EFFECTIVENESS OF VOA BROADCASTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R015000340010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FEB 1952 yl 'M^
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Effectiveness of VOA Broadcasts
DATE OF
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
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1. Between 10 and 15 percent of the KBW officers listen to the VOA broadcasts.
Although they do not directly state that they are VOA listeners, one Can tell
from conversations with them or lectures given by than, that they have heard
VOA broadcasts.
These Officers apparently believe much of what they hear in the broadcasts
since they do not sound too convincing when they condemn the broadcasts as
nothing but lies.
It would be impossible to determine the true effect of VOA broadcasts on members
of the Polish Internal Security Forces since they do not dare admit openly that
they are VOA listeners'nor do they discuss what they have heard over the VOA
for fear of persecution by the regimes
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From personal observatic-i and experience, I am-of the opinion that more Polish
civilians than military listen to the VOA and,, in turn, transmit the news by
word of mouth,
Polish civilians are greatly interested in the international situation just as
they are interested in their chances of being liberated from the Communist
yoke. The internal situation in Poland and ration card problems, both favorite
Polish radio topics, present little interest to the average man, 25X1
$, the best time for listening to VOA broad-
casts is the period between 2200 and 2400 hours, Jamming is less intense during
these hours and the broadcasts come through more clearly,
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