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We took the utterances presented below from the footage of the film “The Story of Free Europe”. It was shot in Munich between 1993 and 1994. We can make them available through the courtesy of Mirosław Chojecki (Media Kontakt).

Tadeusz Nowakowski: The Pope waved his finger at me and said: - Mister Tadeusz, the pope has no mother in law
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 12:00
Tadeusz Nowakowski: „Such a chatterbox would be useful for us in the Church.” – John Paul II, still Cardinal Wojtyła then, said to me.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:55
Tadeusz Nowakowski: We were émigrés without leaving our homeland even for a second.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:50
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: What we achieved, thanks to everyday mundane work, was that there was no enslavement of minds, that censorship was ineffective, because it sufficed to turn the knob on the radio.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:45
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: I was an austere chief, I imposed my decision rather categorically, but I had no conflicts with the first team of the Radio.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:40
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: Czechowicz, he was one of our greatest failures. He caused enormous damage.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:35
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: We lived under the pressure of the Uprising. Not to be burdened ourselves with responsibility to lead to some insurgent dash.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:30
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: In the times of Gierek, there was heavy pressure from the regime to close us down.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:25
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: I had tremendously talented people on the staff because after the war crème de la crème of Polish creative elite emigrated.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:25
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: The Americans wanted the station to broadcast in Polish, and furthermore to be located as close as possible to Poland. Hence the decision about Munich.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:20
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: I had support from all émigré circles, especially WiN (Freedom and Independence). Mikołajczyk didn’t support me but he didn’t oppose me, either.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:15
Zdzisław Najder: The greatest provocation was the information about fishing out the body of priest Popiełuszko, one day after his disappearance.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:05
Zdzisław Najder: It was my opinion that the Radio should practise thinking aloud.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:00
Zygmunt Michałowski: The whole Radio Free Europe was oriented towards the defence of Polish national spirit.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:50
Tadeusz Żenczykowski: That first crew of the Radio consisted of idealistic people who wanted to help people in Poland persevere.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:45
Tadeusz Żenczykowski: In 1954, I went to Munich and so my 20-year work history with the Radio began.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:40
Włada Majewska: My work and meetings with the extraordinary people of the 20th century gave me more knowledge and experience than universities.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:35
Zbigniew Błażyński: The Radio was American, and that’s why Nowak waged constant battles for the interest of Poland and its significance in the programme.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:35
Tadeusz Chciuk: Americans felt like Poles, they understood our problems, they agreed with us.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:30
Włada Majewska: I am proud that I was the only producer of Marian Hemar’s cabarets.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:30
Włada Majewska: Nowak recruited in London for clerical positions artists, musicians, poets, painters, writers - crème de la crème of the postwar emigration from Poland.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:25
Zbigniew Błażyński: Operation "Józef Światło” was undoubtedly a success in psychological warfare.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:20
Zbigniew Błażyński: When I first heard a tape recording of Światło, I knew that it would be dynamite.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:15
Zbigniew Błażyński: We were very sensitive to detecting even the smallest phenomena which could bring relief to Polish society.
środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 10:10
Tadeusz Chciuk: There were voices that pressure from Soviets would cause us to be closed down. However, we did celebrate our first, tenth, twentieth, thirtieth and fortieth anniversaries…
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 15:45
Tadeusz Chciuk: We were grateful to Americans that they made this work possible for us, that we could fight for freedom and democracy. And that we would be of use for Poland.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 15:40
Kazimierz Zamorski: The most serious affair was that with Czechowicz. He knew a lot, unfortunately, too much.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 15:35
Tadeusz Mieleszko: Our Radio was universal, not only political. In the best of times , there also was a place for fashion.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 15:30
Tadeusz Mieleszko: I arrived at the Radio by accident, but it was a very lucky strike for me.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 15:25
Włodzimierz Odojewski: Nowak offered me to take over the culture desk after Roman Palestra who was leaving the job.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 15:20
Włodzimierz Odojewski: For us, the Radio was a home, a substitute of motherland. It was a small island of Polishness.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 15:15
Alina Grabowska: Nowak certainly knew that I corresponded with Giedroyć, that I wasn’t a party member.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 13:10
Alina Grabowska: I uncovered to the listeners the tricks of party propaganda in Poland.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 13:10
Alina Grabowska: RFE was an institution with a beautiful and noble objective.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 13:05
Alina Grabowska: Dear listeners, this is my last commentary on the air of the Polish Service of Radio Free Europe.
wtorek, 17 kwietnia 2012 13:00
Konrad Tatarowski: I wrote a letter to Najder and received a reply quickly. It was “yes”.
poniedziałek, 16 kwietnia 2012 16:00
Konrad Tatarowski: When historical subjects were exhausted, I went to Paris and London and started to make programmes about famous modern painters and writers.
poniedziałek, 16 kwietnia 2012 15:00

Radio Free Europe helps to defeat communist brainwashing”. American TV social campaign film, an appeal to support RFE. [0:30]

“The Radio Free Europe Story”, Side Two of an audio record from 1951, prepared for the Crusade for Freedom campaign. It presents the RFE broadcasting to Czechoslovakia which started on May 1, 1951 . [13:01]

“The Most Incredible Challenge” (1965) – a film produced by Radio Liberty to present to the American general public the importance of the Munich radio station. [28:21]

poniedziałek, 23 kwietnia 2012 13:15 “The Most Incredible Challenge” (1965) – a film produced by Radio Liberty to present to the American general public the importance of the Munich radio station. [28:21]

