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| + | The [[American Labor Committee to Aid British Labor]] (ALCABL) was a vehicle for US trade union supporters of Britain prior to US entry into the Second World War. According to [[Special Operations Executive]] agent [[Sydney Morrell]] it was a British controlled front.<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.24.</ref> | ||
ALCABL was organised in March 1941, during a US visit by the [[TUC]]'s Sir [[Walter Citrine]]. Thomas E. Mahl suggests that its chairman, [[Matthew Woll]] may have been a British intelligence contact.<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.32.</ref> | ALCABL was organised in March 1941, during a US visit by the [[TUC]]'s Sir [[Walter Citrine]]. Thomas E. Mahl suggests that its chairman, [[Matthew Woll]] may have been a British intelligence contact.<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.32.</ref> | ||
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*[[American Federation of Labor]] | *[[American Federation of Labor]] | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
| − | [[William Green]] - Honorary Chairman | + | *[[William Green]] - Honorary Chairman |
| − | [[Matthew Woll]] - Chairman | + | *[[Matthew Woll]] - Chairman |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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The American Labor Committee to Aid British Labor (ALCABL) was a vehicle for US trade union supporters of Britain prior to US entry into the Second World War. According to Special Operations Executive agent Sydney Morrell it was a British controlled front.[1]
ALCABL was organised in March 1941, during a US visit by the TUC's Sir Walter Citrine. Thomas E. Mahl suggests that its chairman, Matthew Woll may have been a British intelligence contact.[2]
Affiliations
People
- William Green - Honorary Chairman
- Matthew Woll - Chairman
