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Except for the "Origins" section, most of this appears to come directly from the Foundation's website.140.128.114.86 10:38, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia...that's the depth of research here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.182.189.76 (talk) 03:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One of the puffiest, fluffiest articles -- of an organization with cold-war roots -- that I've run across on WP. Until I got to the Origins section, I thought I'd been lifted into la-la land. Maybe it'll see some well-deserved attention eventually.
On his website, the son of Frank Olson says:

July 67: I am forced to leave India on short-notice after the Asia Foundation, which had promised me a research grant, is forced out of India following revelations of its secret function as a conduit for CIA funds.

Twang(talk) 01:35, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Asia Foundation was asked to exit India in July 1968 -- not 1967.

"well known"

The piece states, "The Foundation is governed by an eminent and well-known group of private sector trustees." If they are well known then readers don't need to be told so...and if readers must be told then that indicates they aren't really well known. Ultimately the term is meaningless and a waste of space. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.182.189.76 (talk) 03:25, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Temporarily Locking This Page

The MAGA crowd got ahold of another conspiracy-driven rant and accused Dan Bailey, the man who confronted Tucker Carlson in Montana, of being a CIA plant. They rationalized that Bailey once worked for the Asia Foundation, the last being in 2007, and they claimed that the Foundation has current ties to the CIA. However, the Asia Foundation was last funded by the CIA 62 years ago.^[1] It's quite possible that this page could be overrun with misinformation from unreliable sources very shortly.

References

^ "First Words on Twitter". twitter.com. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

[1] "First Words on Twitter". twitter.com. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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