Bilderberg/1959

 Bilderberg/1959(meeting)

The 1959 Bilderberg Report
Date	18 September 1959 - 20 September 1959
Location	Yesilkoy,  Turkey
Perpetrators	Bilderberg/Steering committee
Witnessed by	Prince Bernhard, Ernst H. van der Beugel, Joseph E. Johnson, Giovanni Agnelli, Nureddin Fuad Alpkartal, Anziolotti Enrico, Tekin Ariburun, Charles C. Arliotis, David Astor, A. G. Aukes, George W. Ball, Burhan Belge, F. M. Bennett, Fritz Berg, Nuri Birgi, Erik Boheman, Walter E. Boveri, Karl Brandt, Max Brauer, W. Randolph Burgess, Arthur H. Dean, Vecdi Diker, J. S. Duncan, Clarence R. Dunlap, Hans Engen, Fritz Erler, Melih Esenbel, John H. Ferguson, Nail Gidel, Walter L. Gordon, Michael A. Heilperin, H. J. Heinz II, Leif Hoegh, Paul G. Hoffman, Kurt-Georg Kiesinger, Norman Kipping, E. N. van Kleffens, Klaus Mehnert, Adnan Menderes, Finn Moe, A. S. Monroney, Georges J. Morisot, Rudolf Mueller, George Nebolsine, Jacques Piette, Harry Pilkingon, Andre Puget, Pietro Quaroni, David Rockefeller, Jacques Rueff, Paul Rykens, Pasquale Saraceno, Manoel M. Sarmento Rodrigues, Selim Sarper, Carlo Schmid, P. W. Selgers, Frido von Senger und Etterlin, John Slessor, A. H. Smith, Paul-Henri Spaak, Cyrus Sulzberger, Selahattin Tokay, Amhet Tokus, E. de Vries, Otto Wolff von Amerongen, Kennth G. Younger, Paul van Zeeland, F. R. Zorlu, Frank O. Darvall, W. Drexelius, Robert Grey, John Pomian, A. Saint-Mleux, Z. Tepedelen

The 1959 Bilderberg Meeting was the 8th such meeting and the first one in Turkey. It had 60 participants from 10 European countries, the United States and Canada. It was held at Yesilkoy, Turkey.

Agenda

The 1959 Bilderberg Agenda has been leaked and is now online.

1. Review Of Developments Since The Seventh Conference In September 1958

Charles Burton Marshall gave a paper on The Berlin Crisis.

Press Statement

The meeting report contains a brief (5 sentence) press statement.

 

Known Participants

66 of the 68 of the participants already have pages here:

