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International Regional Labor Organization organization

also: International Relief Organization, IRO, O-R-I-T, ORIT, Orrit

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Claims (12)

International Regional Labor Organization renamed_to House International Relations Committee documented
“in 1949, bringing them into the intelligence network of the CIA. That included the International Relief Organization, IRO, and the World Commerce Corporation, both of which are CIA cutouts. The IRO had changed its name to International Resc…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 21 (final) @ 41:24
David Martin headed International Regional Labor Organization documented
“Skorzeny related how shortly after his release in January 1949, he was secretly approached by a mysterious Mr. Martin, who claimed to be from the U.S. State Department, although Skorzeny said he doubted that was really where he worked. The …”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 36:38
International Regional Labor Organization front_for Office of Policy Coordination documented
“the International Relief Organization, the IRO, that fake, one of the two fake organizations that Wisner set up. He was in Germany during this period, and as mentioned above, providing operational cover for Wisner's OPC. Skorzeny had pre-ex…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 37:05
Paul E. Lyon did_business_with International Regional Labor Organization documented
“and with Skorzeny personally. Bishop later stated he did not believe Skorzeny was guilty of war crimes and let his superiors know it. He wrote in an official report that Skorzeny was the bravest man I ever met. Nothing like prejudicial prep…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 6 - 7 @ 29:34
Kronoslav Dragnakovic headed International Regional Labor Organization documented
“The underground system, later dubbed the Rat Line, was associated with the relief organization. The Catholic side of the relief operation was headed by Croatian priest Father Kronoslav Dragnakovic, whose activities were secretly sanctioned …”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 6 - 7 @ 26:38
Morton Royce headed International Regional Labor Organization documented
“The underground system, later dubbed the Rat Line, was associated with the relief organization. The Catholic side of the relief operation was headed by Croatian priest Father Kronoslav Dragnakovic, whose activities were secretly sanctioned …”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 6 - 7 @ 26:38
Rupert Bishop member_of International Regional Labor Organization documented
“a one-time OSS officer under Frank Wisner, had handled Skorzeny's records during the Nuremberg trial. He was basically the one that was editing out all the bad stuff. He later assumed a senior position working as undercover intelligence ope…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 37:33
International Regional Labor Organization front_for Operation Bloodstone documented
“A major part of the Bloodstone operation was the use of the International Relief Organization, or IRO, as a cover for operations. Lieutenant Colonel Kubler, K-U-B-L-E-R, had confirmed that the DDU was using the IRO as a means to secure scie…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 6 - 7 @ 26:11
International Regional Labor Organization front_for CIA host_asserted
“in 1949, bringing them into the intelligence network of the CIA. That included the International Relief Organization, IRO, and the World Commerce Corporation, both of which are CIA cutouts. The IRO had changed its name to International Resc…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 21 (final) @ 41:24
Peter Sutherland member_of International Regional Labor Organization documented
“catholic charities this is the guy who set that up while he's the financial advisor to the pope mind you while he's all of these other um advisors to industry that exploit all of these people that they're immigrating to all of these countri…”
▶ The Shadow State 78 Pilgrims Society 4 @ 57:46
International Regional Labor Organization converted Trade Union Council book_quoted
“In the early 1950s, Orrit was instrumental in the conversion of the leading confederation of unions in Guyana, the Trade Union Council, from a militant labor organization to a vehicle which they dubbed, quote-unquote, anti-communism. And I …”
▶ Operation Gladio-British Guiana (Guyana) 1953-1964 @ 9:55
Frank Wisner founded International Regional Labor Organization book_quoted
“Wisner established OPC representatives throughout Germany and Austria, including the embassy staff at the State Department. Within a year, it had 300 individuals with a budget of $4 million, which, of course, in 1949, that's a lot of money.…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER in The Skorzeny Papers Chapter 8 @ 19:27

Mentions (8)

Operation Gladio - Bolivia 1964-1975
▶ 1:03:55 Bolivia, because that's what we do. We're not about freedom. And he also expelled the Peace Corps, which if any of you dove into the Peace Corps, it's a CIA breeding ground, and closed down the International Regional Labor Organization, whi…
Operation Gladio-British Guiana (Guyana) 1953-1964
▶ 9:24 to the American Federation of Labor in the United States. And that worked with the existing British Guyana labor efforts. And one, they created a, like a subsidiary called the Inter-American Regional Labor Organization. It was called ORIT, …
Operation Gladio-British Guiana (Guyana) 1953-1964
▶ 9:55 In the early 1950s, Orrit was instrumental in the conversion of the leading confederation of unions in Guyana, the Trade Union Council, from a militant labor organization to a vehicle which they dubbed, quote-unquote, anti-communism. And I …
Operation Gladio-British Guiana (Guyana) 1953-1964
▶ 11:12 Trained Union, which is the Inter-American Regional Labor Organization, and a longtime CIA collaborator by the name of, let's see. Oh, he doesn't put his name on this one. This is a quote. Since my first visit to British Guiana in 1951, I d…
The Colonel's Corner A Gladio Glasses look at Ted Cruz
▶ 48:19 She is the primary breadwinner in the family. The report, published in 2005 by the CFR, is a collaboration with the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Mexican International Organization. Task Force Report number 53 is 175 pages.…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy CIA Secret Wars Part 1
▶ 56:51 and the British secret intelligence to get the ball rolling. The agency had longstanding ties to AFL, American Federation of Labor. They had played a central role in the 1949 creation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions …
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy CIA Secret Wars Part 1
▶ 57:22 which was their schoolhouse to teach union activists how to be basically CIA fronts. During the 50s, the Inter-American Regional Organization, O-R-I-T, and let's see, during the 50s, the O-R-I-T had been most active in Guyana, encouraging t…
The Shadow State 78 Pilgrims Society 4
▶ 57:46 catholic charities this is the guy who set that up while he's the financial advisor to the pope mind you while he's all of these other um advisors to industry that exploit all of these people that they're immigrating to all of these countri…
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