In 1966, Mr. Welch made a famous speech called "The Truth In Time" that struck at the very heart of the activities of the manipulators. In this speech, he concluded that there was a Master Conspiracy above the wealthy. In 1983 JBS staff member John F. McManus wrote a book about these powerful men entitled The Insiders. In a radio interview, Mr. McManus explained why he chose Welch, who, back in 1965, posited a theory that the world was in the grip of international financiers, wane an politicians, etc., who were not themselves Communists, but were in fact above the Communists. These were the people who finance Communism, help it, dignify it, keep it going. . . . These people themselves weren't Communist, but were part of a conspiracy that had actually brought Communism into existence back in the middle of the 1800s, and were keeping it in existence today, and were using Communism to take over nation after nation on the route toward a world government. Robert Welch called these powerful individuals, "The Insiders."” As a result of the leadership of Robert Welch and the Council of The John Birch Society, the Society soon attracted tens of thousands of dedicated members 167 A New Movement in History Communists that had brought them to power, and that this Master Conspiracy was made up of the super- this title for his book: The title The Insiders was borrowed from Robert and were using throughout the United States. The truth about the