The American Committee on United Europe (ACUE), founded in 1948, was a private American organization that sought to counter communism in Europe by promoting European federalism. Its first chairman was former head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) William Joseph Donovan, who had left the government after the war and was in private law practice.[1] The vice-chairman was Allen Welsh Dulles, who also had left the government and was in private practice. He later joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1951.[1] Other board members were Walter Bedell Smith,[1] who would later become the CIA's first director and Tom Braden,[2] who was recruited by the OSS when the US entered the war.
Declassified American government documents have shown that the ACUE received foundation money it used to help fund of both the European Movement and the European Youth Campaign. The ACUE itself received funding from the Rockefeller and Ford foundations.[1]
^ abcdEvans-Pritchard, Ambrose (2000-09-19). "Euro-federalists financed by US spy chiefs". Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
^ abAldrich, Richard - OSS, CIA and European Unity: The American Committee on United Europe 1948-60. Diplomacy & Statecraft. 1 March 1997
^Wilford, Hugh (2013). The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune? Studies in Intelligence. Routledge. pp. 227–228. ISBN978-1135294779.
^Giles Scott-Smith, Hans Krabbendam, The Cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-1960 p.46, Roosevelt Study Center.
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Archival sources on the American Committee for a United Europe can be consulted at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence
April 12, 2024
american, committee, united, europe, acue, founded, 1948, private, american, organization, that, sought, counter, communism, europe, promoting, european, federalism, first, chairman, former, head, office, strategic, services, william, joseph, donovan, left, go. The American Committee on United Europe ACUE founded in 1948 was a private American organization that sought to counter communism in Europe by promoting European federalism Its first chairman was former head of the Office of Strategic Services OSS William Joseph Donovan who had left the government after the war and was in private law practice 1 The vice chairman was Allen Welsh Dulles who also had left the government and was in private practice He later joined the Central Intelligence Agency CIA in 1951 1 Other board members were Walter Bedell Smith 1 who would later become the CIA s first director and Tom Braden 2 who was recruited by the OSS when the US entered the war The structure of the organization was outlined in early summer of 1948 by Donovan and Dulles in response to assistance requests by Richard von Coudenhove Kalergi then Joseph Retinger and Winston Churchill 3 and resembled that of the Free Europe Committee 2 Declassified American government documents have shown that the ACUE received foundation money it used to help fund of both the European Movement and the European Youth Campaign The ACUE itself received funding from the Rockefeller and Ford foundations 1 American policy was to slowly pursue a United States of Europe The committee was later used as a discreet way to funnel CIA funds by the mid 1950s ACUE was receiving roughly US 1 000 000 per year to organizations supporting European federalism such as the Council of Europe the European Coal and Steel Community and the proposed European Defence Community 4 See also editHistory of the European Communities 1945 1957 United States of EuropeReferences edit a b c d Evans Pritchard Ambrose 2000 09 19 Euro federalists financed by US spy chiefs Telegraph Retrieved 2008 10 15 a b Aldrich Richard OSS CIA and European Unity The American Committee on United Europe 1948 60 Diplomacy amp Statecraft 1 March 1997 Wilford Hugh 2013 The CIA the British Left and the Cold War Calling the Tune Studies in Intelligence Routledge pp 227 228 ISBN 978 1135294779 Giles Scott Smith Hans Krabbendam The Cultural Cold War in Western Europe 1945 1960 p 46 Roosevelt Study Center External links editArchival sources on the American Committee for a United Europe can be consulted at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Committee on United Europe amp oldid 1146430065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
