Latvian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Lithuanian :45
Polish . . . 1:30
Rumanian . . . . . . :45
Russian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00
Serbo-Croat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00
Slovene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :15
Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Ukrainian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1;00
FAR EAST
Amoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :45
Burmese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Cantonese . . . 1:15
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00
Indonesian :30
Japanese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :45
Korean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15
Mandarin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:45
Russian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Thai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Vietnamese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00
NEAR EAST, SOLTH ASIA, AFRICA
Arabic . . . . . . 1:00
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Greek . . . . . . . . :30
Persian . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30
Turkish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
;1,?U RICAN 1+'wVn Rt Ifl:
r.ngiisn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30
Total :30
Appropriations and Obligations
Appropriation Limitations for Fiscal Year 1954
(As of June 30, 1954)
Temporary employment without regard to Civil
Service and classification laws . . . . . . . . .
Representation . . . . , . , , , , , . .
Entertainment in U.S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Travel, attendance at meetings . . . . . . . ,
Liquidation costs . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
$120, 000
58, 750
1, 200
6, 000
5,000,000
Authorizations, Obligations, and Expenditures by
Organizational Element
(Obligations and expenditures as of June 30, 1954)
$46, 136
57, 563
433
1,255
3,531,867
Overseas Missions . . . . . . , . . . . $37,292,435 $36,845,993 $29,978,050
Radio Broadcasting Service . . . . . . . 15, 934, 253 15, 653, 644 12, 473, 130
Press Service . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 486, 554 4,439,228 3,170,470
Motion Picture Service . . . . . . . 4,612,177 4,590,155 3,971,501
Information Center Service . . . . . 4,324,158 4,307,542 1,511,816
Office of the Director. . . . . . . . 138, 036 138, 006 103, 922
Assistant Directors f o r Areas . . . . . 163, 068 156,917 129,610
Office of Policy and Programs . . . . 706, 824 . 701, 623 654, 522
Office of Research and Intelligence
a. Intelligence Staff . . . . . . . 156, 895 156, 640 133, 259
b. Research and Evaluation Staff . . 452, 500 450, 005 256, 629
Office of Private Cooperation . . . . 140,753 140, 365 128, 420
Office of General Counsel and Congres-
sional Liaison . . . . . . . 72, 328 71, 645 43, 351
Executive Secretariat . . . . . . 45, 394 44, 850 44, 797
Public Information Staff . . . . . . . .. 109, 09,066 105, 649 89, 048
U.S. Advisory Commission on Information .1 40, 135 39, 576 39, 576
Office of Security . . . . . . . . . . . I 584, 004 571, 697 325, 728
Office of Administration .. 1, 920,976 1,912,428 1,418,594
Administrat{v- .S,,ppnrt 750, 33~ ice, 656, 969 6, 376, 466
Sub-total , 183, 930, 393 1 82, 982, 872 b 63; 050, 829
Bureau of Budget Reserve 2 or,n nor,
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Funds Available
(Fiscal year 1954)
Regular appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Transferred from "International information and educa-
tional activities, State, 1954," pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan No. 8 of 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000,000
Less exchange program and policy guidance . . . . . 15, 310, 000
$59,690,000
"Mutual security funds appropriated to the President" pursuant to
Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,800,000
"Government in occupied areas, State, 1954," pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan No. 8 of 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 727, 000
Adjusted appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 217, 000
Anticipated reimbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,713,393
Total funds available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,930,393
Personal Services Apportionments and Obligations, and
Personnel on Duty by Organizational Element
(Obligations and on-board strength as of June 30, 1954)
Personal service funds ^ Personnel on duty
Overseas Missions . . . . . . . $16,880,305 $16,877,180 843
Radio Broadcasting Service . 8,505,852 8,414,789 1, 073
Press Service . . . . . . . 2,381,090 2,364,234 306
Motion Picture Service . . . 927, 601 920, 263 138
Information Center Service . . 754, 897 745, 906 138
Office of the Director .. . . 116, 657 116, 656 10
Assistant Directors for Areas . 122, 775 120, 867 17
Office of Policy and Programs . 680, 638 677,749 76
Office of Research, Intelligence
a. Intelligence Staff . . . 155,335 155, 251 30
b. Research Evaluation Staff 192, 907 192, 907 21
Office of Private Cooperation . 124, 712 124, 165 19
Office of General Counsel and
Congressional Liaison 68, 628 67, 961 15
Executive Secretariat . . . 45, 339 44, 807 9
Public Information Staff . . . . 101, 371 100, 824 16
U.S. Adc'i,c?y l U11"ii issiuji air
Information . . . . . . . ~ 35,744 1 35,744 5
Office of Security , . . . , 307, 154 305, 852 65
Office of Admu0stratiou 387. 233 385. 321 15
A a...,.,,.,..
