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The '''American Committee on United Europe (ACUE)''' was an American organization which sought to counter the "Communist threat" in [[Europe]] by promoting European political integration. Its first chairman was ex-wartime [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]] head, [[William Joseph Donovan]].<ref name=te>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/1356047/Euro-federalists-financed-by-US-spy-chiefs.html</ref> | The '''American Committee on United Europe (ACUE)''' was an American organization which sought to counter the "Communist threat" in [[Europe]] by promoting European political integration. Its first chairman was ex-wartime [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]] head, [[William Joseph Donovan]].<ref name=te>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/1356047/Euro-federalists-financed-by-US-spy-chiefs.html</ref> | ||
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The structure of the organisation was outlined in early summer of 1948 by [[Bill Donovan]] and [[Allen Dulles]] by then also reviewing the organization of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA).<ref>[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/people/aldrich/publications/oss_cia_united_europe_eec_eu.pdf Aldrich, Richard - OSS, CIA and European Unity: The American Committee on Untied Europe 1948-60]. ''Diplomacy & Statecraft''. 1st March 1997</ref> in response to assistance requests by [[Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi]] and [[Winston Churchill]]. | The structure of the organisation was outlined in early summer of 1948 by [[Bill Donovan]] and [[Allen Dulles]] by then also reviewing the organization of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA).<ref>[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/people/aldrich/publications/oss_cia_united_europe_eec_eu.pdf Aldrich, Richard - OSS, CIA and European Unity: The American Committee on Untied Europe 1948-60]. ''Diplomacy & Statecraft''. 1st March 1997</ref> in response to assistance requests by [[Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi]] and [[Winston Churchill]]. | ||
| − | A memorandum, later declassified, bearing Donovan's signature and dated dated July 26, 1950 gives instructions for a campaign to promote a fully fledged European parliament. The vice chairman of ACUE was Allen Dulles and the board of ACUE included [[Walter Bedell Smith]].<ref>http://mtwsfh.blogspot.com/2010/03/1950-cias-european-union-torturing.html</ref> ACUE was an important early funder of both the [[European Movement]] and the [[European Youth Campaign]]. The ACUE itself received funding from the [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller]] and [[Ford Foundation|Ford]] foundations.<ref name=te/> | + | A memorandum, later declassified, bearing Donovan's signature and dated dated July 26, 1950 gives instructions for a campaign to promote a fully fledged European parliament. The vice chairman of ACUE was Allen Dulles and the board of ACUE included [[Walter Bedell Smith]].<ref>http://mtwsfh.blogspot.com/2010/03/1950-cias-european-union-torturing.html</ref> ACUE was an important early funder of both the [[European Movement]] and the [[European Youth Campaign]]. The ACUE itself received funding from the [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller]] and [[Ford Foundation|Ford]] foundations.<ref name=te/><ref>Original board members listed in New York Herald Tribune of April 24, 1948</ref> |
The U.S. policy was to promote a [[United States of Europe]], and to this end the committee was used to discreetly funnel [[CIA]] funds - by the mid 50's ACUE was receiving roughly $1,000,000 USD per year - to European pro-[[Federalism|federalists]] supporting such organizations as the [[Council of Europe]], the [[European Coal and Steel Community]], and the proposed [[European Defence Community]].<ref>Giles Scott-Smith, Hans Krabbendam, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=41kheLSFTjcC&pg=PA46&dq=%22%09+American+Committee+on+United+Europe%22&lr=&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U1yNHzRRhgPOK3Rc8sNWdBmjyae3g#PPA46,M1 The Cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-1960]'' p.46, Roosevelt Study Center.</ref> | The U.S. policy was to promote a [[United States of Europe]], and to this end the committee was used to discreetly funnel [[CIA]] funds - by the mid 50's ACUE was receiving roughly $1,000,000 USD per year - to European pro-[[Federalism|federalists]] supporting such organizations as the [[Council of Europe]], the [[European Coal and Steel Community]], and the proposed [[European Defence Community]].<ref>Giles Scott-Smith, Hans Krabbendam, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=41kheLSFTjcC&pg=PA46&dq=%22%09+American+Committee+on+United+Europe%22&lr=&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U1yNHzRRhgPOK3Rc8sNWdBmjyae3g#PPA46,M1 The Cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-1960]'' p.46, Roosevelt Study Center.</ref> | ||
