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| − | |alma_mater=Harvard University | + | |alma_mater=Sydney University,London School of Economics, Harvard University |
| − | |description=Little known US organiser of the second and [[fourth Bilderberg]] meetings | + | |description=Little known advertising executive and US organiser of the second and [[fourth Bilderberg]] meetings |
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| − | }}'''Edward Littlejohn''' worked in the Burroughs Corporation of Detroit, which was a major American manufacturer of business equipment, where he was director of public relations <ref>Problems of power in American democracy, Arthur William Kornhauser, 1957</ref>, from 1951 as assistant director.<ref>Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 58, 1955</ref> He was on the Committee for a National Trade Policy, Inc. under [[George Ball]] with many other early Bilderbergers.<ref>International Finance Corporation: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking and Currency House of Representatives, 84-1 on H.R. 6228July 11 and 14, 1955</ref> | + | }}'''Edward T. Littlejohn''' worked in the Burroughs Corporation of Detroit, which was a major American manufacturer of business equipment, where he was director of [[public relations]] <ref>Problems of power in American democracy, Arthur William Kornhauser, 1957</ref>, from 1951 as assistant director.<ref>Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 58, 1955</ref> He was on the Committee for a National Trade Policy, Inc. under [[George Ball]] with many other early Bilderbergers.<ref>International Finance Corporation: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking and Currency House of Representatives, 84-1 on H.R. 6228July 11 and 14, 1955</ref> |
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Littlejohn is Australian by birth. He | + | Littlejohn is [[Australian]] by birth. He studied in [[Sydney University|Sydney]] and at the [[London School of Economics]]<ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1958.03.07.001/10</ref>, before graduating from [[Harvard University]] in 1941. |
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| + | He served eight years in Australian Foreign Service, worked for [[Standard Oil]] and later Humble Oil and Refining, now [[Exxon Corporation]], from 1959 to 1965. He then moved to [[Pfizer]], pharmaceutical and health care company based in New York, and was named vice president of its public affairs division in 1971. He retired in 1981.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/30/obituaries/edward-t-littlejohn-business-executive-76.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/25/archives/snooping-in-the-marketplace.html</ref> | ||
==Bilderberg== | ==Bilderberg== | ||
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| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 1993 (Age 76) |
| Nationality | Australian, American |
| Alma mater | Sydney University, London School of Economics, Harvard University |
Little known advertising executive and US organiser of the second and fourth Bilderberg meetings | |
Edward T. Littlejohn worked in the Burroughs Corporation of Detroit, which was a major American manufacturer of business equipment, where he was director of public relations [1], from 1951 as assistant director.[2] He was on the Committee for a National Trade Policy, Inc. under George Ball with many other early Bilderbergers.[3]
Background
Littlejohn is Australian by birth. He studied in Sydney and at the London School of Economics[4], before graduating from Harvard University in 1941.
He served eight years in Australian Foreign Service, worked for Standard Oil and later Humble Oil and Refining, now Exxon Corporation, from 1959 to 1965. He then moved to Pfizer, pharmaceutical and health care company based in New York, and was named vice president of its public affairs division in 1971. He retired in 1981.[5][6]
Bilderberg
Edward Littlejohn was active in the early arrangements ('master minding') of the second and third Bilderberg Conferences, as this letter from fellow Bilderberger John Ferguson shows. (George= George Ball)
And this letter from general C. D. Jackson to Littlejohn, were the Americans believe Józef Retinger is a British 'secret agent'.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1955 March | 18 March 1955 | 20 March 1955 | France Barbizon | The second Bilderberg meeting, held in France. Just 42 guests, fewer than any other. |
| 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 |
References
- ↑ Problems of power in American democracy, Arthur William Kornhauser, 1957
- ↑ Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 58, 1955
- ↑ International Finance Corporation: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking and Currency House of Representatives, 84-1 on H.R. 6228July 11 and 14, 1955
- ↑ https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1958.03.07.001/10
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/30/obituaries/edward-t-littlejohn-business-executive-76.html
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/25/archives/snooping-in-the-marketplace.html