Total 32, 788, 238 132, 650, 476
5, 693
430
181
b 3, 196 i 6,304
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Foreign Post Personnel and Allotments a
(As of June 30, 1954)
AMERICAN REPUBLICS
Argentina . . . . . . .
Bolivia . . , . . . . . .
Brazil . . . . . . . . .
Chile . . . . . . . . .
Colombia . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica , . . . . .
Cuba . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic . . . .
Ecuador . . . . .
El Salvador
French West Indies . . . .
Guatemala . . . . . .
Haiti . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . .
Panama . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay
Peru . . . . . . . . , .
Trinidad . . . . . . . .
Uruguay .
Venezuela
Iceland
?~ WM~Y4
EUROPE AND THE BRITISH
COMMONWEALTH
Algeria . . . . . . , . .
Australia . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . .
Belgium . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . .
France . . . . , . , . . .
Germany . , . . . . . . .
feat Britai" . . . .
1
10
42
6
5
6
54
147
16
60 $147, 989
15 35,104
89 376, 932
35 82, 451
16 96,472
5 21,691
17 80, 542
2 7:086
11 21, 529
5 23, 749
4 9,731
18 53,667
3 6,736 2 20, 452
77 324, 956
3 12, 936
13 48,315
9 13,586
15 52,274
4, 400
Obligated
$145, 841
35, 104
376, 083
82, 336
96, 383
20, 691
80, 542
6, 639
18, 880
23, 731
9, 725
53, 617
6, 736
20, 286
324, 956
7,716
47, 134
12, 840
52, 274
4, 400
57, 169
154, 800
15 61, 019
16 154:800
5 $18, 100 $17,800
19 71,065 70,065
391 3, 040, 896 3,040,896
26 122, 300 96, 876
19 132, 340 132, 317
17 92,903 92,893
266 4,002,913 3,965,281
1, 739 11, 282, 338 11, 132, 503
68 464, 849 464,513
41, 850 37,623
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Foreign Post Personnel and Allotments ---Continued
(As of June 30, 1954)
USIS personnel on duty
EUROPE AND THE BRITISH COM-
MONWEALTH-Continued
Italy . . . . . . .
Netherlands . , .
New Zealand . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . .
Portugal . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . ..
Sweden . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . , . . . .
Trieste . . . . . . . .
Yugoslavia . . . . .
Special projects . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . .
FAR EAST
Burma . . . . . . . . .
China . . . . . . . . . . .
Indochina . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . .
Japan..........
Korea . . . . . . . . .
Malaya . . . . . . . .
Philippines . . . . . . . ,
Taiwan . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . .
39 175
6 30
1j 5
7 11
3 12
15 63
5 17
1 3
3 12
13 58
387 I 2, 946 22, 011, 112 21, 776, 540
14 86
7 ~ 54
27 125
14 124
50 296
16 176
13 60
17 112
1 64
25 131
NEAR EAST, SOUTH ASIA, AND
AFRICA
Afghanistan . . . . . .
