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The Case Against Harry Dexter White: Still Not Proven

By James M. Boughton

August 1, 2000

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James M. Boughton The Case Against Harry Dexter White: Still Not Proven, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed November 8, 2024
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Summary

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.

Subject: Administration in revenue administration, Bilateral trade agreements, Currencies, Economic classification, Financial institutions, International trade, Labor, Loans, Money, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration

Keywords: Administration in revenue administration, Allegations of White's sympathy, Bilateral trade agreements, Bretton Woods, Currencies, Eastern Europe, Economic classification, Europe, Global, Grand jury, Harry Dexter White, Indirect contact, Keystone of White's effort, KGB file, Loans, McCarthyism, Official duty, Rugs to White, Validity of White's motivation, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    21

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2000/149

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1492000

  • ISBN:

    9781451856880

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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