Le Cercle/1977 (Washington)

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Event.png Le Cercle/1977 (Washington)(Le Cercle/Meeting) Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Date9 November 1977 - 13 November 1977
LocationWashington DC,  USA
DescriptionDetailed in a diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks in 2009 as the 'Carlo Pesenti Group'
ParticipantsKaúlza de Arriaga, William J. Baroody Jr, W. Michael Blumenthal, Zbigniew Brzeziński, Harold Brown, John Chafee, William Colby, Philip Crane, Henry M. Jack­son, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Donald Jameson, Lane Kirkland, Henry Kissinger, Federico Silva Muñoz, Franz Josef Strauß, George Meany, David Rockefeller

Le Cercle met in Washington DC from 9-13 November 1977, as detailed in diplomatic cables released in 2009.[1][2]

It was officially described as a presentation by the "Carlo Pesenti Group".[3]

"Ultraconservative politics"

David Rockefeller writes that he was annoyed by the "ultraconservative politics of some participants" of this meeting and subsequently withdrew from Le Cercle.[4]

Guests

Guests included Kaúlza de Arriaga, William J. Baroody Jr, Zbigniew Brzeziński, John Chafee, William Colby, Philip Crane, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Henry M. Jack­son, Henry Kissinger, Federico Silva Muñoz and Franz Josef Strauß.[5]

 

Known Participants

All 17 of the participants already have pages here:

ParticipantDescription
Kaúlza de ArriagaPortuguese soldier politician who attended a November 1977 meeting of Le Cercle with his aide
W. Michael BlumenthalUS/Secretary of the Treasury in the 1970s. Attended the 1972 Bilderberg meeting, before being one of the founders of the Trilateral Commission in 1973. Le Cercle, CFR
Harold BrownUnited States Secretary of Defense.
Zbigniew BrzezinskiA central US Deep politician, Cercle, Bilderberg, ...
John ChafeeBonesmanwho attended 4 Bilderbergs between 1979 to 1992
William ColbyCIA boss who maybe became too loose-mouthed, died in suspicious circumstances
Philip CraneUS visitor to the 1977 Cercle meeting in Washington
Manuel Fraga IribarneMember of both Le Cercle and the 1001 Club.
Henry JacksonSuspected deep state operative who attended 3 Bilderbergs in the 1960s and spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Terrorism as a Weapon in International Politics".
Donald JamesonAttended multiple Cercle meetings and worked for the CIA. Vice-president of the Jamestown Foundation
William J. Baroody JrVisited Le Cercle
Lane KirklandUS labor leader (AFL-CIO/President for over 15 years) who spoke at the Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Terrorism and the Gulag". Bilderberg, Le Cercle, CFR, ...
Henry KissingerUS deep politician, 46 Bilderbergs, Nobel peace prize, war criminal
George MeanyAFL-CIO/President 1955-79, Le Cercle
Federico Silva MuñozSpanish Minister of Public Works 1965-1970, attended Le Cercle.
David RockefellerUS deep politician. CFR founder. Only person to attend over 50 Bilderberg meetings.
Franz Josef StraußA deep politician and politician, a known attendee of Le Cercle, accused in connection with the Lockheed bribery scandals.
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References

  1. https://search.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1977STATE277883_c.html
  2. https://search.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1977BONN18128_c.html
  3. Die Internationale der Konservativen Transnationale Elitenzirkel und private Außenpolitik in Westeuropa seit 1945, Johannes Großmann, p. 492
  4. Rockefeller: Memoirs, p. 413.
  5. Die Internationale der Konservativen Transnationale Elitenzirkel und private Außenpolitik in Westeuropa seit 1945, Johannes Großmann, pp. 494, 495, 541