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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== | ||
| + | *''February'' - [[CIA]] Congressional liaison officer [[Jack Maury]] approaches [[Henry Jackson]] about a problem with the Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations of the Foreign Relations Committee. Jackson referred him to Senator [[John McClellan]].<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.317.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==March== | ||
| + | *''March'' - Senator [[Henry Jackson]] reintroduces [[Jackson-Vanik Amendment]].<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.267.</ref> | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
| + | *''May'' - During a dinner party at his home, Senator [[Henry Jackson]] advised [[Richard Helms]] to testify in open public session to the [[Church Committee]].<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.317.</ref> | ||
*'''10''' - [[William Colby]] nominated as DCI by President [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]].<ref name="ColbyStudies">Harold P. Ford, [https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/97unclass/colby.html William Colby: Retrospect], ''Studies in Intelligence'', Semiannual Edition, No. 1, 1997, Center for the Study of Intelligence, CIA.</ref> | *'''10''' - [[William Colby]] nominated as DCI by President [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]].<ref name="ColbyStudies">Harold P. Ford, [https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/97unclass/colby.html William Colby: Retrospect], ''Studies in Intelligence'', Semiannual Edition, No. 1, 1997, Center for the Study of Intelligence, CIA.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Autumn== | ||
| + | *''Autumn'' - [[Michael Harrington]] attacks neoconservatives in Fall issue of ''[[Dissent]]''.<ref>Michael Harrington, [http://neoconservatism.vaisse.net/doku.php?id=dissent_and_the_attack_on_neoconservatives_1973 The Welfare State and Its Neoconservative Critics], ''Dissent'', Fall 1973, first page archived at neoconservatism.vaisse.net.</ref> | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
| − | *'''4''' - [[William Colby becomes director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] | + | *'''4''' - [[William Colby]] becomes director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] |
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| + | ==October== | ||
| + | *'''6''' - Arab-Israeli War breaks out.<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.273.</ref> | ||
| + | *'''11''' - Admiral [[Elmo Zumwalt]] tells [[Henry Jackson]] that Israel will lose the war without immediate American resupply. Jackson meets President Nixon the same day.<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.275.</ref> | ||
| + | *'''13''' - Nixon orders immediate supply of arms to Israel.<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.275.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==December== | ||
| + | *'''13''' - House of Representatives passes [[Jackson-Vanik]] amendment.<ref>Robert G. Kaufman, ''Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics'', University of Washington Press, 2000, p.271.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:59, 21 April 2013
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
February
- February - CIA Congressional liaison officer Jack Maury approaches Henry Jackson about a problem with the Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations of the Foreign Relations Committee. Jackson referred him to Senator John McClellan.[1]
March
- March - Senator Henry Jackson reintroduces Jackson-Vanik Amendment.[2]
May
- May - During a dinner party at his home, Senator Henry Jackson advised Richard Helms to testify in open public session to the Church Committee.[3]
- 10 - William Colby nominated as DCI by President Nixon.[4]
Autumn
- Autumn - Michael Harrington attacks neoconservatives in Fall issue of Dissent.[5]
September
- 4 - William Colby becomes director of the Central Intelligence Agency
October
- 6 - Arab-Israeli War breaks out.[6]
- 11 - Admiral Elmo Zumwalt tells Henry Jackson that Israel will lose the war without immediate American resupply. Jackson meets President Nixon the same day.[7]
- 13 - Nixon orders immediate supply of arms to Israel.[8]
December
- 13 - House of Representatives passes Jackson-Vanik amendment.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Robert G. Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics, University of Washington Press, 2000, p.317.
- ↑ Robert G. Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics, University of Washington Press, 2000, p.267.
- ↑ Robert G. Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics, University of Washington Press, 2000, p.317.
- ↑ Harold P. Ford, William Colby: Retrospect, Studies in Intelligence, Semiannual Edition, No. 1, 1997, Center for the Study of Intelligence, CIA.
- ↑ Michael Harrington, The Welfare State and Its Neoconservative Critics, Dissent, Fall 1973, first page archived at neoconservatism.vaisse.net.
- ↑ Robert G. Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics, University of Washington Press, 2000, p.273.
- ↑ Robert G. Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics, University of Washington Press, 2000, p.275.
- ↑ Robert G. Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics, University of Washington Press, 2000, p.275.
- ↑ Robert G. Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics, University of Washington Press, 2000, p.271.
