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The [[Free Trade Union Committee]] (FTUC) was created at the 1994 convention of the [[American Federation of Labor]] to support non-communist unions abroad. The resolution was drafted by [[Jay Lovestone]] who became Executive Secretary.<ref>Ted Morgan, A Covert Life, Random House, 1999, p.144.</ref> [[Irving Brown]] became the FTUC's key man in Europe, leaving for Paris in October 1945. [[Henry Rutz]] became the Committee's representative in Germany at around the same time.<ref>Ted Morgan, A Covert Life, Random House, 1999, p.153.</ref> | The [[Free Trade Union Committee]] (FTUC) was created at the 1994 convention of the [[American Federation of Labor]] to support non-communist unions abroad. The resolution was drafted by [[Jay Lovestone]] who became Executive Secretary.<ref>Ted Morgan, A Covert Life, Random House, 1999, p.144.</ref> [[Irving Brown]] became the FTUC's key man in Europe, leaving for Paris in October 1945. [[Henry Rutz]] became the Committee's representative in Germany at around the same time.<ref>Ted Morgan, A Covert Life, Random House, 1999, p.153.</ref> | ||
| − | In December 1948, FTUC chairman [[Matthew Woll]] introduced [[Jay Lovestone]] to [[Frank Wisner]] of the [[Office of Policy Coordination]]. Lovestone began receiving [[CIA]] funds from Wisner a month later. Irving Brown also began receiving Marshall Plan funds.<ref> | + | In December 1948, FTUC chairman [[Matthew Woll]] introduced [[Jay Lovestone]] to [[Frank Wisner]] of the [[Office of Policy Coordination]]. Lovestone began receiving [[CIA]] funds from Wisner a month later. Irving Brown also began receiving Marshall Plan funds.<ref>Hugh Wilford, Calling the Tune? The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War, Frank Cass, 2003, p.93.</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:56, 28 March 2009
The Free Trade Union Committee (FTUC) was created at the 1994 convention of the American Federation of Labor to support non-communist unions abroad. The resolution was drafted by Jay Lovestone who became Executive Secretary.[1] Irving Brown became the FTUC's key man in Europe, leaving for Paris in October 1945. Henry Rutz became the Committee's representative in Germany at around the same time.[2]
In December 1948, FTUC chairman Matthew Woll introduced Jay Lovestone to Frank Wisner of the Office of Policy Coordination. Lovestone began receiving CIA funds from Wisner a month later. Irving Brown also began receiving Marshall Plan funds.[3]
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Matthew Woll | Jay Lovestone | Irving Brown | Willard Etter | Carmel Offie