Participant	Description
Gianni Agnelli	Italian industrialist, 37 Bilderbergs
Fuat Alpkartal	A Turkish officer with strong ties to the Turkish intelligence community and a former Military Attaché in Washington. Attended the 1959 Bilderberg.
Otto Wolff von Amerongen	Bilderberg Advisory Committee member, deep politician
Enrico Anzilotti	Governor of Italian Somaliland from 1957-1958. Attended the 1959 Bilderberg
Tekin Ariburun	Attended the 1959 Bilderberg as Commander of the Turkish Air Force. Retired in 1960 because he was against the military coup. Briefly acting President of Turkey in 1973.
Charles Arliotis	Greek banker and Minister of Coordination. Bilderberg Steering committee member in the 1960s
David Astor	The Observer Editor for over 25 years, attended 2 Bilderbergs in the 1950s
A. G. Aukes	Director of the Dutch Africa-institute, of which Prince Bernhard was President. Bilderberg 1959.
George Ball	US deep politician who attended all 40 Bilderberg meetings up to his death, he helped make key decisions about post-WW2 Europe.
Burhan Belge	Turkish diplomat. First husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor, father of Murat Belge
Frederic Bennett	Parliamentary Private Secretary to Reginald Maudling, Privy Counsellor, Bilderberg Steering committee
Fritz Berg	President of the Federation of German Industries - "the real government of West Germany" - for over 20 years. 13 Bilderbergs.
Ernst van der Beugel	Dutch deep politician, 34 Bilderbergs, on both the Advisory & Steering committees
Bernhard von Biesterfeld	Nazi arms dealer. Alleged bodyguard of Hitler, early member of the SS, requested presidency under Hitler during WW2. An early leader of the Dutch Deep State, founded Dutch division of Operation Gladio named Inlichtingen en Operatiën, co-founded Bilderberg as Steering Committee chairman. Started 1001 Club, WWF, Rijkens Club. Linked to Klaas Bruinsma.
Nuri Birgi	23 Bilderbergs, Turkish Permanent Representative to NATO
Erik Boheman	Swedish diplomat, 4 Bilderbergs from 1958 to 1962. Some Wallenberg Sphere connections.
Walter Boveri	Attended the Bilderbergs from 1959 to 1962
Karl Brandt	German/US agricultural economist who attended the 1959 Bilderberg.
Max Brauer	Mayor of Hamburg. One of a dozen men whom Józef Retinger consulted when setting up the Bilderberg
W. Randolph Burgess	Attended two Bilderbergs in the 1950s as US Ambassador to NATO. Chairman of Atlantic Council.
Arthur Dean	Chairman and senior partner of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he worked closely with John Foster Dulles
Vecdi Diker	US-educated Turkish engineer and Directorate of Highways. Early Bilderberg guest.
James Duncan	Little known member of the Bilderberg Steering Committee.
Clarence Dunlap	Canadian air force officer who was at NATO in 1959. Deputy commander-in-chief of NORAD in the 1960s.
Hans Engen	Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations for 5 years, reportedly died in a skiing accident
Fritz Erler	SPD Deputy chair. Attended all Bilderberg meetings from 1955 September to his death in 1967, aged 53
Melih Esenbel	Single Bilderberger, Three time Turkish ambassador to the United States
Frido von Senger und Etterlin	General in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II, who helped rebuild the German army after the war. Attended Königswinter conferences and the 1959 Bilderberg.
John Ferguson	US lawyer, attended the first Bilderberg and 7 others in the 1950s. US Ambassador to Morocco 1962-64
Nail Gidel	Attended the 1959 Bilderberg as Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Walter Gordon	Triple Bilderberger, President of the Canadian Privy Council
Michael Heilperin	Polish economist friend and colleague of Ludwig von Mises who attended 5 Bilderbergs up to 1960.
Paul Hoffman	Five time early Bilderberger, UNDP administrator
Leif Høegh	Bilderberg Steering committee, as was his son
H. John Heinz II	34 Bilderberg meetings, Bilderberg Steering & Advisory Committees
Joseph Johnson	Inaugural US secretary of the annual Bilderberg, Bilderberg Steering committee member.
Kurt Georg Kiesinger	Five early Bilderbergs, German Chancellor. Possible tool of the BND
Norman Kipping	Director-General of the Federation of British Industries from 1946 to 1965. Attended Bilderberg/1959.
E. N. van Kleffens	Dutch Bilderberger, heavy Bilderberg habit, President of the United Nations General Assembly 1954-55
Klaus Mehnert	German scientist who attended the 1959 Bilderberg
Adnan Menderes	Turkish PM for 10 years. In this role he attended 2 Bilderbergs in the 1950s
Finn Moe	Transatlantic and pro-EU Norwegian politician who attended the First Bilderberg and two more in the 1950s
Mike Monroney	US politician who attended two early Bilderbergs
Rudolf Mueller	Consulted by Józef Retinger when setting up the Bilderberg group
George Nebolsine	CFR, Russian born naturalised US lawyer who attended all Bilderberg meetings until his death the day after the 1964 Bilderberg.
Jacques Piette	Penta-Bilderberg French politician
Harry Pilkington	Attended the first Bilderberg as President of the Federation of British Industries, and two more in the 1950s
Andre Puget	French Deputy of the Air Staff who he worked at SHAPE.
Pietro Quaroni	One of a dozen men whom Józef Retinger consulted when setting up the Bilderberg group
David Rockefeller	US deep politician. CFR founder. Only person to attend over 50 Bilderberg meetings.
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Witnesses

Witness	Description
Frank Darvall	UK labour leader who attended 3 Bilderbergs in the 1950s
Wilhelm Drexelius	Hamburg politician and Vice Mayor.
Robert Grey	Little known US "in attendance" at the 1959 Bilderberg
John Pomian	Multi-Bilderberg Polish nobleman who settled in the UK
André Saint-Mleux	Witnessed the 1959 and 1960 Bilderbergs, Minister of State of Monaco from 1972-1981
Z. Tepedelen	Unidentified Turkish witness at the 1959 Bilderberg

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