The 1001 Club
The 1001 Club emerged out of the Bilderberg/Steering committee during the late 1960s, centered around the chairman of that group, Bernhard von Biesterfeld.
Official Narrative
The following was taken verbatim (in November 2010) from WWF web site:
"The 1001: A Nature Trust is an endowment fund created in 1971 to provide WWF International with a financial base to maintain a sustainably managed organization. The fund aims to engage influential members of society, those that are able to bring about change in the world, in the conservation activities of WWF.
The idea for the fund came from Dr Anton Rupert, a founding member of WWF; HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands translated the idea into reality by inviting 1000 influential people from around the world to join him in investing in the endowment – hence the name The 1001: A Nature Trust." [1]
Origins
The founder, Bernhard von Biesterfeld, was a deep politician who was Bilderberg/Steering committee/Chairman for over 20 years. A small group of fellow Bilderbergers (Gianni Agnelli and David Rockefeller of the Steering committee and Marcus Wallenberg Jr.) were regular Bilderbergers in the late 1960s, and guest of the late 1960s Bilderbergs included others who became members of the 1001 Club, including Douglas Dillon, Henry Ford II, Thomas Jones, Cyril Kleinwort, Allen Lambert, Robert McNamara, Stavros Niarchos, Hans Merkle and Philip Mountbatten.
Later Bilderberg Steering committee members who were also members of the 1001 club included Conrad Black, Bertrand Collomb, Alfred Herrhausen and Marcus "Husky" Wallenberg. In all, at least 61 members of the 1001 Club have also attended one or more Bilderberg meetings.[2]
5 members of the 1001 Club have also attended one or more meetings of Le Cercle: Basil Hersov, Dirk W. R. Hertzog, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, David Rockefeller, Ardeshir Zahedi.
Concerns
Behind the glossy, feel-good image cultivated by its PR people and on display at its Web Site [3] lies an altogether different reality.
A 1993 Washington Monthly article hints at it:
"The secret list of members includes a disproportionate percentage of South Africans, all too happy in an era of social banishment to be welcomed into a socially elite society. Other contributors include businessmen with suspect connections, including organized crime, environmentally destructive development, and corrupt African politics. Even an internal report called WWF's approach egocentric and neocolonialist."[4]
For an in-depth study of this group, including detailed membership lists see the ISGP website:
- The 1001 Club - The 1001 Club: Bankers and Raw Materials Executives Striving for a Sustainable Future
See Also
- Photocopies 1978, 1987 and 2010 confidential list of the WWF's 1001 Club plus many biographies 6 September 2010
Known members
56 of the 245 of the members already have pages here:
Member | Description |
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Agha Hasan Abedi | Founded the infamous BCCI, amongst other banks. |
Gianni Agnelli | Italian industrialist, 37 Bilderbergs |
Umberto Agnelli | Italian business magnate with multiple deep state connections including the Bilderberg Steering committee. |
Max Aitken | |
Robert O. Anderson | Triple Bilderberg Big Oil exec who attended the 1973 Bilderberg |
David Barran | One of the UK's "most articulate spokesmen for free enterprise". Attended the 1967 Bilderberg conference as Chair of Shell. |
Herbert Batliner | "one of Liechtenstein's most extraordinary figures, whose clients have included alleged insider dealers, the son of an African dictator and the pardoned fugitive US financier Marc Rich." |
Berthold Beitz | Head of the Krupp steel conglomerate beginning in the 1950s. Attended the 1958 Bilderberg |
Alf Bjercke | Norwegian business magnate and member of the 1001 Club |
Conrad Black | Fraudulent Bilderberg steering committee member |
David Bruce | spooky US diplomat |
Bertrand Collomb | Connected French businessman. 13 Bilderbergs. |
Philip Crowe | US OSS spook and diplomat |
Michel David-Weill | French financier and heir to the Lazard banking dynasty who attended the 1972 and 2002 Bilderbergs. |
Douglas Dillon | Bilderberg, Brookings, Committee on the Present Danger, CFR, US/Secretary of the Treasury... |
Eric Drake | UK oil executive invited to the 1973 Bilderberg |
Gustavo Cisneros | Venezuelan media mogul |
