Jean Violet
 Jean Violet    ( lawyer, spook, deep politician) | |
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| Died | December 2000 |
| Nationality | French |
| Founder of | Le Cercle |
| Member of | Le Cercle, Opus Dei, The 61, Vaduz Institute |
French deep politician who founded Le Cercle | |
Jean-Eugène Violet was a lawyer and spook described by David Teacher as the right-hand man of Antoine Pinay. Jean Vigneau was one of Violet's close associates.[1]
Career
In the 1930s, Violet became involved with the Comite Secret pour l’Action Revolutionaire, better known as La Cagoule, (a "far-right political cult modeled on a Freemasonic movement, complete with Masonic-style rites and rituals... a predecessor of Licio Gelli's P-2" led by Eugene Deloncle and Jean Filliol).[2]
After WW2
Violet worked for the SDECE, and was an influential behind-the-scenes actor in the post World War II Europe, and worked with Opus Dei. Jean Violet started Le Cercle in the 1950s around its titular leader, Antoine Pinay.
He was involved in the Great Oil Sniffer Hoax.
1970s
Violet was reputed to have been involved in the 1970 smear of President Pompidou's wife (the Markovic affair).
Violet, together with Otto von Habsburg, founded the Académie Européenne des Sciences Politiques, a Brussels-based ultra-conservative Paneuropa think tank.[2]
Death
Jean Violet may have died in a car accident.[3]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cercle/1958 (Cadenabbia) | 15 August 1958 | 18 August 1958 | Italy Lombardy Cadenabbia | A secret meeting Franco-German in Konrad Adenauer's Villa La Collina in Cadenabbia, Italy |
| Le Cercle/1970 (Washington) | 2 December 1970 | 2 December 1970 | US Washington DC Rockefeller family mansion | Exact dates uncertain |
| Le Cercle/1972 (Washington) | 11 December 1972 | 11 December 1972 | US Washington DC | Start/End dates uncertain |
| Le Cercle/1975 (Washington) | December 1975 | December 1975 | US Washington DC | Start/End dates & Location uncertain |
| Le Cercle/1976 (Madrid) | 25 November 1976 | 28 November 1976 | Madrid UK | Unusually, the group met in the framework of the 25th anniversary congress of the CEDI in November 1976 |
