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John J. McCloy (former Chairman of the CFR, and Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank) used his position as coordinator of information
for the US government to build the framework of what was to become the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), created in 1941-1942 era,
headed by Bill Donovan. During 1947, the OSS was rolled into a new group called the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by the 1947
National Security Act, which made the activities of the CIA immune from all civil, and criminal laws. In 1950 General Walter Bedel
Smith became Director of the CIA. The CIA helped organize, and sponsored the formation, and operation of the Bilderberg Conferences.
There is little doubt that the CIA sponsored the formation of the Bilderbergs, and continue to do so, to this day.

Kai Bird’s excellent account in "The Chairman, John J. McCoy, The Making of the American Establishment", states:

"In late 1952, Retinger went to America to try the idea out on his American contacts. Among others, he saw such old friends as Averell
Harriman, David Rockefeller, and Bedel Smith, then director of the CIA. After Retinger explained his proposal, Smith said, ‘Why the
hell didn’t you come to me in the first place?’ He quickly referred Retinger to C. D. Jackson, who was about to become Eisenhower’s
special assistant for psychological warfare. It took a while for Jackson to organize the American wing of the group, but finally, in May
1954, the first conference was held in the Hotel de Bilderberg, a secluded hotel in Holland, near the German border. Prince Bernhard,
and Retinger drew up the list of invitees from the European countries, while Jackson controlled the American list."

Prince Bernhard, of The Netherlands, became the first Chairman, and served in this post until scandal forced him to resign in
1974. Dr. Retinger became the first Secretary, and remained so until his death.
 

Liberty Lobby, Inc., 300 Independence Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20003, publishes a weekly newspaper titled "The American Free
Press". At my request, they sent me a reprint of a summary of Bilderberg information, titled Spotlight on the Bilderbergers,
Irresponsible Power, published mid-June, 1975. Page 6 of this document states:

"The Congressional Record - US Senate, April 11, 1964, states:
(Speaking) - Mr. (Jacob) Javits - Mr. President, the 13th in a series of Bilderberg meetings on international affairs, in which
I participated, was held in Williamsburg, VA, on March 20, 21, and 22.
I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a background paper entitled ‘The Bilderberg Meetings.’

The Bilderberg Meetings

The idea of the Bilderberg meetings originated in the early fifties. Changes had taken place on the international politician and economic
scene after World War II. The countries of the Western World felt the need for closer collaboration to protect their moral and ethical
values, their democratic institutions, and their independence against the growing Communist threat. The Marshall plan and NATO were
examples of collective efforts of Western countries to join hands in economic and military matters after World War II.
In the early 1950’s, a number of people on both sides of the Atlantic sought a means of bringing together leading citizens, not
necessarily connected with government, for informal discussions of problems facing the Atlantic community. Such meetings, they felt,
would create a better understanding of the forces, and trends affecting Western nations, in particular. They believed that direct
exchanges could help to clear up differences, and misunderstandings that might weaken the West.

One of the men who saw the need for such discussions was the late (Dr.) Joseph H. (Heironymus) Retinger (as a matter of interest,
the name Heironymus is literally translated to be "MEMBER OF THE OCCULT"). In 1952, he approached His Royal Highness,
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, with the suggestion of informal and unofficial meetings to discuss the problems facing the Atlantic
community. Others in Europe wholeheartedly supported the idea, and proposals were submitted to American friends to join in the undertaking. A number of Americans, including C. D. Jackson, the late General Walter Bedel Smith, and the late John Coleman,
agreed to cooperate. (Very reliable information from a former CIA member now reveals that the CIA financed Dr. Retinger's efforts to
convince Prince Bernhard to form this group that was later to be called the Bilderbergs. This is confirmed by the fact that
General Walter Bedel Smith was the CIA director from 1950 to 1953, so, is it surprising that he would agree to join this group?)

