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| + | *'''2''' [[KPD]] leader [[Walter Ulbricht]] publishes statement attacking western allies. he is subsequently condemned in a joint statement by four German underground groups; [[Revolutionare Sozialisten Osterreichs]] (RSO), [[Sozialistische Arbeiter Partei]] (SAP), [[Neu Beginnen|Socialdemocratische Organisation Neu Beginnen]] and the [[Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund]] (ISK).<ref>[http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/revhist/backiss/vol3/no4/kpdsol.html The KPD and the Solidarity of the Illegals], marxists.org, accessed 17 January 2012.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:20, 17 January 2012
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
January
- 13 Lovestoneites attack Trotskiyites over support for Soviet invasion of Finland.[1]
Feb
- 2 KPD leader Walter Ulbricht publishes statement attacking western allies. he is subsequently condemned in a joint statement by four German underground groups; Revolutionare Sozialisten Osterreichs (RSO), Sozialistische Arbeiter Partei (SAP), Socialdemocratische Organisation Neu Beginnen and the Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund (ISK).[2]
Mar
Apr
- Jay Lovestone sends letter to Socialist Party convention.
- 2 William Stephenson arrives in US on mission[3]
- 13 B Herman criticises Lenin in Workers Age.[4]
- 20 German Communist Opposition Message appears in Workers Age.
May
- Brown informs Lovestone Homer Martin union defeated in Baltimore.[5]
- 1 May Day declaration of International Marxist Center.
- International Marxist Center May Day declaration published in Workers Age.[6]
- 3 Wolfe publishes Luxemburg's critique of Russian Revolution in Workers Age.[7]
- 10 Churchill becomes British Prime Minister. Mahl p.10.[8]
June
- 2 Miller Group meets a home of Francis Pickens Miller.[9]
- 10 Vernon Kell dismissed as head of MI5.[10]
- 14 Nelson Rockefeller submits plan for Rockefeller Office.[11]
- 17 Lovestone writes Julian Gorkin. Morgan p.134.
- 22 Lovestone warns of consequences of Nazi victory.[12]
- 29 Lovestone warns against neutrality.[13]
Jul
- Lovestone facing ruin, debates war support with Bertram Wolfe.[14] Debates Fenner Brockway.[15] supports aid to England in letter to Bill Munger.[16]
- Special Operations Executive created.
- 4 Wolfe writes Lovestone conceding he no longer represents majority on war question.[17]
- 6 Lovestone calls for support for British war effort.[18]
- 12 Lovestone writes Wolfe challenging him over position on aid to Britain.[19]
- 19 Churchill authorises creation of SOE.
- 25 Brockway writes Lovestone expecting war stalemate.[20]
Aug
- 14 Lovestone writes Brockway against American appeasement of Hitler.[21]
- 16 Rockefeller office created.[22]
- 28 Brockway writes Lovestone expecting imminent end to war.[23]
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
- 5 Jack Carney writes Lovestone in favour of war.
- 28-29 Final convention of Independent Labor League of America winds up Lovestoneite movement.[24] Alexander p.132.[25]
- 29 Lovestoneite resolution on war policy at final convention. Alexander p.72.[26]
Notes
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.104.
- ↑ The KPD and the Solidarity of the Illegals, marxists.org, accessed 17 January 2012.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.10.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.128.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.131.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.294.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.127.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.10.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.25.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.11.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.17.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.70.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.70.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.134.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.135.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.134.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.134.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.70.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.134.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.135.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.135.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.11.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.135.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.136.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.132.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.72.
