Harold Wilson
 Harold Wilson    | |
|---|---|
| Founder of | Open University |
| Member of | Fabian Society |
| Interest of | The Cecil King coup plot |
Harold Wilson (11 March 1916-24 May 1995) was leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976. He served two terms as Prime Minister, from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1979.[1]
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Ascendency
Harold Wilson became leader of the Labour Party after the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell in January 1963.[2]
Deep state plot?
Deep state elements within MI5 and the British military may have plotted to take down the Labour Government, believing Wilson to be a Soviet spy.[3]
Bilderberg
As is routine for Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, Harold Wilson is strongly suspected to have attended the Bilderberg group. Some writers have stated that he attended meetings in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a period for which (as of 2015) attendance lists are unavailable.
Attempt to create a "Commonwealth Bilderberg group"
Phillip Murphy has suggested that having attended Bilderberg "in the late 1950s and early 1960s"Wilson was "sufficiently persuaded of [Bilderberg]'s value and influence in international matters to give consideration to the formation of a commonwealth Bilderberg group with Prince Phillip as its figurehead."[4][5][6] This idea, promoted by Lord Mounbatten and Prince Phillip was ultimately unsuccessful.[7]
An appointment by Harold Wilson
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Foot | UK/Minister/Africa Asia and the United Nations | 1964 | 1970 |
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1962 | 18 May 1962 | 20 May 1962 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 11th Bilderberg meeting and the first one in Sweden. |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:The Rossing File:The Inside Story of Britain's Secret Contract for Namibian Uranium | pamphlet | 1980 | Alun Roberts | Scandal in the 1970s and 1980s of collusion by successive British governments with the mining conglomerate Rio Tinto to import yellowcake from the Rössing Uranium Mine in Namibia (illegally occupied by apartheid South Africa) in defiance of international law, and leading to the targeting of UN Commissioner for Namibia Bernt Carlsson on Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988. |
References
- ↑ Geoffrey Goodman, Harold Wilson, The Guardian, 25 May 1995.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/18/newsid_3376000/3376971.stm
- ↑ The Plot Against Harold Wilson (2006)
- ↑ Bilderberg People: Elite Power and Consensus in World Affairs, p.30 Ian Richardson, Andrew Kakabadse, Nada Kakabadse
- ↑ http://modernhistoryproject.org/mhp?Article=FinalWarning&C=8.3
- ↑ By invitation only: Lord Mountbatten, Prince Philip, and the attempt to create a Commonwealth ‘Bilderberg group’, 1964–66 - The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Volume 33, Issue 2, 2005 (Paywalled)?
- ↑ The Strange Demise of British Canada: The Liberals and Canadian Nationalism 1964-68 By C.P. Champion
