Paul Rykens

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Person.png Paul Rykens   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(businessman)
BornSeptember 14, 1888
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
DiedApril 19, 1964 (Age 75)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Parents • Luppo Rijkens
• Franziska Tenbult
Member ofBilderberg/Steering committee, Dutch Round Table

Paul Rykens (also known as Paul Rijkens) was a Dutch businessman and friend of Józef Retinger who was initially consulted on the founding of the Bilderberg Group.[1]

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
1948 Hague Congress7 May 194811 May 1948Netherlands
The Hague
Landmark conference which had a profound influence on the shape of the European Movement. Many of the groups organizing the conference received covert funding from the CIA.
Bilderberg/195429 May 195431 May 1954Netherlands
Hotel Bilderberg
Oosterbeek
The first Bilderberg meeting, attended by 68 men from Europe and the US, including 20 businessmen, 25 politicians, 5 financiers & 4 academics.
Bilderberg/1955 March18 March 195520 March 1955France
Barbizon
The second Bilderberg meeting, held in France. Just 42 guests, fewer than any other.
Bilderberg/1955 September23 September 195525 September 1955Germany
Bavaria
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The third Bilderberg, in West Germany. The subject of a report by Der Spiegel which inspired a heavy blackout of subsequent meetings.
Bilderberg/195611 May 195613 May 1956Denmark
Fredensborg
The 4th Bilderberg meeting, with 147 guests, in contrast to the generally smaller meetings of the 1950s. Has two Bilderberg meetings in the years before and after
Bilderberg/1957 February15 February 195717 February 1957US
St Simons Island
Georgia (State)
The earliest ever Bilderberg in the year, number 5, was also first one outside Europe.
Bilderberg/1957 October4 October 19576 October 1957Italy
Fiuggi
The 6th Bilderberg meeting, the latest ever in the year and the first one in Italy.
Bilderberg/195813 September 195815 September 1958Buxton
UK
England
The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests
Bilderberg/195918 September 195920 September 1959Turkey
Yesilkoy
The 8th Bilderberg and the first in Turkey. 60 guests.
Bilderberg/196121 April 196123 April 1961Canada
Quebec
St-Castin
The 10th Bilderberg, the first in Canada and the 2nd outside Europe.
Bilderberg/196329 March 196331 March 1963France
Cannes
Hotel Martinez
The 12th Bilderberg meeting and the second one in France.
Bilderberg/196420 March 196422 March 1964US
Virginia
Williamsburg
A year after this meeting, the post of GATT/Director-General was set up, and given Eric Wyndham White, who attended the '64 meeting. Several subsequent holders have been Bilderberg insiders, only 2 are not known to have attended the group.
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References

  1. The Bilderberg Group, August 1956, Józef Retinger


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