-Caveat Lector- Most of the information you see on Jason is from third-hand sources who seem to have a lot of fear of a group of intelligent men who meet to discuss the latest in scientific/military technology. In his book, "Making Weapons, Talking Peace" (1987), Manhattan Project physicist Herbert F. York, who is seldom mentioned as a UFO conspirator, gives his first-hand views on the Jason group. Contrary to the UFO literature, he does not call it the "Jason Society" or "Jason Scholars." They MAY have discussed UFOs and aliens, but it seems their main focus in reaction to the launching of Sputnik was to try to avert nuclear war. >From Making Weapons, Talking Peace, pp. 152-153: Project 137 After ARPA "Concrete plans for a special, one-time summer conference, now called Project 137, intended as a first step, were formulated, and the authors of the idea... submitted a list of names of people to be invited. In June I sent a letter to some thirty persons inviting them to "participate in a small Top Secret study and work group here in Washington, July 14-August 2, 1958." ...They covered a wide spectrum of defense problems in which we thought the application of the most up-to-date science might be helpful. Approximately 20 scientists attended. Among the matters that were studied that summer were electromagnetic propulsion, small submarines, hydrofoils, nuclear airplanes, communications for the Polaris system, weather control, antisubmarine warfare, game theory applications, and automata. ... Two years later, in 1960, [others] called for a long summer study every year, plus several additional, brief meetings during the winter, all devoted to the study of the sort of science and security issues that had engaged them that first summer in Washington. ...the group would get unusually uninhibited access to information and high officials... The new unit was soon named Jason and has flourished ever since." Then, on pp. 233-235: Jason "For the first fourteen years of its life, Jason - whose creation was the final net result of Project 137 - operated as a division of IDA. Since then Jason has been successively a division of the Stanford Research Institute and the Mitre Corporation. ... the Jasons continued to work on problems connecting the most advanced ideas and results in the physical sciences with current problems of defense. Jason pioneered the work in beam weapons of all kinds. ...More recently, it has reviewed essentially all of the technical questions relevant to President Reagan's Star Wars proposal." End of quoting. York goes on to say the Vietnam War divided the Jason scientists, most of whom were also college professors, and resulted in many of them dropping out of the group over the moral issues of the war. The following descriptions of Jason come from the UFO community, primarily Cooper and Lear, and appear to be at the least sensationalized and at most extremist. <<JASON SOCIETY (Jason Scholars) Former President Eisenhower commissioned a secret society known as the Jason Society (or Jason Scholars) under the leadership of the following; Director of Central Intelligence, Allen Welsh Dulles, Dr Zbigniew Brzezinski, President of the Trilateral Commission from 1973 until 1976, and Dr. Henry Kissenger, leader of the scientific effort, to sift through all the facts, evidence, technology, lies and deceptions and find the truth of the Alien question. The society was made up of thirty two (32) of the most prominent men in the USA.>> Calling Jason a "secret society" seems to be quite a stretch, like calling a baseball team a "secret society" because they don't tell the other team their signs for a bunt or steal. Calling Kissinger the leader of the scientific effort seems on the surface patently ridiculous. <<I, Milton William Cooper, 1311 S. Highland #205, Fullerton, California, 92632, (714) 680-9537, do solemnly swear that the information contained in this file is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.>> etc. etc. <<MJ-12 is the name of the secret control group. President Eisenhower commissioned a secret society known as THE JASON SOCIETY (JASON SCHOLARS) to sift through all the facts, evidence, technology, lies and deception and find the truth of the alien question. The society was made up of 32 of the most prominent men in the country in 1972 and the top 12 members were designated MJ-12. MJ-12 has total control over everything. They are designated by the codes J-1, J-2, etc all the way through the members of the Jason Society.>> Is it possible the MJ designation has a much more innocent origin, like Member of Jason? <<The director of the CIA was appointed J-1 and is the Director of MJ-12. MJ-12 is responsible only to the President. MJ-12 runs most of the world's illegal drug trade.>> If the group was a scientific one, as York asserts, this would be far below the level of their interests. But one never knows, does one? <<A secret meeting place was constructed for MJ-12 in MARYLAND and it was described as only accessible by air. It contains full living, recreational, and other facilities for MJ-12 and the JASON SOCIETY. It is code named "THE COUNTRY CLUB". Only those with TOP SECRET/MAJIC clearance are allowed to go there.>> If Iron Mountain is what is referred to here, it is actually in West Virginia. York has personally been there, as well as SAC's radar facility under Cheyenne Mountain, and they don't seem as sinister when you see the account of a first-hand witness. It must be said that York, as an insider, is probably not telling everything he knows. His close friend and colleague, Harold Brown, Defense Secretary in the Carter Administration, was deeply involved in UFO and other secret activities and was a Trilateral Commission member. There is probably a way all these pieces fit together in a sensible way. But it seems prudent to look at conspiracy assertions from more than one side, if possible. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
