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The Case Against Harry Dexter White: Still Not Proven
Author:
Mr. James M. Boughton
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IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2000: Issue 149
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Aug 2000
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451856880.001
ISBN:
9781451856880
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
21
Keywords:
WP; KGB file; indirect contact; official duty; rugs to White; grand jury; keystone of White's effort; Harry Dexter White; Bretton Woods; McCarthyism; allegations of White's sympathy; validity of White's motivation; Currencies; Administration in revenue administration; Loans; Bilateral trade agreements; Economic classification; Eastern Europe; Europe; Global
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Harry Dexter White, the principal architect of the international financial system established at the end of the Second World War, was arguably the most important U. S. government economist of the 20th century. His reputation, however, has suffered because of allegations that he spied for the Soviet Union. That charge has recently been revived by the declassification of documents showing that he met with Soviet agents in 1944 and 1945. Evaluation of that evidence in the context of White’s career and worldview casts doubt on the case against him and provides the basis for a more benign interpretation.
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ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2000: Issue 149