Funds From C.I.A. Denied
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) WASHINGTON, May 9. Mr George Meany, president of the combined American Labour Movement A.F.L.C. 1.0., yesterday denied that the Central Intelligence Agency had subsidised his organisations programmes overseas.
A former intelligence official Mr Thomas R. Braden, claimed in a magazine article that the C.I.A. gave about two million United States dollars to United States unions in the 1940 s and 1950 s to combat communism in France, Italy and Germany. Mr Meaney, speaking at a press conference, said he signed cheques for 35,000 dollars when he was secretarygeneral of the A.FXu, before its merger with the C. 1.0. to help create an anti-Commun-
Ist French union, the Force Ouvriere, in 1947.
But, he said, the money was not supplied by the CXA. and added that as far as he knew neither the old A.FX. nor the A.F.L.-C.1.0. had received any funds from it. In Paris, the Force Ouvriere yesterday denied that it had received subsidies from the C.I.A. An executive commission communique said the organisation had no relations whatever with the intelldagency.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31365, 10 May 1967, Page 19
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