le ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ▁and ▁the ▁C CF ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁( CI A ) ▁sur re pt it iously ▁created ▁the ▁ ▁Congress ▁for ▁Cultural ▁Fre edom ▁( CC F ) ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁Com in form ’ s ▁ ▁“ pe ace ▁off ensive ”. ▁The ▁Congress ▁had ▁“ off ices ▁in ▁thirty - five ▁countries , ▁ ▁employed ▁do z ens ▁of ▁personnel , ▁published ▁over ▁twenty ▁prest ige ▁mag az ines , ▁held ▁art ▁exhib itions , ▁owned ▁a ▁news ▁and ▁features ▁service , ▁organized ▁high - profile ▁international ▁ ▁con ferences , ▁and ▁reward ed ▁mus icians ▁and ▁artists ▁with ▁pri zes ▁ ▁and ▁public ▁performances ” ▁at ▁its ▁peak ▁( S au nd ers ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁The ▁intent ▁of ▁ ▁these ▁endeav ors ▁was ▁to ▁“ show case ” ▁US ▁and ▁European ▁high ▁culture , ▁including ▁not ▁just ▁musical ▁works ▁but ▁paint ings , ▁bal lets , ▁and ▁other ▁ ▁art istic ▁a ven ues , ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁neutral ist ▁foreign ▁intellect uals . ▁ ▁C CF ▁and ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁music ▁ ▁Many ▁US ▁government ▁organizations ▁used ▁classical ▁sym phon ies , ▁Broadway ▁musical s , ▁and ▁jazz ▁performances ▁( including ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie ) ▁in ▁attempts ▁to ▁persu ade ▁aud ien ces ▁world wide ▁America ▁was ▁a ▁cr ad le ▁for ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁music ▁( Wil ford ▁ 1