- Louis Bloomfield
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name = Louis Mortimer Bloomfield
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birth_date = 1906
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death_date = 1984
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boards =Permindex Centro Mondiale Commerciale (CMC)
religion =Jewish
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footnotes =Louis Mortimer Bloomfield (1906–1984) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and soldier.
Early life & Military Career
Louis was born in
Montreal to Harry Bloomfield in 1906. He received aBachelor of Arts fromMcGill University in 1927 and hisMaster of Laws from theUniversity of Montreal in 1930. AZionist , Bloomfield joined the British military prior toWorld War II and served inPalestine as an Intelligence Officer under GeneralCharles Orde Wingate .Canadian Archives http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=106963&rec_nbr_list=106963,1507392,2608774,2585562,2584310] Bloomfield was involved in training theJewish army,Haganah (1936-1939).Bloomfield was recruited into the British
Special Operations Executive (SOE) in 1938, the same year its head,William Stephenson , negotiated closer ties between theUnited States and British Intelligence Agencies.Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 455, ISBN 0-943235-02-2] On the advice ofWilliam Stephenson US PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt established theOffice of Strategic Services in 1942 and Bloomfield was recruited by that organization and given the rank ofMajor in theUnited States Army .Garrison, Jim; On the Trail of the Assassins; 1988; pp102; ISBN 0-446-36277-8] His main assignment with the OSS was to help create and head recruitment for theFederal Bureau of Investigation 's counter-intelligence groupDivision Five . He continued with this group well after the warDope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 418, ISBN 0-943235-02-2] Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 455, ISBN 0-943235-02-2] DuringWorld War II Bloomfield was officially attached to theRoyal Canadian Army Service Corps .Canadian Archives http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=106963&rec_nbr_list=106963,1507392,2608774,2585562,2584310]Post-War Career
At the close of the war the SOE's operations in the US ended and Bloomfield focused on international law from until 1970 at the firm of Phillips, Bloomfield, Vineberg and Goodman in
Montreal .Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 455, ISBN 0-943235-02-2] His most famous legal client until the late 1960s was theSamuel Bronfman family with whom he maintained a business relationship until his death.Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 436, ISBN 0-943235-02-2] In 1947, the OSS evolved into theCentral Intelligence Agency , and Bloomfield continued his relationship with the organization.Garrison, Jim; On the Trail of the Assassins; 1988; pp102; ISBN 0-446-36277-8] He acted for KingCarol II of Romania who sought entry into Canada after World War II and an elected magistrate of the "Tribunal Mixte"Tangier (International Zone) in 1949.Canadian Archives http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=106963&rec_nbr_list=106963,1507392,2608774,2585562,2584310] He was a regular visitor toIsrael and met the Prime MinisterDavid Ben-Gurion on 4th May, 1949. [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKbloomfield.htm Louis Mortimer Bloomfield ] ]In 1952, Bloomfield became an overseas representative of the
International Executive Board of theInternational Law Association making him a ranking official of theUnited Nations . His expertise: terrorism, piracy and civil aviation.Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 457-458, ISBN 0-943235-02-2]He was also a major stockholder of
Centro Mondiale Commerciale (CMC).Garrison, Jim; On the Trail of the Assassins; 1988; pp102; ISBN 0-446-36277-8] The CMC was accused by the Italian Press of being a cover forCIA espionage inItaly .Paesa Sera, March 4, 1967.] He was the president and chairman of the board ofPermindex , a contraction of "Permanent Industrial Expositions", since its creation in 1958.Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 453, ISBN 0-943235-02-2] Accusations of Permindex's involvement in the financing for the 1962Organisation de l'armée secrète (OAS) assassination attempt on French PresidentCharles De Gaulle prompted the removal of Bloomfield's name from the letterhead of his law firm in 1968.Los Echos, Spring 1962] Paesa Sera, March 4/12/14, 1967] Among his other holdings wereHeineken ’s Breweries Canada Ltd andCredit Suisse of Canada.Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 456, ISBN 0-943235-02-2] In 1967,Credit Suisse of Canada was exposed as the conduit of, and the FBI'sDivision Five the source of the funds for the De Gaulle assassination plot by De Gaulle's Intelligence BureauService de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage .Le Devoir; "Will Garrison's Inquiry Into The Kennedy Assassination Lead to Montreal?"; March 16, 1967] Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 460, ISBN 0-943235-02-2]Bloomfield had an active public service career serving with: National Capital Commission, 1963-1976; president, Quebec Council of St. John; co-founder and vice-president, World Wild Life Fund Canada; and was Honorary Consul General, Republic of Liberia 1962-1984. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.Canadian Archives http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=106963&rec_nbr_list=106963,1507392,2608774,2585562,2584310] He was associated with the
Histadrut campaign of Canada, Chairman ofCanadian Red Cross Ambulance Service and the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.Dope Inc., EIR, 1992, pp 436, ISBN 0-943235-02-2]Books & Education
Bloomfield wrote several books: "The British Honduras-Guatemala Dispute, 1953"; "Grundung und Aufbau Kanadischer Aktiengesellschaften, 1960"; "Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, 1962" with Gerald F. Fitzgerald [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/0275053504] ; "Egypt, Israel and the Gulf of Aqaba in International Law, 1967"; and "La Convention de Varsovie dans une Optique Canadienne, 1976". He authored and co-authored many articles and reviews mostly in the field of international law.Canadian Archives http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=106963&rec_nbr_list=106963,1507392,2608774,2585562,2584310]
He received an
Doctor of Laws fromSt. Francis Xavier University in 1964, aDoctor of Philosophy (honorary degree ) from theHebrew University in 1973 and aDoctor of Civil Law fromSt. Thomas University in 1973.Canadian Archives http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=106963&rec_nbr_list=106963,1507392,2608774,2585562,2584310]Bloomfield Archives
Prior to his death he donated 31 boxes of documents, Bloomfield Archives to the
Library and Archives Canada with the condition that they were not to be made public 20 years after his death. The papers have yet to be made available and are the subject of a legal dispute. Elizabeth Thompson, CanWest News Service, January 27, 2007 http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=54a1746c-a136-4fbb-8b40-288d337b8f0c&k=23786&p=1]Honours
Histadrut Humanitarian Award 1967FOA Case No. 8201020, US State Dept., 1982]References
Further reading
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKbloomfield.htm
http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=6622
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