A British journalist on the Hungarian Uprising (1956)
Sefton Demler (1904-1979) was a British-Australian journalist, best known for his World War II efforts to undermine the Nazi regime using radio propaganda. After the war, Demler worked as a foreign...
View ArticleCIA instructions issued to U-2 pilots (1960)
The following instructions were issued by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to U-2 pilots engaged to fly missions over hostile territory. These instructions were given to Francis...
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The Allies protest the closure of borders in Berlin (1961)
In August 1961, East German premier Walter Ulbricht, after consultation with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, decided to close the border separating East and West Berlin. Ulbricht’s chief motivation...
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John Foster Dulles on “massive retaliatory power” (1954)
John Foster Dulles (right) with Eisenhower in 1956John Foster Dulles was the United States Secretary of State from January 1953 until April 1959. A leading figure in the Eisenhower administration,...
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Helen Caldicott: the effects of a nuclear strike (1986)
Helen Caldicott (1938- ) is an Australian doctor, author and anti-nuclear campaigner. Born in Melbourne, Caldicott completed a medical degree in Adelaide, followed by a three-year internship at...
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Ronald Reagan addresses the people of Cuba (1984)
In late 1983, United States president Ronald Reagan ordered the formation of Radio Martí, a radio station to broadcast Spanish-language programmes to the people of Cuba. Modelled on Radio Free Europe,...
View ArticleDean Acheson’s ‘White Paper’ on China (1949)
Dean Acheson (1893-1971) was an American lawyer who served as the United States Secretary of State between 1949 and 1953. In 1948 and 1949, Acheson and Harry Truman were subjected to stinging...
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Billy Graham on communism: “Satan’s religion” (1954)
Billy Graham (1918-2018) was an American Baptist minister and probably the best-known evangelist preacher of the 20th century. Born and raised in rural North Carolina, Graham converted at age 16...
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Reagan on US policy toward Soviet bloc nations (1982)
United States president Ronald Reagan signed National Security Decision Directive 54 (NSDD-54) on September 2nd 1982. NSDD-54 outlined Reagan’s policy of “differentiation” when dealing with Soviet...
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Church Committee on domestic intelligence (1976)
In the early 1970s, American newspapers published investigations into intelligence-gathering methods used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the US...
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