The television campaign ad “Support the Crusade for Freedom! Support Radio Free Europe!” [1:01]

The Crusade for Freedom: US President Dwight Eisenhower supports Radio Free Europe and the fight to break the Iron Curtain. [14:10]

Ronald Reagan in the American TV social campaign commercial “Support the Crusade for Freedom! We are building anti-communist Radio Free Europe for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain.” [0:58]

The first broadcast of the RFE Polish Service was aired on May 3, 1952. Today, Radio Free Europe reaches 20 million listeners in 21 countries. [4:46]

President J.F.Kennedy supports Radio Free Europe [0:49]

"This is Radio Free Europe " (1964) [28:16]

Jamming [00:28]

Radio Free Europe – the bells of freedom [0:25]

In the beginning, there was a 7.5 kW transmitter inherited from the Office of Strategic Services after the Second World War, then there followed broadcasting stations in West Germany, in Gloria (Portugal) and Playa de Pals (Spain) [02:09]

Removal of Radio Liberty transmitters in la Playa de Pals in March 2006 [00:50 Radio Liberty in la Playa de Pals in March 2006 [04:37]

Radio Liberty in la Playa de Pals in March 2006 [04:37]

Tadeusz Nowakowski: The Pope waved his finger at me and said: - Mister Tadeusz, the pope has no mother in law

Tadeusz Nowakowski: „Such a chatterbox would be useful for us in the Church.” – John Paul II, still Cardinal Wojtyła then, said to me.

Tadeusz Nowakowski: We were émigrés without leaving our homeland even for a second.

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: What we achieved, thanks to everyday mundane work, was that there was no enslavement of minds, that censorship was ineffective, because it sufficed to turn the knob on the radio.

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: I was an austere chief, I imposed my decision rather categorically, but I had no conflicts with the first team of the Radio.

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: Czechowicz, he was one of our greatest failures. He caused enormous damage.

środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:35

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: We lived under the pressure of the Uprising. Not to be burdened ourselves with responsibility to lead to some insurgent dash.

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: In the times of Gierek, there was heavy pressure from the regime to close us down.

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: I had tremendously talented people on the staff because after the war crème de la crème of Polish creative elite emigrated.

środa, 18 kwietnia 2012 11:25

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: The Americans wanted the station to broadcast in Polish, and furthermore to be located as close as possible to Poland. Hence the decision about Munich.

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański: I had support from all émigré circles, especially WiN (Freedom and Independence). Mikołajczyk didn’t support me but he didn’t oppose me, either.

Zdzisław Najder: The greatest provocation was the information about fishing out the body of priest Popiełuszko, one day after his disappearance.

Zdzisław Najder: It was my opinion that the Radio should practise thinking aloud.

Zygmunt Michałowski: The whole Radio Free Europe was oriented towards the defence of Polish national spirit.

Tadeusz Żenczykowski: That first crew of the Radio consisted of idealistic people who wanted to help people in Poland persevere.

Tadeusz Żenczykowski: In 1954, I went to Munich and so my 20-year work history with the Radio began.

Włada Majewska: My work and meetings with the extraordinary people of the 20th century gave me more knowledge and experience than universities.

Zbigniew Błażyński: The Radio was American, and that’s why Nowak waged constant battles for the interest of Poland and its significance in the programme.

Tadeusz Chciuk: Americans felt like Poles, they understood our problems, they agreed with us.

Włada Majewska: I am proud that I was the only producer of Marian Hemar’s cabarets.

Włada Majewska: Nowak recruited in London for clerical positions artists, musicians, poets, painters, writers - crème de la crème of the postwar emigration from Poland.

Zbigniew Błażyński: Operation "Józef Światło” was undoubtedly a success in psychological warfare.

Zbigniew Błażyński: When I first heard a tape recording of Światło, I knew that it would be dynamite.

Zbigniew Błażyński: We were very sensitive to detecting even the smallest phenomena which could bring relief to Polish society.

Tadeusz Chciuk: There were voices that pressure from Soviets would cause us to be closed down. However, we did celebrate our first, tenth, twentieth, thirtieth and fortieth anniversaries…

Tadeusz Chciuk: We were grateful to Americans that they made this work possible for us, that we could fight for freedom and democracy. And that we would be of use for Poland.

Kazimierz Zamorski: The most serious affair was that with Czechowicz. He knew a lot, unfortunately, too much.

Tadeusz Mieleszko: Our Radio was universal, not only political. In the best of times , there also was a place for fashion.

Tadeusz Mieleszko: I arrived at the Radio by accident, but it was a very lucky strike for me.

Włodzimierz Odojewski: Nowak offered me to take over the culture desk after Roman Palestra who was leaving the job.

Włodzimierz Odojewski: For us, the Radio was a home, a substitute of motherland. It was a small island of Polishness.

Alina Grabowska: Nowak certainly knew that I corresponded with Giedroyć, that I wasn’t a party member.

Alina Grabowska: I uncovered to the listeners the tricks of party propaganda in Poland.

Alina Grabowska: RFE was an institution with a beautiful and noble objective.

Alina Grabowska: Dear listeners, this is my last commentary on the air of the Polish Service of Radio Free Europe.

Konrad Tatarowski: I wrote a letter to Najder and received a reply quickly. It was “yes”.

Konrad Tatarowski: When historical subjects were exhausted, I went to Paris and London and started to make programmes about famous modern painters and writers.