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Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of [[covert action]] with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement. | Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of [[covert action]] with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement. | ||
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| + | ==February== | ||
| + | *[[Brian Crozier]] leaves the [[Economist Intelligence Unit]]. Shortly afterwards, he is offered a consultancy with the [[Information Research Department]] by [[H.H. Tucker]] and a deeper relationship with [[MI6]] by the officer he refers to with the pseudonym "[[Ronald Franks]]".<ref>Brian Crozier, Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991, Harper Collins, 1993, pp.51-52.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==May== | ||
| + | *'''25''' - [[John Thompson]] writes to [[Stephen Spender]] denying that the [[Farfield Foundation]] is a front for the American government.<ref name="Saunders377">Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p.377.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==July== | ||
| + | *''[[Encounter]]'' editors announce that in future the magazine's business affairs will be handled by [[Cecil King]]'s [[International Publishing Corporation]].<ref name="Saunders374">Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p.374.</ref> | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
*During an investigation by Congressman [[Wright Patman]], a leak identifies eight foundations ("The Patman Eight") as [[CIA]] fronts: the [[Gotham Foundation]], the [[Michigan Fund]], the [[Price Fund]], the [[Edsel Fund]], the [[Andrew Hamilton Fund]], the [[Borden Trust]], the [[Beacon Fund]] and the [[Kentfield Fund]].<ref name="Saunders353-4">Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, pp.353-354.</ref> | *During an investigation by Congressman [[Wright Patman]], a leak identifies eight foundations ("The Patman Eight") as [[CIA]] fronts: the [[Gotham Foundation]], the [[Michigan Fund]], the [[Price Fund]], the [[Edsel Fund]], the [[Andrew Hamilton Fund]], the [[Borden Trust]], the [[Beacon Fund]] and the [[Kentfield Fund]].<ref name="Saunders353-4">Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, pp.353-354.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Brian Crozier]] embarks on a trip to South America commissioned by [[Anthony C. Hartley]] of the [[Congress for Cultural Freedom]]. He is also reporting back to an [[MI6]] officer "[[Ronald Franks]]".<ref>Brian Crozier, Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991, Harper Collins, 1993, p.52.</ref> | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
| − | *'''14''' ''The Nation'' magazine asks "Should the [[CIA]] be permitted to channel funds to magazines in London - and New York - which pose as "magazines of opinion" and are in competition with independent journals of opinion?"<ref name="Saunders355">Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p. | + | *'''14''' ''The Nation'' magazine asks "Should the [[CIA]] be permitted to channel funds to magazines in London - and New York - which pose as "magazines of opinion" and are in competition with independent journals of opinion?"<ref name="Saunders355">Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p.355.</ref> |
| − | *'''18''' Death of [[C.D. Jackson]]<ref name=" | + | *'''18''' Death of [[C.D. Jackson]]<ref name="Saunders360">Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p.360.</ref> |
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| + | ==November== | ||
| + | *[[Brian Crozier]] invited to Century House and asked to begin occasional writing for [[MI6]].<ref>Brian Crozier, Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991, Harper Collins, 1993, p.56.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 23 December 2011
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
Contents
February
- Brian Crozier leaves the Economist Intelligence Unit. Shortly afterwards, he is offered a consultancy with the Information Research Department by H.H. Tucker and a deeper relationship with MI6 by the officer he refers to with the pseudonym "Ronald Franks".[1]
May
- 25 - John Thompson writes to Stephen Spender denying that the Farfield Foundation is a front for the American government.[2]
July
- Encounter editors announce that in future the magazine's business affairs will be handled by Cecil King's International Publishing Corporation.[3]
August
- During an investigation by Congressman Wright Patman, a leak identifies eight foundations ("The Patman Eight") as CIA fronts: the Gotham Foundation, the Michigan Fund, the Price Fund, the Edsel Fund, the Andrew Hamilton Fund, the Borden Trust, the Beacon Fund and the Kentfield Fund.[4]
- Brian Crozier embarks on a trip to South America commissioned by Anthony C. Hartley of the Congress for Cultural Freedom. He is also reporting back to an MI6 officer "Ronald Franks".[5]
September
- 14 The Nation magazine asks "Should the CIA be permitted to channel funds to magazines in London - and New York - which pose as "magazines of opinion" and are in competition with independent journals of opinion?"[6]
- 18 Death of C.D. Jackson[7]
November
- Brian Crozier invited to Century House and asked to begin occasional writing for MI6.[8]
Notes
- ↑ Brian Crozier, Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991, Harper Collins, 1993, pp.51-52.
- ↑ Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p.377.
- ↑ Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p.374.
- ↑ Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, pp.353-354.
- ↑ Brian Crozier, Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991, Harper Collins, 1993, p.52.
- ↑ Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p.355.
- ↑ Frances Stonor Saunders, Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War, Granta, 2000, p.360.
- ↑ Brian Crozier, Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991, Harper Collins, 1993, p.56.
