Difference between revisions of "Irving Brown"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
|death_place=Paris, France | |death_place=Paris, France | ||
|constitutes=Trade unionist | |constitutes=Trade unionist | ||
+ | |description=US Trade unionist who attended the [[1956 Bilderberg]] | ||
|powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Irving_Brown | |powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Irving_Brown | ||
|employment= | |employment= |
Revision as of 14:34, 15 September 2020
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Trade unionist) | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | 5 October 1911 Bronx, New York City, United States |
Died | 14 July 1989 (Age 77) Paris, France |
Nationality | US |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Founder of | American Institute for Free Labor Development |
US Trade unionist who attended the 1956 Bilderberg |
Irving Brown was a US labor leader.[1]
Activities
In 1949, alongside Jay Lovestone, he supported the spin-off of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) from the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).
Established in France, he headed the international relations of the AFL-CIO from his offices at 10, rue de la Paix in Paris. From 1951 to 1954, the CIA division headed by Thomas Braden provided $1 million a year to Brown and Lovestone ($1,600,000 in 1954).[2]
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bilderberg/1956 | 11 May 1956 | 13 May 1956 | Denmark Fredensborg | The 4th Bilderberg meeting, with 147 guests, in contrast to the generally smaller meetings of the 1950s. Has two Bilderberg meetings in the years before and after |
Congress for Cultural Freedom/Founding Conference | 26 June 1950 | 29 June 1950 | Founded the Congress for Cultural Freedom. The participants had a "a culpable incuriosity about funding" of the luxurious conference, which was later exposed as CIA money. |
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.
References
- ↑ http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=4794
- ↑ Frédéric Charpier, La CIA en France. 60 ans d'ingérence dans les affaires françaises, Seuil, 2008, p. 40-43. See also Les belles aventures de la CIA en France, 8 January 2008, Bakchich.