Frederick Gary Allen (August 2, 1936 – November 29, 1986) was an American

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writer"Gary Allen, 50, Dies in West; Spread Conservatives' View,"
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''. December 2, 1986. and conspiracy theorist. Allen promoted the notion that international banking and politics control domestic decisions, taking them out of elected officials' hands.

Background

As a student, Allen majored in

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, and studied as well at

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. He was a prominent member of Robert W. Welch, Jr.'s

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, of which he was a spokesman. He contributed to magazines such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazine from 1964. He also was the speech writer for

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, the former

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, during his

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third-party presidential bid in the 1968 U.S. presidential election against Richard M. Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey. He was an advisor to the conservative Texas millionaire

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"Gary Allen, 50, Dies in West; Spread Conservatives' View."
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/ref> Allen was the father of four children, including Michael Allen, a political news journalist. Allen died as the result of a

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ailment in 1986 in Long Beach, California, at the age of 50.

Writing

In 1971, Allen co-wrote a book titled ''None Dare Call It Conspiracy'' with Larry Abraham. It was prefaced by U.S. Representative

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, the nominee of the

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in the 1972 U.S. presidential election. It sold more than four million copies during the 1972 presidential campaign opposing

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and

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. In this book, Allen and Abraham assert that the modern political and economic systems in most developed nations are the result of a sweeping conspiracy by

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, for which he also uses the term ''Insiders''. According to the authors, these ''Insiders'' use elements of

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's ''

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'' to forward their socialist/communist agenda: # Establish an

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system as a means of extorting money from the common man; # Establish a

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, deceptively named so that people will think it is part of the government; # Have this bank be the holder of the

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; # Run the national debt, and the interest thereon, sky high through wars (or any sort of

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), starting with

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. He quotes the

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as stating in its 1959 No. 7 study on behalf of the

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: "The U.S. must strive to: A. Build a new international order." In February 1980, Allen began a working relationship with research assistant Sam Wells, whose work Allen's writings would depend upon until his death. Wells continued his work after Allen's death, assisting his widow with the publication of his newsletter of political and economic analysis. Allen wrote other books about the

and the

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, asserting that the term " New World Order" was used by a secretive elite working towards the destruction of national sovereignty. Allen's last book, ''Say "No!" to the new world order'', was published posthumously in January 1987. Investigative reporter

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argues that Allen's work provides an example of a synthesis of

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and conspiracism, a blend of ideas known as

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Selected publications

Articles

"The Grapes: Communist Wrath in Delano."
''American Opinion'' (January 1966).
"Black Power: American Opinion Goes to a Berkeley Rally."
''American Opinion'', vol. 10, no. 1 (January 1967), pp. 1–14. * "The Plan to Burn Los Angeles." ''American Opinion'' (May 1967).
"Underground: For Adults Only."
''American Opinion'', vol. 10, no. 12 (December 1967).
"Negroes: What 'Liberal' Racists Never Mention."
''American Opinion'' (March 1968).
"It’s Our Money: The Economics of the Coming Crisis."
''American Opinion'' (April 1968).
"Supreme Court: Is Personal Honor Unconstitutional?"
''American Opinion'' (May 1969).
"The C.F.R.: Conspiracy to Rule the World."
''American Opinion'' (April 1969).
"Bad Medicine: Socialist Medical Care is Bad Medical Care."
''American Opinion'' (February 1971).
"New Education: The Radicals Are After Your Children."
''American Opinion'' (May 1971).
"Get US Out! The U.N. Threatens the United States."
''American Opinion'' (January 1972).
"Beware Metro: Pushing Collectivism at Every Level."
''American Opinion'' (January 1973). :: "Discusses EO 11647 which establishes ten Federal Regional Councils and which, the author claims, is just more Big Brotherism."''Toward a National Growth Policy: Federal and State Developments in 1973.''
Prepared by the

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. Foreword by

Hubert H. Humphrey. Washington:

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Books

* ''Communist Revolution in the Streets''. American Opinion Books (1967). . * ''Nixon's Palace Guard''. Western Islands (1971). * ''Richard Nixon: The Man Behind the Mask''. Western Islands (1971). * ''None Dare Call It Conspiracy'', with Larry H. Abraham. Seal Beach, Calif.: Concord Press (1972) :: Reprinted: Buccaneer Books (1990). . *
Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter.
' Seal Beach, Calif.: '76 Press (1976). .
The Secret Side of the Secretary of State''.
Seal Beach, Calif.: '76 Press (1976). . :: Reprinted: Buccaneer Books (1981). .
''The Rockefeller File''.
Seal Beach, Calif.: '76 Press (1976). . ::Reprinted: Buccaneer Books (1998). . * ''Tax Target, Washington''. Seal Beach, Calif.: '76 Press (1978). . :: Introduction by Howard Jarvis. * ''Ted Kennedy: In Over His Head''. Seal Beach, Calif.: '76 Press (1981). . * ''Say "No!" to the New World Order''. Seal Beach, Calif.: Concord Press (1987).

Documentary filmstrips

''The Great Pretense: How to Finance Communism While Ostensibly Opposing it.''

(1969). ::"A Documentary Filmstrip on How the Free World Finances Communism." Interviews * Rees, John H.br>"Popular Historian Gary Allen: An Exclusive Interview with the Leading Authority on Trilateralism."
''Review of the NEWS'' (February 27, 1980). .

References

External links

Internet Archive Community Books: ''None Dare Call It Conspiracy'' (1972)

Open Library: Gary Allen
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