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1954 Bilderberg Conference
The Bilderberg meeting, Bilderberg Conference in 1954 was the first annual meeting of European politicians, bankers and monarchs and American politicians and bankers. The founders and promoters were Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (who was the president of the meeting until 1976) and the Polish political advisor Józef Retinger. It took place in the Hotel de Bilderberg, Oosterbeek, Netherlands, and was held 29–31 May 1954. Agenda * The attitude towards communism and the Soviet Union. * The attitude towards dependent areas and people overseas. * The attitude towards economic policies and problems. * The attitude towards European integration and the European Defense Community. Delegates (alphabetical) * Robert Andre, President of the Syndicat de Petrole. * Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe, Ralph Assheton, Member of Parliament, former Parliamentary Secretary to Ministry of Supply and * G. De Beaumont, Member of Parliament * Prince Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilderberg Meeting
The Bilderberg meeting (also known as the Bilderberg Group) is an annual off-the-record conference established in 1954 to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. The group's agenda, originally to prevent another world war, is now defined as bolstering a consensus around free market Western capitalism and its interests around the globe. Participants include political leaders, experts, captains of industry, finance, academia, numbering between 120 and 150. Attendees are entitled to use information gained at meetings, but not attribute it to a named speaker (known as the Chatham House Rule). This is to encourage candid debate, while maintaining privacy—a provision that has fed conspiracy theories from both the left and right. Meetings were chaired by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands until 1975. The current Chairman is French businessman Henri de Castries. Since 1954, the meeting has taken place every year except in 1976, when it was cancelled due to the Lockheed brib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
