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'''Thomas Archibald "Tommy" Stone''' was a spooky Canadian diplomat who was the department's "colorful expert on economic warfare and censorship", and [[cryptanalysis]]. He worked with the [[British Security Coordination]], and was "a gifted administrator who worked hard to develop a Canadian intelligence establishment.<ref name=Canada/>
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After the war, as Ambassador to the Netherlands, he became a close personal friend of [[prince Bernhard]]. Stone attended three Bilderberg meetings in the 1950s.
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==Activities==
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He joined the diplomatic service in 1927.<ref>https://www.chathamdailynews.ca/news/local-news/strong-local-connection-to-charlestons-boone-hall</ref>
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In the 1930s, Stone had married a wealthy American woman, and in Paris he "entertained more lavishly than his chief, the Minister." In 1934, he made a report on his visit to [[Nazi Germany]], commenting on the [[militarism]] and censorship of the media<ref>https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/maecd-dfatd/FR5-43-2009.pdf</ref>.
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He was the Department of External Affairs' interlocutor with the [[British Security Coordination]], the covert campaign to bring the United States into World War 2.<ref>https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/exhibits/show/canadian liaison-with-british-/canadian-liaison-with-british-</ref>
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{{QB|He was instantly at home in [[William Stephenson|Stephenson]]'s world of intrigue. Stone put into action the plans for acquiring the information, personnel, and materials that BSC needed and used his considerable ingenuity to obtain such things as an Italian typewriter with distinctive keys or a Spanish-speaking Canadian newspaperman who, because of his experience, could act as a BSC reporting agent in [[Latin America]]. Stone also coordinated assistance from the [[RCMP]] and [[Canada/Military|National Defence]] in acquiring [[yellow-fever]] serum, in instructing customs and immigration officials to overlook certain irregularities in trans-border shipments, in buying clothes that had authentic European labels from Canadians who had recently been abroad, and in producing materials for [[forged letters]]." The execution of these plans involved hundreds of Canadians who loyally supplied and worked on fabrications and forgeries without ever knowing their end-use. Sufficient was the knowledge that they were needed for the war. Although he headed Stone's department, [[William Lyon Mackenzie King|the Prime Minister]] chose to know as little as possible about these activities<ref>https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/JCS/article/download/14644/15713/0</ref>}}
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He worked in the embassy in Washington during [[World War 2]].
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Stone was posted to England in June 1944.<ref name=Canada>[https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/JCS/article/download/14644/15713/0 Canada's Accession to the Allied Intelligence Community 1940-45] by
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As ambassador to the Netherlands 1952-58, Stone became a close personal friend of [[prince Bernhard]].<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal-article-on-tommy-ston/1434788/</ref>
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He retired, and became special assistant to the president of [[International Nickel Co.]] of Canada.
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Person.png Thomas StoneRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat, spook)
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Born1900
Ontario, Canada
Died1965 (Age 64)
Île-de-France, France
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, Sciences Po
SpouseAlexandra Ewing
Interests • British Security Coordination
• Norman Robertson
Canadian spooky diplomat who "worked hard to develop a Canadian intelligence establishment". British Security Coordination Close personal friend of prince Bernhard. Attended 3 Bilderbergs in the 1950s

Thomas Archibald "Tommy" Stone was a spooky Canadian diplomat who was the department's "colorful expert on economic warfare and censorship", and cryptanalysis. He worked with the British Security Coordination, and was "a gifted administrator who worked hard to develop a Canadian intelligence establishment.[1]

After the war, as Ambassador to the Netherlands, he became a close personal friend of prince Bernhard. Stone attended three Bilderberg meetings in the 1950s.

Activities

He joined the diplomatic service in 1927.[2]

In the 1930s, Stone had married a wealthy American woman, and in Paris he "entertained more lavishly than his chief, the Minister." In 1934, he made a report on his visit to Nazi Germany, commenting on the militarism and censorship of the media[3].

He was the Department of External Affairs' interlocutor with the British Security Coordination, the covert campaign to bring the United States into World War 2.[4]

He was instantly at home in Stephenson's world of intrigue. Stone put into action the plans for acquiring the information, personnel, and materials that BSC needed and used his considerable ingenuity to obtain such things as an Italian typewriter with distinctive keys or a Spanish-speaking Canadian newspaperman who, because of his experience, could act as a BSC reporting agent in Latin America. Stone also coordinated assistance from the RCMP and National Defence in acquiring yellow-fever serum, in instructing customs and immigration officials to overlook certain irregularities in trans-border shipments, in buying clothes that had authentic European labels from Canadians who had recently been abroad, and in producing materials for forged letters." The execution of these plans involved hundreds of Canadians who loyally supplied and worked on fabrications and forgeries without ever knowing their end-use. Sufficient was the knowledge that they were needed for the war. Although he headed Stone's department, the Prime Minister chose to know as little as possible about these activities[5]

He worked in the embassy in Washington during World War 2.

Stone was posted to England in June 1944.[1]

As ambassador to the Netherlands 1952-58, Stone became a close personal friend of prince Bernhard.[6]

He retired, and became special assistant to the president of International Nickel Co. of Canada.


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/1955 September23 September 195525 September 1955Germany
Bavaria
Garmisch-Partenkirchen		The third Bilderberg, in West Germany. The subject of a report by Der Spiegel which inspired a heavy blackout of subsequent meetings.
Bilderberg/195611 May 195613 May 1956Denmark
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
Bilderberg/195813 September 195815 September 1958United Kingdom
Buxton
UK		The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests
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References

  1. ↑ a b Canada's Accession to the Allied Intelligence Community 1940-45 by Peter St. John
  2. ↑ https://www.chathamdailynews.ca/news/local-news/strong-local-connection-to-charlestons-boone-hall
  3. ↑ https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/maecd-dfatd/FR5-43-2009.pdf
  4. ↑ https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/exhibits/show/canadian liaison-with-british-/canadian-liaison-with-british-
  5. ↑ https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/JCS/article/download/14644/15713/0
  6. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal-article-on-tommy-ston/1434788/
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