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 American Committee on United Europe    | |
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| Formation | 1948 |
| Founder | • Bill Donovan • Allen Dulles |
| Sponsor of | European Movement, European Youth Campaign |
| Sponsored by | Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation |
| Membership | • Walter Bedell Smith • Tom Braden • George Marshall • Lucius D. Clay • Paul Hoffman • J. William Fulbright • William C. Bullitt • Herbert Hoover • Hale Boggs • Clare Boothe Luce • James Farley • Robert Moses • Alice Roosevelt Longworth • Harry D. Gideonse • Norman Thomas • Burton K. Wheeler • Harry Woodburn Chase • Christian Herter • Robert Ignatius Gannon • Robert L. LaFollette • John W. Davis • George N. Schuster • Clayton Fritchey |
| Proves European unity movement was a heavily US-driven project. | |
The American Committee on United Europe (ACUE) was an American organization which sought to counter the "Communist threat" in Europe by promoting European political integration. Its first chairman was ex-wartime OSS head, William Joseph Donovan.[1]
The structure of the organisation was outlined in early summer of 1948 by Bill Donovan and Allen Dulles by then also reviewing the organization of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).[2] in response to assistance requests by Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi and Winston Churchill.
A memorandum, later declassified, bearing Donovan's signature and dated dated July 26, 1950 gives instructions for a campaign to promote a fully fledged European parliament. The vice chairman of ACUE was Allen Dulles and the board of ACUE included Walter Bedell Smith.[3] ACUE was an important early funder of both the European Movement and the European Youth Campaign. The ACUE itself received funding from the Rockefeller and Ford foundations.[1][4]
The U.S. policy was to promote a United States of Europe, and to this end the committee was used to discreetly funnel CIA funds - by the mid 50's ACUE was receiving roughly $1,000,000 USD per year - to European pro-federalists supporting such organizations as the Council of Europe, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the proposed European Defence Community.[5]
Known members
11 of the 23 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Hale Boggs | A US House Majority Leader who strongly dissented from the official narrative of the JFK Assassination. His small plane disappeared without trace in Alaska, together with Nick Begich and two other men. |
| Thomas W. Braden | OSS, Georgetown Set, CIA |
| Lucius Clay | |
| John W. Davis | |
| J. William Fulbright | The longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. |
| Christian Herter | United States Secretary of State. Double Bilderberger |
| Paul Hoffman | Five time early Bilderberger, UNDP administrator |
| Herbert Hoover | US President 1929-1933 |
| Clare Boothe Luce | |
| George Marshall | |
| Walter Bedell Smith |
Sponsors
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Ford Foundation | In addition to its own billionaire agenda, also known to have been $$$ middleman for covert CIA funding. |
| Rockefeller Foundation |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:How CIA Money Took the Teeth Out of Socialism | book extract | May 1988 | Richard Fletcher (Author) |
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References
- ↑ a b http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/1356047/Euro-federalists-financed-by-US-spy-chiefs.html
- ↑ Aldrich, Richard - OSS, CIA and European Unity: The American Committee on Untied Europe 1948-60. Diplomacy & Statecraft. 1st March 1997
- ↑ http://mtwsfh.blogspot.com/2010/03/1950-cias-european-union-torturing.html
- ↑ Original board members listed in New York Herald Tribune of April 24, 1948
- ↑ Giles Scott-Smith, Hans Krabbendam, The Cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-1960 p.46, Roosevelt Study Center.
External links
- Archival sources on the American Committee for a United Europe can be consulted at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence
