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There is some debate as to who are the actual founders of The Don't Make a Wave Committee.

Researcher Vanessa Timmer has referred the early members as " an unlikely group of loosely organized protestors ".

According to the current Greenpeace web page, the founders were Dorothy and Irving Stowe, Marie and Jim Bohlen, Ben and Dorothy Metcalfe, and Robert Hunter.

The book The Greenpeace Story states that the founders were Irving Stowe, Jim Bohlen and Paul Cote, a law student and peace activist.

An interview with Dorothy Stowe, Dorothy Metcalfe, Jim Bohlen and Robert Hunter identifies the founders as Paul Cote, Irving and Dorothy Stowe and Jim and Marie Bohlen.

Paul Watson, who also participated in the anti-nuclear protests, maintains that he also was one of the founders.

Another early member, Patrick Moore also has stated that he was one of the founders.

Greenpeace used to list Moore among " founders and first members " of The Don't Make a Wave Committee but has later stated that while Moore was a significant early member, he was not a founder.

According to Moore's own letter he applied to the already existing organization in March 1971.