Cold War Frequencies

Richard H. Cummings was the director of security for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for 15 years beginning in 1980. He currently lives in Düsseldorf, Germany.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceAbbreviations and Acronyms1. Genesis of American Clandestine Cold War Broadcasting2. Radio Free Europe: The American People’s Counter Voice to Communism3. From Radio Liberation to Radio Liberty to RFE/RL4. Clandestine Broadcasts from Greece to Bulgaria and Romania5. A Seaborne CIA Fiasco and the Voice of Free Albania (VOFA)6. Black Radio to the Baltic States from Radio Nacional de EspanÞa (RNE)7. Black Broadcasts to Ukraine from Greece and RNE8. Focus on Russia: Our Russia, Radio Free Russia and TsOPE9. Clandestine Radio to Byelorussia and to SlovakiaConclusionAppendix A: Selected CIA CryptonymsAppendix B: National Security Council Directive 5412/2Appendix C: Radio Nacional Propaganda BroadcastsAppendix D: Frank Wisner Memorandum, November 22, 1950Appendix E: Extracts from 1953 Jackson Report on Radio Free Europe—National Committee for Free EuropeAppendix F: Extracts from 1953 Jackson Report on Radio LibertyAppendix G: Termination of Voice of Free Albania Broadcasts—Termination of HTGRUBBY BroadcastsAppendix H: Personal History of Ferdinand DurčanskyChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“A significant study on the CIA’s shortwave radio broadcasts for USSR and Eastern European audiences in the early stages of the Cold War. The book will be a valuable resource and read for researchers and those interested in the Cold War.”—Free Latvia