Carlo Schmid
 Carlo Schmid     (politician, academic) | |
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| Born | 3 December 1896 |
| Died | 11 December 1979 (Age 83) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Member of | Atlantik-Brücke |
| Party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Founder member of the Bilderberg Steering committee | |
Not to be confused with Carlo Schmid (Gladio) who headed the Swiss Parliamentary Inquiry into Operation Gladio.
Professor Carlo Schmid was a founder member of the Bilderberg Steering committee.[1]
Activities
He was a leading member of the Congress for Cultural Freedom.
A CIA memo from 1950 assesed that
"Socialists' attitude toward German rearmament-- US High Commissioner McCloy in Bonn has been assured by Carlo Schmid, a leader of the West German Social Democratic Party, that the Socialists would accept a Bundestag decision in favor of German military contributions to European defense, regardless of how small a majority such a decision obtained. According to Schmid, the Social Democratic Party would then cooperate loyally to make the contributions as effective as possible. Schmid added that the Social Democratic Party has for many months been in contact with three outstanding former German generals for the purpose of getting expert technical advice on the feasibility of the Socialist program for Western defense. (CIA Comment: Schmid's statements probably reflect the wishes of moderate Socialists, but the Social Democratic Party as a whole will continue to support firmly Socialist Chairman Kurt Schumacher's policy of opposing West German rearmament[2]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| 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/1955 September | 23 September 1955 | 25 September 1955 | Germany 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/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 |
| Bilderberg/1957 October | 4 October 1957 | 6 October 1957 | Italy Fiuggi | The 6th Bilderberg meeting, the latest ever in the year and the first one in Italy. |
| Bilderberg/1958 | 13 September 1958 | 15 September 1958 | United Kingdom Buxton UK | The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests |
| Bilderberg/1959 | 18 September 1959 | 20 September 1959 | Turkey Yesilkoy | The 8th Bilderberg and the first in Turkey. 60 guests. |
| Bilderberg/1960 | 28 May 1960 | 29 May 1960 | Switzerland Bürgenstock | The 9th such meeting and the first one in Switzerland. 61 participants + 4 "in attendance". The meeting report contains a press statement, 4 sentences long. |
| Bilderberg/1962 | 18 May 1962 | 20 May 1962 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 11th Bilderberg meeting and the first one in Sweden. |
| Bilderberg/1963 | 29 March 1963 | 31 March 1963 | France Cannes Hotel Martinez | The 12th Bilderberg meeting and the second one in France. |
| Bilderberg/1964 | 20 March 1964 | 22 March 1964 | US Virginia Williamsburg | A year after this meeting, the post of GATT/Director-General was set up, and given Eric Wyndham White, who attended the '64 meeting. Several subsequent holders have been Bilderberg insiders, only 2 are not known to have attended the group. |
| Bilderberg/1966 | 25 March 1966 | 27 March 1966 | Germany Wiesbaden Hotel Nassauer Hof | Top of the agenda of the 15th Bilderberg in Wiesbaden, Germany, was the restructuring of NATO. Since this discussion was held, all permanent holders of the position of NATO Secretary General have attended at least one Bilderberg conference prior to their appointment. |
| Congress for Cultural Freedom/Founding Conference | 26 June 1950 | 29 June 1950 | Founded the Congress for Cultural Freedom. The participants had a "a culpable incuriosity about funding" of the luxurious conference, which was later exposed as CIA money. |
