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HiPointDem

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24. This Robert W Zimmerman seems to fit the description, starting with the initial posting in Peru.

Mon Apr 2, 2012, 10:49 AM

Apr 2012

Active service until 1980. This would be grandpa (Robert W) v. Dad (Robert J). If it's the same person.

http://www.adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Zimmerman,%20Robert%20W.toc.pdf

ROBERT W. ZIMMERMANN
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Background
Raised in Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Harvard Business School
U.S. Navy, World War II
Entered Foreign Service 1947

Lima, Peru 1947-1950
Political/ Consular officer
APPA party
Ambassador Prentice Cooper
U.S. interest

Bangkok, Thailand 1950-1952
Economic Officer
U.S. interest – Thai silk
AID mission projects
Unsettled regional conditions
Chinese influence
Revolution

London, England 1953-1956
South Asia/Far East desk
Latin American liaison
Krishna Menon
British recognition of China

EA 1956-1959
SEATO affairs
British French influence in Far East

(Note: Robert W. Zimmermann was Special Assistant for SEATO Affairs)

National War College 1959-1960

Madrid, Spain 1960-1966
U.S. military bases
General Franco
Economic changes
Spanish Communist party
Basques and Catalan separatist
Ambassador Robert Woodward

Ambassadorial Assignments 1966-1969

Lisbon, Portugal 1969-1970
U.S. base negotiations
Ambassador Ridgeway Knight

Barcelona, Spain 1970-1974
Consul General
Spain after Franco
Catalanians
U.S Sixth Fleet visits

ARA 1974-1979
Brazilian and East Coast Affairs
Argentina-Uruguay war
Human Rights and Patt Derian
Nuclear matters
Comments on U.S. embassies
Presidential interest in Latin America

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George Zimmerman's grandpa served in "military intelligence." [View all] mainer Apr 2012 OP

definitely a creepy layer to this NoMoreWarNow Apr 2012 #1

I know!!! greytdemocrat Apr 2012 #2

Too, tinfoily for me. Going for the grandparents' stories suggests nothing else to write about HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #3

Yet we can't deny that the PD and the prosecutor's office bent over backwards mainer Apr 2012 #5

its true that the Sanford PD and the States Attorney have a lot of questions to answer onenote Apr 2012 #20

Don't know how high up you were in the foreign service, but Robert W Zimmerman, if it's the same HiPointDem Apr 2012 #23

The foreign service is a different animal geardaddy Apr 2012 #34

State Dept has an intelligence wing and foreign service personnel can also be intelligence. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #35

"political secretary" is commonly used as a title by CIA mainer Apr 2012 #37

I had a g'father a few generations back who was a diplomat and Ambassador prior to the US Civil War. HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #38

This grandfather apparently worked in the State Dept until at least 1995. A little closer than the HiPointDem Apr 2012 #45

I'm ok with others believing that either the CIA or the State Dept. pulled levers HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #47

I have come to no conclusions. But this connection, if real, is interesting. Esp. since HiPointDem Apr 2012 #54

Given how much these people lie EFerrari Apr 2012 #4

Grandpa was definitely not filing in a library mainer Apr 2012 #10

My grandpa was in the IRA AngryAmish Apr 2012 #6

but was he in a leadership position? like this guy, for instance? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #27

Oh hell no. He wa just making bombs with some boyos, AngryAmish Apr 2012 #28

Ah. It seems RWZ may have had a leadership position, though. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #36

You're an Irish Amish person? yardwork Apr 2012 #49

No, I'm not Amish AngryAmish Apr 2012 #57

I had no idea! Some Amish do use computers, for their businesses. yardwork Apr 2012 #58

CIA connection now being openly considered: mainer Apr 2012 #7

I'm not sure this is relevant, really. MineralMan Apr 2012 #8

It's only relevant as a possible explanation why the killing was not investigated -- mainer Apr 2012 #9

Well, I'd have to see some evidence that suggested that MineralMan Apr 2012 #11

Not grandpa's military service ... the father's is what we're asking about mainer Apr 2012 #13

So, find some information to link him to that. MineralMan Apr 2012 #15

Googling got me to the NYT mainer Apr 2012 #17

Why is it interesting that Google doesn't find out MineralMan Apr 2012 #19

This Robert W Zimmerman seems to fit the description, starting with the initial posting in Peru. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #24

That's the same Robert W. DU was looking into earlier mainer Apr 2012 #25

I know nothing about government classifications, but a Robert W Zimmerman shows up on a 95 HiPointDem Apr 2012 #32

HDR is Historical Document Review onenote Apr 2012 #39

So if this is the same guy that would stretch his working relationship with State to 1995, at least. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #43

Right. The interview posted elsewhere was done in 1992 onenote Apr 2012 #44

So if this is the guy, he would have been about 76 in 1995: HiPointDem Apr 2012 #46

It won't have a bearing on you but it will on your grandkid, just wait... snooper2 Apr 2012 #12

Not grandpa's influence. Father's influence. mainer Apr 2012 #14

Can't happen. I did not have children, so there wont be any MineralMan Apr 2012 #16

Helps to understand why you appear to discourage discussion of certain topics. Octafish Apr 2012 #18

What crap! There's a reason the JFK assassination stuff is in MineralMan Apr 2012 #21

No, no, man, you're obviously in on the conspiracy too. randome Apr 2012 #26

Actually, I was on my way to a Biology 101 lecture when it happened. MineralMan Apr 2012 #31

BTW, do you have a database of my posts on various topics? MineralMan Apr 2012 #33

No, no database. It's the GOOGLE. Octafish Apr 2012 #40

I have no idea what post you're talking about. MineralMan Apr 2012 #41

Lincoln was a vampire hunter! randome Apr 2012 #53

Not worth it imo. Rex Apr 2012 #51

It's getting crowded on "the grassy knoll". nt Obamanaut Apr 2012 #22

LOL!!n/t Johnson20 Apr 2012 #29

There were thirty-six shooters all shooting in synchronization with one another. randome Apr 2012 #30

That's almost what the Washington Post said when the HSCA reported it found evidence of conspiracy. Octafish Apr 2012 #42

And that evidence was based on that it was probable there were 4 shots fired Kaleva Apr 2012 #52

I worked in Army intelligence. Rex Apr 2012 #48

This person seems to fit the information released, such as first posting, etc. If so, we can tell. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #55

I see that now, seems he was more then just a foot soldier. Rex Apr 2012 #56

No! randome Apr 2012 #50