Pehr G. Gyllenhammar | Swedish CEO, European Round Table of Industrialists, Banque Rothschild, with deep state ties |
Alfred Herrhausen | Multi Bilderberg, Chairman of Deutsche Bank. Promoted the cancellation of unpayable debt. Assassinated in 1989 "in a military operation of a complexity without precedent" |
Basil Hersov | "A man with considerable influence". Banker, Le Cercle, Patron of The Institute Of Directors in Southern Africa |
Hans-Adam II | Billionaire ruler of Liechtenstein. |
Henry Ford II | Grandson of Henry Ford. Ford CEO after WW2. Hotchkiss School, Yale University, Book And Snake. |
Aga Khan IV | Ultra-rich leader of religious sect with own secluded pleasure island. |
Manuel Fraga Iribarne | Member of both Le Cercle and the 1001 Club. |
Poul Louis Justman Jacob | Chairman of Dutch state steel company Koninklijke Hoogovens in the 20th century. |
Anders Jahre | Norwegian shipping magnate who owned the hotel where the 1982 Bilderberg was held. |
Daniel Janssen | Bilderberg Steering committee Belgian business leader |
Thomas Jones | US military-industrial businessman who attended the 1966 and the 1987 Bilderbergs. |
George F. Baker Jr | A "prominent socialite" shot dead in 1977. 1001 Club. His son was presumed dead after flying a small plane. |
Marcus Wallenberg Jr. | Chairman of the Federation of Swedish Industries, Bilderberg Steering committee, 22 Bilderbergs |
Sadruddin Aga Khan | Specialist in running intelligence operations under humanitarian cover. Club of Rome member. |
Alexander King | Co-founded the Club of Rome. 1970 Bilderberg |
Allen Lambert | 50 year long banking career |
George Livanos | Greek/US shipping magnate who who built up Greece’s largest merchant fleet in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended the 1982 and 1993 Bilderberg conferences. |
John Loudon | Anglo/Dutch CEO of Shell, and close friend with David Rockefeller. Attended the 1962, 1965, 1975 Bilderbergs. |
Robert McNamara | US Deep state actor, War criminal, Defense secretary, World Bank president, Brookings, CFR... |
Philip Mountbatten | "I am tempted to ask for reincarnation as a particularly deadly virus." |
Peter Munk | Suspected Canadian deep state operative |
Stavros Niarchos | Greek shipping magnate. Worked closely with the CIA. Bilderberger. |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | The Shah of Iran. "I don't believe the tortures attributed to the SAVAK are as common as people say, but I can't run everything. " |
William Purves | Chairman and CEO of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. 1001 Club. Hakluyt & Company Ltd. Bilderberg/1998 |
Jean Riboud | French businessman |
David Rockefeller | US deep politician. CFR founder. Only person to attend over 50 Bilderberg meetings. |
Laurence Rockefeller | |
Edmund de Rothschild | English financier. Major Edmund "Eddy" Leopold de Rothschild, CBE. |
Edmond Safra | Banker who involved in drug, gold and currency trafficking, money laundering and organised crime, including what became known as Iran Contra. Died in suspicious fire. |
Lily Safra | Widow of Edmond Safra |
Max Schmidheiny | One of the most influential captains of industry in Switzerland in the 20th century |
Stephan Schmidheiny | Second generation Swiss Bilderberger businessman |
Juan Carlos I of Spain | King Juan Carlos I of Spain, attended the 1989 Bilderberg |
... further results |
References
- ↑ The 1001: A Nature Trust - A Prestigious Group of People
- ↑ Agha Hasan Abedi, Gianni Agnelli, Umberto Agnelli, Max Aitken, Robert O. Anderson, David Barran, Herbert Batliner, Berthold Beitz, Alf Bjercke, Conrad Black, David Bruce, Bertrand Collomb, Philip Crowe, Michel David-Weill, Douglas Dillon, Eric Drake, Gustavo Cisneros, Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, Alfred Herrhausen, Basil Hersov, Dirk W. R. Hertzog, Nelson Bunker Hunt, Hans-Adam II, Henry Ford II, Aga Khan IV, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Anders Jahre, Daniel Janssen, Thomas Jones, George F. Baker Jr, Sadruddin Aga Khan, Alexander King, Cyril Kleinwort, Allen Lambert, George Livanos, John Loudon, Robert McNamara, Hans Merkle, Philip Mountbatten, Peter Munk, Stavros Niarchos, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, William Purves, Jean Riboud, David Rockefeller, Laurence Rockefeller, Tibor Rosenbaum, Edmund de Rothschild, Edmond Safra, Lily Safra... further results
- ↑ WWF web site home page
- ↑ Washington Monthly , May 1993 v25 n5 p60(2) At the Hand of Man: Peril and Hope for Africa's Wildlife. Ann O'Hanlon.