The first meeting that brought Americans and Europeans together took place under the chairmanship of Prince Bernhard at the
Bilderberg Hotel in Oosterbeek, Holland, from May 29 to May 31, 1954. Ever since, the meetings have been called Bilderberg meetings.

No Strict Rules of Procedure

From the outset, it was the intentions of the Bilderberg founders, and participants that no strict rules of procedure govern the meetings.
Every effort was made to create a relaxed, informal atmosphere conducive to free, and frank discussions.
Bilderberg is in no sense a policy-making body. No conclusions are reached. There is no voting, and no resolutions are passed.
The meetings are off-the-record. Only the participants themselves may attend the meetings.

Participants

It was obvious from the first that the success of the meetings would depend primarily on the level of the participants. Leading figures
from many fields - industry, labor, education, government, etc. - are invited, who, through their special knowledge or experience, can
help to further Bilderberg objectives. Representatives of governments attend in a personal, and not an official capacity. An attempt is
made to include participants representing many political parties, and points of view. American participation has included Members of
Congress of both parties.
 

Over the years, Bilderberg participants have come from the NATO countries, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, and Finland, and have
included prominent individuals such as Dean Rusk, Christian A. Herter, Maurice Faure, Franz-Josef Strauss, Amitore Fanfani,
Panayotis Pipinelis, Reginald Maudling, the late Hugh Gaitskell, Omer Becu, Guy Mollet, the late Michael Ross, Herman Abs, C. L.
Sulzberger, Joseph Harsch, and T. M. Terkelsen. Individuals with international responsibilities have also participated, among them
being Gen. Alfred Gruenther, Lord Ismay, Eugene Black, Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer, Paul-Henry Spaak, and the late Per Jacobsson. `

The Meetings

Bilderberg meetings are held at irregular intervals, but have taken place once or twice a year since 1954. All the early conferences
were held in Europe, but a meeting is now held on this side of the Atlantic every few years to provide a convenient opportunity for
American, and Canadian participants to attend."

The Spotlight reports that the Bilderberg meetings are highly secret, and are held at random times each year, and rarely at the same
location, for security reasons. The responsibility for security for these meetings is in the hands of the government of the country in
which the meetings are held. They must supply military security, secret service, national and local police, and private security personnel
to protect the privacy and safety of these very powerful international Elite members who are not required to conform to regulations that
private citizens are subject-to, such as customs searches, visa requirements, or public notice of their meetings. When they meet, no
"outsiders" are allowed in or near the building. They bring their own cooks, waiters, telephone operators, housekeepers, and bodyguards.

The Bilderberg membership is made up of Kings, Queens, Princes, Chancellors, Prime Ministers, Presidents, Ambassadors, Secretaries
of State, Wall Street investors, international bankers, news media executives, and wealthy industrialist. Their meetings are by "invitation
only", and no "outsiders" in the news media are allowed, except by special invitation. However, the news media are always present at
these meetings such as: Peter Jennings (BB, Anchor & Senior Editor of ABC News, World News Tonight), Joseph C. Harsch (BB, CFR,
former Commentator for NBC, Inc.), Bill D. Moyers (BB, Executive Director of Public Affairs TV, Inc., former Director of the CFR),
William F. Buckley, Jr. (BB, CFR, Editor-in-Chief of National Review, and host of PBS’s Firing Line), Gerald Piel (BB, CFR, former
Chairman of Scientific America, Inc.), Henry Anatole Grunwald (BB, CFR, former Editor-in-Chief of Time, Inc.),
Mortimer B. Zuckerman (BB, CFR, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the US News, and World Report, New York Daily News, and
Atlantic Monthly), Robert L. Bartley (BB, CFR, TC, Vice President of the Wall Street Journal), Peter Robert Kann (BB, CFR,
hairman & CEO of Dow Jones & Company, and husband of Karen E. House, CFR), William Kristol (BB, Editor & Publisher of the
new The Weekly Standard magazine), Donald (Don) C. Cook (BB, CFR, former European Diplomatic Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times), Robert Leroy Bartley (BB, CFR, TC, Vice President of the Wall Street Journal), Albert J. Wohlstetter (BB, CFR,
writer for the Wall Street Journal), Thomas L. Friedman (BB, CFR, TC, Columnist for the New York Times), and the "Queen" of the
Elite - (deceased) Katharine Graham (BB, CFR, TC, Owner, and Chairwoman of the Executive Committee of the Washington Post).
The 1998 meeting included Leslie Stahl, of CBS’ 60 Minutes. Even though the media moguls attend these secret meetings, they do
not file reports about the Elite Bilderberg activities during their meetings.

