Lucien Tronchet person
also: Lucien, Tronchet, Tranchet, Troncier, Transay, Transe, Trance, Tronchie, Cronchie, Brother Tronce
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Claims (10)
Lucien Tronchet member_of
Kuomintang host_asserted
“September 1950, perhaps in hopes of harming an enemy like the Soviet Union, the CIA representative in Bern, James Kronthal, K-R-O-N-T-H-A-L, who himself was a Soviet agent, categorized him as a communist. And yet, as a member of the Sociali…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 11:08
Lucien Tronchet member_of
Construction Workers Action League host_asserted
“of a trade unionist of direct action, the anti-fascist who took part in the Spanish Civil War. He was also part of the French Resistance. He was a militant worker that people viewed had impeccable integrity. He also had joined the Construct…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 8:07
Lucien Tronchet member_of
FOBB host_asserted
“and leader of the Geneva section of the FOBB, he was crossing swords more than ever with the communists. And again, this could in fact be just replicative of the control both sides narrative. A union congress was held in which he argued res…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 11:37
Lucien Tronchet funded
International Center for Union Training host_asserted
“which is a CIA front. So in three months, he had given over 27 lectures. He basically was making an appeal to donate to his International Center for Union Training in Geneva. It was created by the Swiss in connection with the FOBB before he…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 24:31
Lucien Tronchet worked_with
Swiss Federal Police host_asserted
“They're referring to communism in a form of workers' rights. They want to basically monopolize the arena of unions so that they don't actually represent the workers. They represent the businesses under the disguise of representing the worke…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 14:59
Lucien Tronchet member_of
Federation of Wood and Construction Workers host_asserted
“I tried doing the whole Google thing on pronunciation and it came up with like five different things. It's spelled T-R-O-N-C-H-E-T. So I'm going to pronounce that tronchette. Again, I don't know if that's right or not. The leader of the Fed…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 7:05
Harriet Lothrop recruited
Lucien Tronchet host_asserted
“is going to play a big role in, she basically is serving as his handler. That's what I would characterize it. He then marries her after he divorces his first wife. Pat Frayne, who had inquired about the results of the Congress, was told by …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 13:07
James Kronthal spied_on
Lucien Tronchet host_asserted
“September 1950, perhaps in hopes of harming an enemy like the Soviet Union, the CIA representative in Bern, James Kronthal, K-R-O-N-T-H-A-L, who himself was a Soviet agent, categorized him as a communist. And yet, as a member of the Sociali…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 11:08
Lucien Tronchet carried_out_attack
Ho Chi Minh host_asserted
“Transe was sent to Indochina as part of a trade union excursion. Officially, this happened right at the conclusion of the Korean War. He was sent there to study conditions in a country that was still under French rule, meaning Vietnam. In r…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 28:30
Lucien Tronchet member_of
Operation Gladio host_asserted
“which is a CIA front. So in three months, he had given over 27 lectures. He basically was making an appeal to donate to his International Center for Union Training in Geneva. It was created by the Swiss in connection with the FOBB before he…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Transnational Anti-Communism #3 @ 24:31
Mentions (25)
▶ 6:36
Because, again, nobody would think to look there for any of these left, right or any of these other things that goes on. Because, again, it was neutral. Well, they had a guy that was a trade unionist in Geneva by the name of Lucien, L-U-C-I…
▶ 7:05
I tried doing the whole Google thing on pronunciation and it came up with like five different things. It's spelled T-R-O-N-C-H-E-T. So I'm going to pronounce that tronchette. Again, I don't know if that's right or not. The leader of the Fed…
▶ 7:38
private entities that were going to focus on the Union, like we talked about yesterday, was looking around in Switzerland, they set their eyes on this guy here. He was very well known because he was a World War II hero. And he was intimatel…
▶ 8:07
of a trade unionist of direct action, the anti-fascist who took part in the Spanish Civil War. He was also part of the French Resistance. He was a militant worker that people viewed had impeccable integrity. He also had joined the Construct…
▶ 8:37
He had no hesitation in being militant in relationship to his union duties, such as occupying building sites and actually creating violence when necessary against employers. This image of the shock syndicalist overshadowed the truth about w…
