French Anti-Cult Missionaries Continue Their Campaign… With a Preference for Sunny Martinique

One of the main concern about the activities of the French governmental Mission to Fight Cults (MILS) is its missionary trips to export anti-cultism abroad, and to encourage private anti-cult organizations in countries where they experience problems. A law firm has now obtained under French freedom of information laws a details of official trips financed by MILS during 1999-2001. Although MILS officers exhibit a notable preference for popular tourist destinations such as Martinique, the Antilles, Polynesia and Brazil, their activity as missionaries for the anti-cult gospel is, indeed, cause for concern.

The 16 MILS officials, who are identified by their initials in the travel information that follows, are: Alain Vivien (AV); Jean Defay (JD); Laurent Pruvot (LP); Stephane Thefo (ST); Jeanne Pagiusco (JP); Bruno Delmas (BD); Arlette Montalin (AM); Henri-Pierre DeBord (HPD); Claire Barbereau (CB); Arthur Riedacker (AR); Denis Barthélemy (DB); Frederique Amieux (FA); Rene Avril (RA); Anne Fournier (AF); Jean-Luc Portier. Not all remain to-date with MILS. The MILS appears, at any rate, to be a premium client for its travel agent.

Year 1999

1.ST DENIS (REUNION ISLAND) JANUARY 17^TH - 25^TH (AV; BD).

2. FORT DE FRANCE (MARTINIQUE) JANUARY 25^TH-29^TH (AM)

3. BUCHAREST, MARCH 9^TH AND 10^TH (AV; LP; CB).

4. VIENNA, MARCH 21^ST- 22^ND (DB).

5. ST DENIS (REUNION ISLAND) MAY 1^ST - 8^TH (AV; BD).

6. MINNEAPOLIS, MAY 12^TH -16^TH (DB; CB; LP) 

7. FORT DE FRANCE (MARTINIQUE) JULY 2^ND - 7^TH (AM)

8. WARSAW, September 8^th -10^th (AV; LP; HPD)

9. FORT DE FRANCE (MARTINIQUE) SEPT 26TH - OCT 3RD (AM)

10. VIENNA SEPTEMBER 12^TH -14^TH (HPD).

11.LARNACA (CYPRUS), OCTOBER 5^th -10^th (AV; LP).

12. CAYENNE (FRENCH GUIANA)/ANTILLES OCTOBER 13^TH - 20^TH (AV; BD).

13.LONDON OCTOBER 22^ND- 24^TH (DB; FA).

14.BRUSSELS OCTOBER 29^TH-30^TH (HPD).

15. GENEVA, NOVEMBER 14^TH -15^TH (AV; DB; LP).

16. FORT DE FRANCE (ANTILLES) DECEMBER 16^TH-22^ND (AM)

17. BRUSSELLS, DECEMBER 23^RD (AV; LP; HPD; JLP).

YEAR 2000

1. COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI JANUARY 12^TH-20^TH (JD)

2. CAYENNE (FRENCH GUIANA), JANUARY 30^TH - FEBRUARY 2^ND (AV; CB; LP).

3. FORT DE FRANCE (MARTINIQUE) JANUARY 30^TH - FEBRUARY 2^ND (AM).

4. BRUSSELS FEBRUARY 10^TH (AV; BD; HPD; JLP).

5. VIENNA FEBRUARY 9^TH AND 10^TH (JD).

6. BRUSSELS FEBRUARY 17^TH (JLP).

7. FORT DE FRANCE FEB 22ND -- 29TH (AM)

8. JERUSALEM, MARCH 2^ND- 5^TH (ML).

9. HONG KONG SEOUL TOKYO MARCH 31^ST -? (JD).

10.CHINA APRIL 3RD - 14TH (BD)

