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*Process of organising the second [[Committee on the Present Danger]] begins at a meeting at the Metropolitan Club in Washington DC. [[Paul Nitze]] invites [[Charles Tyroler II]], who will become director.<ref>Jerry W. Sanders, ''Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment'', South End Press, 1983, p.152.</ref> | *Process of organising the second [[Committee on the Present Danger]] begins at a meeting at the Metropolitan Club in Washington DC. [[Paul Nitze]] invites [[Charles Tyroler II]], who will become director.<ref>Jerry W. Sanders, ''Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment'', South End Press, 1983, p.152.</ref> | ||
*'''9''' [[Margaret Thatcher]] first met [[Brian Crozier]] on 9 March 1976 at the Eaton Place home of [[Lord De L'Isle]], along with [[Norris McWhirter]], [[John Gouriet]] and [[Robert Moss]]. Apart from Thatcher, all present were founder members of the Freedom Association. | *'''9''' [[Margaret Thatcher]] first met [[Brian Crozier]] on 9 March 1976 at the Eaton Place home of [[Lord De L'Isle]], along with [[Norris McWhirter]], [[John Gouriet]] and [[Robert Moss]]. Apart from Thatcher, all present were founder members of the Freedom Association. | ||
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| + | *'''24''' [[Frank R. Barnett]] writes to [[Eugene Rostow]] inviting him to join the board of the [[National Strategy Information Center]] (NSIC), which is to open a Washington office in September, and has received a $1 million grant to "crank up an all-out effort to meet the current and growing threat from the USSR."<ref>Jerry W. Sanders, ''Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment'', South End Press, 1983, p.197.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:05, 11 November 2011
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
March
- Process of organising the second Committee on the Present Danger begins at a meeting at the Metropolitan Club in Washington DC. Paul Nitze invites Charles Tyroler II, who will become director.[1]
- 9 Margaret Thatcher first met Brian Crozier on 9 March 1976 at the Eaton Place home of Lord De L'Isle, along with Norris McWhirter, John Gouriet and Robert Moss. Apart from Thatcher, all present were founder members of the Freedom Association.
May
- 24 Frank R. Barnett writes to Eugene Rostow inviting him to join the board of the National Strategy Information Center (NSIC), which is to open a Washington office in September, and has received a $1 million grant to "crank up an all-out effort to meet the current and growing threat from the USSR."[2]
June
- 8 Letter from Leo Cherne to George H.W. Bush lays down Team B ground rules
July
- 13 Bush advises Cherne that Team B members will reflect PFIAB recommendations
October
- 20 News of B Team breaks
November
- Founding statement of the second Committee on the Present Danger.[3]
- Merlyn Rees deports Philip Agee and Mark Hosenball from UK.
Notes
- ↑ Jerry W. Sanders, Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment, South End Press, 1983, p.152.
- ↑ Jerry W. Sanders, Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment, South End Press, 1983, p.197.
- ↑ Jerry W. Sanders, Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment, South End Press, 1983, p.154.
