Evidence that CIA was behind IMF on pursuing global economic conditions compatible to the neoliberal doctrine
CIA
Files
In
the newly
released archive of
13 million pages by CIA, we found a memorandum
showing that CIA was actually intervening directly on global economic
issues, behind IMF.
The
letter from the then Director of Central Intelligence, William
J. Casey, to the
National Intelligence Officer for Economics, dates back to 1983 and
gives a sort of guidance on how specific threats for the world
trading system should be dealt.
Protectionism
was considered a major threat, but also, even the austerity imposed
by IMF(!)
The
letter also mentions that the "strong" countries should
help the weaker ones to resist protectionism, open markets, i.e. to
adopt the globalist neoliberal perception for trade and economy. Note
that Casey was Reagan's choice for the post of Director of Central
Intelligence. Recall that under the Reagan-Thatcher era, the West
experienced the hard onslaught of the neoliberal doctrine towards
massive privatizations, deregulation, tax reliefs for the rich, and
progressive degeneration of the social state. It seems that the CIA
was essentially the coordinator behind IMF towards those policies.
Key
parts:
- We should take a broad look at the threats to that system [world trading system], i.e., the burden of debt, protectionist developments, austerity imposed by IMF and the economic downturn, lower oil prices as they impinge on the financial stability of the Mexicos, the Nigerias, the Egypts, and indirectly by reducing the capability of the rich oil countries to extend aid on Pakistan, Morocco, and Sudan in financial stability terms and on Iraq in military security terms.
- What are the responsibilities of the strong countries to help to carry the weaker ones during the transition, i.e., resist protectionism, open markets, provide economic assistance, fund the IMF, lead in getting debts rescheduled, etc. The OGI is contracting out a paper on the world financial system structure and fragility. The concepts in that should help sketch out the paper on the pressures of the world trading system today and how the rich countries can discharge their need and responsibilities to keep it going. To what extent can the ability of the larger countries to contribute to this process be quantified even in broad general terms?
Recall
that, another report
two years later,
shows that CIA was monitoring IMF's changing policy to enforce strict
conditions and austerity on indebted countries that could cause
political unrest, and essentially was giving instructions towards the
restriction of such a type of unrest.
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