Angola
Belriae Coney.
Ceylon
Cyprus . . . . . . . . . .
h;yv n t
E,thiopla
Greece . . . , . , , , I
See footnotes at end of table.
18
$1, 893, 615
131, 760
13,915
72, 770
32, 800
223, 822
86, 100
30, 915
56, 713
139, 000
37, 848
$160, 893
295, 744
419, 374
192, 199
763, 894
236, 174
173, 947
459, 931
184, 397
315, 231
1,228 1 3, 201, 784
6 i $23,629
519
27, J2l
23 49,346
415
''5 251, 202
4 24 496
iu
J
1`
$1,888,825
131, 760
13, 915
71, 421
32, 714
223, 822
86, 100
28, 767
56, 713
131, 589
37, 848
$160,893
295, 744
398, 733
192, 199
763, 849
218, 204
169, 890
457, 641
169, 608
249, 791
$23,551
404
25, 533
49, 269
41S
50. 717
21, 19
19,499
258, 306
Foreign Post Personnel and Allotments '--Continued
(As of June 30, 1954)
Area and country
USIS personnel on duty
NEAR EAST, SOUTH ASIA, AND
AFRICA-Continued
India . . . . . . . . . .
Iran . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel .. . . . . . . . . .
Jordan . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . .
Liberia . . . . . . . . . .
Libya . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal (included in India) , .
Nigeria . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . .
Syria . . . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . .
Union of South Africa . . .
Grand total, USIS world sum-
mary . . . . . . . . . .
384
87
37
24
12
8
32
2
21
14
10
117
33
9
64
10
Post allotments
$1,001,384
220, 216
104, 922
48, 518
28, 437
30, 941
78, 172
3, 023
54, 286
53, 948
16, 026
367, 896
99, 231
25, 524
337, 751
38, 884
$995,596
220, 216
104, 922
48, 469
28, 437
30, 941
77, 479
3, 022
54, 286
53, 948
15, 480
365, 870
91, 068
24, 119
335, 998
36, 354
`Excludes radio relay bases, radio programing center, monitoring units, press pro-
duction center activities, American salaries, and stateside purchases of supplies and
materials; includes local salaries, general operating expenses, representation, living
and quarters allowances, and direct administrative support funds.
Excludes 32 American employees in training and pending assignment.
~
1
,
J
12 100 I 258, 306
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(As of June 30, 1954)
APPROPRIATED
Fiscal year 1950 P. L. 358, 81st Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,475,000
Fiscal year 1951 P. L. 843, 81st Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 288, 000
Fiscal year 1951 P. L. 45, 82d Congress' . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,533,939
Total appropriated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 296, 939
OBLIGATED
Fiscal year 1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,882,252
Fiscal year 1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 413, 518
Fiscal year 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ` 19, 394, 893
Fiscal year 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -1, 365, 308
Fiscal year 1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,648,097
EXPENDED
Fiscal year 1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303, 948
Fiscal year 1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,002,955
Fiscal year 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,830,267
Fiscal year 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 22, 505, 320
Fiscal year 1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 973, 990
Total funds appropriated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 296, 939
Transfer to:
"Salaries and Expenses, Department of State, 1954," pursuant to
P. L. 195 . . . . . . . . . 8,942,986
986
"Salaries and Expenses, United States Information Agency, 1955,"
pursuant to P. L. 471 . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . -3,200,000
Reimbursement to appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 351
Net amount available for construction . . . . . . . . . . 49, 376, 304
Deduct:
Cumulative obligations through June 30, 1954 . . . . . . . . . 44,973,452
? Includes $751,566 authorization in counterpart funds.
cludes $5,402 obligations in counterpart funds.
Includes $227,867 obligations in counterpart funds.
d Includes $518,297 obligations in counterpart funds.
Includes $461,629 expenditures for counterpart funds
$289,9?? .. ...,~+: e Fn ..a. t F.n.JF
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