The security measures taken by the Bilderberg Conferences are clearly illustrated in an article appearing in The Spotlight, which stated:

EXCLUSIVE TO THE SPOTLIGHT

By James P. Tucker, JR.

Bilderberg is scheduled to meet June 3-6 (1999) at the Caesar Park Penha Longa in Sintra, Portugal. Sintra is a remote resort, about
40 miles from Lisbon. Information about the secret meeting was provided by an agent inside Bilderberg.
 

Of all the media in the world, only THE SPOTLIGHT, has tracked the Bilderbergers every year and reported on their secret meeting
where vital questions and issues are decided which effect every person in the world. American and European financiers, manufacturers,
media moguls and politicians meet at remote luxury resorts, allow only "loyal staff" to remain on the job, empty the establishment of all
others, employ platoons of police, military and their own private security to seal themselves off. They have tried to keep the meetings
secret for 45 years.
 

But this year following extensive SPOTLIGHT-generated publicity last year in Scotland, and earlier in Germany, Scandinavia,
Georgia, and Canada, Bilderberg is taking more extreme steps, its agent confided.
 

Instead of closing down the Penha Longa to all outsiders one day before the meeting starts on June 2, Bilderberg has ordered the
resort shut down a full 48 hours before the internationalist confab.
 

In addition, Bilderberg will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to reimburse the Portuguese government for deploying military forces
to guard their privacy and for helicopters to seek out intruders.
 

All Bilderberg participants, their staff members and resort employees will wear photo identification tags that look much like state
drivers' licenses. They will have separate colors to identify the wearer as a participant, staff, or employee. A computer chip
"fingerprint" will assure the identity of the card's wearer. ‘Any intruders are to manhandled-cuffed, jailed, or if resisting or fleeing,
shot,’ the agent said.
 

Bilderbergers are greatly disturbed over the growing public knowledge of their control of the world and of resistance to their schemes
for a global government as nationalism grows around the world.
 

Bilderberg was instrumental in tearing down Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded France's National Front. The French-first party has
stunned the Establishment by regularly capturing 15 percent of the vote in that nation.
 

Expecting recession, Bilderberg feared Le Pen and "nationalists" from other countries would interfere with their "free trade" goals as
they fight to protect their domestic industries from exploitation by the global cabal.
 

Because Bilderberg shares common goals with the Trilateral Commission, the agenda that emerged in Washington (SPOTLIGHT,
March 29, 1999) will be major topics in Portugal, too.
 

This includes a "Globalization summit" called for by Peter D. Sutherland, head of Goldman Sachs International. Sutherland attended
the Bilderberg meeting in Scotland last May and is expected in Portugal.
 

Sutherland is expected to again call for "Supranational institutions to manage the global economy while denouncing nations that
"cling tenaciously to their separate identities" while calling for "sharing sovereignty"
 

In a related topic, there could be renewed calls for the UN to be able to directly tax all people. In the past, Bilderberg has proposed a
UN levy on International travel and on the oil at the wellhead, so all who travel or drive will be taxed.
 

SPOTLIGHT, VOLUME 24, No. 14, Page 3, April, 1999
 
 
 

More very revealing facts about the Bilderbergs will see sunshine soon. - Stay tuned.

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