11. NOUAKCHOTT (MAURITANIA) APRIL 28^TH -30^TH (BD).

12. SEATTLE/VANCOUVER APRIL 26^TH - MAY 3^RD (JD).

13. MARTINIQUE-GUADELUPE, MAY 8^TH-13^TH (AV; BD; CB).

14. NEW YORK /WASHINGTON MAY 15^TH-21^ST (JD).

15. BRUGES MAY 8^TH - 12^TH (DS)

16. MOSCOW, MAY 29^TH - JUNE 2^ND (AV; LP; JD).

17. BRUSSELS, JUNE 6^TH (CB)

18. HAMBURG, JUNE 6^TH - 7^th (AV; HPD; JD; BD).

19. ABIDJAN (IVORY COAST) JUNE 19TH - 24TH (BD)

20. GENEVA, JUNE 16^th-17^th (AV; JLP; LP).

21. BRUSSELS, JUNE 27^TH (AR)

22. VIENNA, JULY 5^TH-7^TH (JD)

23. BERLIN, JULY 11^TH (JD)

24. LISBON, JULY 18^TH-20^TH (JD)

25. COLOGNE, JULY 24^TH (JD)

26. LONDON, JULY 26^TH-28^TH (JD)

27. LARNAKA (CYPRUS), SEPTEMBER 24^TH-26^TH (LP; HPD; JD; AV)

28. FORT DE FRANCE/CAYENNE, SEPTEMBER 24^TH-30^TH (AM)

29. TOKYO, OCTOBER 1^ST - 6^TH (JD)

30. BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 20^TH - 21^ST (HD).

31.LONDON, OCT 22 - 24TH (DB; AF)

32. WARSAW, OCTOBER 22^ND - 25^TH (JD).

33. ALLEMAGNE, OCTOBER 26^TH -27^TH (JB).

34. MONTREAL, OCTOBER 26^TH - NOVEMBER 1^ST (JP).

35. MONTREAL, OCTOBER 26^TH - NOVEMBER 2^ND (JLP).

36. GREECE, OCTOBER 29^TH -- NOVEMBER 4^TH (AV; BD).

37. ATHENS, OCTOBER 31^ST - NOVEMBER 3^RD (JD).

38. BEJING, NOVEMBER 7^TH- 13^TH (AV; JD; LP)

39. GENEVA, NOVEMBER 30TH - DECEMBER 1ST (AV; LP; JD; HPD).

40. ANTANANARIVO (MADAGASCAR), AND ST LOUIS (USA), DEC 11TH -19TH (JD).

YEAR 2001

1. NEW YORK, JANUARY 22^ND-27^TH (JD).

2. NEW CALEDONIA/NEW ZEALAND/ FRENCH POLYNESIA/AUSTRALIA, FEBRUARY 9^TH-26^TH (JD; ST).

3. BRUSSELS, FEBRUARY 19^TH (CB).

4. MARTINIQUE/GUADALUPE, FEB 7TH - 20TH. (JP)

5. FORT DE FRANCE, FEBRUARY 27^TH -MARCH 2^ND (AM).

6. RIO/SAO PAULO, MARCH 4^TH-10^TH (JD).

7. FORT DE FRANCE/GUADALUPE, MARCH 30^TH- APRIL 4^TH (AM).

8. GUADALUPE/ST/ST.MARTIN/MARTINIQUE, APRIL 1^ST -7^TH (AV; CB; LP).

9. VIENNA, APRIL 2^ND (JD).

10. GENEVA, APRIL 3^RD-5^TH (JD).

11. UZBEKISTAN, APRIL 13^TH -20^TH (AV; BD).

12. MOSCOW / NIJNI NOUGOROD, APRIL 23^RD -APRIL 26^TH (AV; BD; JD).

13. NEW YORK, MAY 1^ST-6^TH (HPD).

14. MADRID, MAY 3^RD - 4^TH (JD).

15. FORT DE FRANCE/GUADALUPE, MAY 3^RD - MAY 5^TH (AM).

16. LEIPZIG, JUNE 10^TH-11^TH (HPD).

17. DUBLIN, JUNE 25^TH-26^TH (JD).

18. ESTONIA, JULY 10^TH-13^TH (JD).

19. WASHINGTON, JULY 19^TH-22^ND (JD).

20. OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso)/NIAMEY (NIGER), AUGUST 9^TH-30^TH (JD).

21. FORT DE FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 11^TH-24^TH (AM).

22. ST DENIS (REUNION ISLAND)/MADAGASCAR, SEPTEMBER 16^TH - 27^TH (AV; JD; LP).

23. ST DENIS (REUNION ISLAND), SEPTEMBER 16^TH - 21^ST (CB).

24. BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 1^ST-2^ND (JP).

25. BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 1^ST (AV; LP; HPD; RA; CB).

26. BRATISLAVA (SLOVAKIA), OCTOBER 2^ND - 5^TH (ST).

27. TOKYO / NOUMEA (NEW CALEDONIA), OCTOBER 13^TH - 23^RD (AV; BD; JD).

28. BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 26^TH-28^TH (AF).

29. ROME, NOVEMBER 13^TH-16^TH (JD).

30. VILNIUS (LITHUANIA), NOVEMBER 28^TH-30^TH (JD).