Jean Drapier
 Jean Drapier  ( lawyer) | |
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| Nationality | Belgian |
Principal Private Secretary to Belgian Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak, went to 3 of the first 4 Bilderbergs | |
Jean Drapier was Principal Private Secretary to Belgian Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak and one of the early leaders of the European Movemement.[1][2] He went to 3 of the first 4 Bilderbergs.
Activities
Drapier, a Counselor at the Court of Appeal, was on a list of people requested by the exile government in London. He arrived in the UK from occupied Belgium in July 1944, through France and Spain.[3]
He became Principal Private Secretary to Belgian Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak.
He participated in the Congress of Europe in The Hague on 8 May 1948, where he keen on excluding the Eastern European countries from a federal Europe because they were not genuine democracies[4]
Jean Drapier, now secretary-general of the European Movement, went on trips to the United States as part of the US covert support for these groups.[5]
He was an administrator of the College of Europe.[6][7]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Hague Congress | 7 May 1948 | 11 May 1948 | Netherlands The Hague | Landmark conference which had a profound influence on the shape of the European Movement. Many of the groups organizing the conference received covert funding from the CIA. |
| Bilderberg/1954 | 29 May 1954 | 31 May 1954 | Netherlands Hotel Bilderberg Oosterbeek | The first Bilderberg meeting, attended by 68 men from Europe and the US, including 20 businessmen, 25 politicians, 5 financiers & 4 academics. |
| 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 |
References
- ↑ https://www.cvce.eu/en/obj/address_given_by_jean_drapier_at_the_congress_of_europe_the_hague_8_may_1948-en-4c99b419-7642-408d-953c-c2c1918bc40a.html
- ↑ https://www.belgavox.net/2022/03/09/1948-jean-drapier-pour-une-europe-unie/
- ↑ https://www.weggum.com/Georges_A._Marcq.html
- ↑ https://www.cvce.eu/en/obj/address_given_by_jean_drapier_at_the_congress_of_europe_the_hague_8_may_1948-en-4c99b419-7642-408d-953c-c2c1918bc40a.html
- ↑ https://www.journalbelgianhistory.be/en/system/files/article_pdf/Gerits_Frank_2012_4.pdf
- ↑ https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/28793370/Building_Europe_Through_Education_Building_Education_Through_Europe_24_10_22_11_46_01.pdf
- ↑ https://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/207/665