▶ 9:07
He would engage in international movement of trade unions and was ready to mix the interest of capitalism, i.e. the American government, and state surveillance in support of political police. Research into the years during which he was very…
▶ 9:37
in controlling and manipulating labor movements. It became complex when you looked at their integration into social and cultural dimensions of the countries that they were involved in. They also had an early focus on social justice. They pr…
▶ 10:11
but with more focus on collective social justice. He had already opposed the Bolsheviks in the name of an independent trade union. He had condemned the October Revolution, saying, quote, any organization of political power that proclaims it…
▶ 10:38
can only be a deception because Lenin's coup can only ever signify the beginning of a counter-revolution. But how does this champion of insubordination come to be caught up in Cold War propaganda? The irony of history is that the first ment…
▶ 11:08
September 1950, perhaps in hopes of harming an enemy like the Soviet Union, the CIA representative in Bern, James Kronthal, K-R-O-N-T-H-A-L, who himself was a Soviet agent, categorized him as a communist. And yet, as a member of the Sociali…
▶ 11:37
and leader of the Geneva section of the FOBB, he was crossing swords more than ever with the communists. And again, this could in fact be just replicative of the control both sides narrative. A union congress was held in which he argued res…
▶ 12:06
This Congress constituted an early step for him on a route towards the U.S. and his involvement with the CIA. Indeed, his speech was closely followed by Pat Frayne, F-R-A-Y-N-E, from the Economic Cooperation Administration in Paris, who had…
▶ 12:35
legation in Bern and took part in the debates. Another guy that was also serving in that role, or I guess that's a woman, was Harriet Harling Lothrop, L-O-T-H-R-O-P, who was later to become Tranchet's mistress. Now, Harriet…
▶ 13:07
is going to play a big role in, she basically is serving as his handler. That's what I would characterize it. He then marries her after he divorces his first wife. Pat Frayne, who had inquired about the results of the Congress, was told by …
▶ 13:36
Despite the use of certain delaying maneuvers from the communists, the Swiss Trade Union Confederation, the biggest union federation in Switzerland, had shown great skill in proposing a call for membership of the International Confederation…
▶ 14:04
as part of the organization we learned about yesterday called the World Federation of Trade Unions, WFTU. From that point on, relationships between the administrators of the Marshall Plan in Paris and Transay would intensify. Transay kept h…
▶ 14:30
Once he called for a publication that had been produced in the American embassy in Rome in memory of an Italian martyred worker to be distributed among Italian immigrants that were seasonal workers in Switzerland. At the time, the leadershi…
▶ 14:59
They're referring to communism in a form of workers' rights. They want to basically monopolize the arena of unions so that they don't actually represent the workers. They represent the businesses under the disguise of representing the worke…
▶ 15:27
At the same time as these exchanges with American representatives, a project came about to invite Swiss trade unionists for a study trip to the United States. It was not clear who first proposed this, but in November 1950, Harriet Lothrop, …
▶ 15:54
unionists to the U.S., I am happy to tell you that I am able to propose some names for this voyage. As you know, it is important to choose the people who, when recounting their personal impressions, will draw the greatest number of listener…
▶ 16:18
and not have a controversial political past, i.e. you can't bring any of your Nazi friends. She goes on to say, not entirely without shame, I would remind you that because all of the recent American legislation in matters of security, it is…
▶ 16:49
while indicating the reasons for your choice. But at the same time, do tell me if you would be able or willing to take part in the program as well. I would very much like to propose you and you would be able to learn some elements of Englis…
▶ 17:18
Tranchet had delivered to the U.S. legation in Burns leaves no doubt that the trade unionists' enthusiasm and support for an operation commingled with the United States. Tranchet underlined the need to better acquaint the Swiss worker with …
▶ 17:47
as judged by their comrades on the ground of their sense of responsibility, their objectivity, their unshaken attachment to the ideas, and their opposition to totalitarian concepts, except for where they're in charge of them. In no doubt, t…
▶ 18:16
And it goes on. But understand that at the end of the day, the only person that went on this trip was Transay himself. He didn't bring any of his workers, just him. He came to the United States in 1951. He came in June. He stayed till Octob…