Tower of Basel: The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank That Runs the World Read Online Free Page A
Author: Adam LeBor
Washington, DC, Emmanuelle Welch at French Connection Research ( www.frenchpi.com ), located a number of valuable documents at the US National Archives. Andras Lengyel and Esther Judah deftly translated from German and French into English.
This book is an unauthorised investigative history of the BIS and has not been read or vetted by any staff member or bank official. However I would like to extend my thanks to several people at the BIS. Edward Atkinson was always insightful, and good-humored as he guided me through the archives. Dr. Piet Clement, the bank’s historian, readily shared his knowledge of historical matters, no matter how arcane. Margaret Critchlow and Lisa Weekes at the BIS press office kindly added me to the bank’s media mailing list, answered a good number ofmy questions, provided numerous photographs, and arranged an interview with Stephen Cecchetti, the head of the Monetary and Economic Department.
All works of historical enquiry draw on their predecessors. I am glad to acknowledge the contribution of Professor Gianni Toniolo and Dr. Piet Clement. Their authoritative study of the BIS, Central Bank Cooperation at the Bank for International Settlements 1930–1973 , is an invaluable work of reference. I am especially grateful to Christopher Simpson, professor of journalism at American University, and to Jason Weixelbaum, a very talented, young historian. Professor Simpson, a pioneer in researching the connection between big business and genocide, was extraordinarily generous with his time and expertise, guiding me through the US National Archives and sharing original documentary material from his own archive. Jason Weixelbaum, an expert in the links between American companies and the Nazis, shared a number of documents about the BIS and allied themes and was also a tenacious researcher. Professor Harold James was generous with his insight into the BIS and the historical backdrop to this book. Donald MacLaren kindly shared his insight into his father’s life and work. I am grateful to Helen Scholfield who first contacted me about the extraordinary story of how British secret agents worked against Nazi economic interests in the United States. That episode, like much wartime cross-border economic intrigue, leads back to the BIS.
Thanks most of all to Kati, Danny, and Hannah, for putting up with my long absences, and for daily reminding me that there is indeed life outside the Tower of Basel .
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Bibliography
ARCHIVES CONSULTED
Baker Library, Harvard Business School (HUBL)
Bank of England, London (BE)
Bank for International Settlements, Basel (BISA)
Centre for European Studies, Luxembourg (CVCE)
Cinematic Arts Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (USCCAL)
Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New York, New York. (CU)
European University Institute, Brussels (EUI)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York (FRBNY)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York (FDRPL)
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, Independence, Missouri (HTLM)
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University (SGMML)
Special Collections Department, University of Delaware (UDSCD)
UK National Archives, London (UKNA)
US National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland (NARA)
BOOKS
Ahamed, Liaquat. Lords of Finance: 1929, the Great Depression and the Bankers Who Broke the World . London: Windmill, 2010.
Baker, James C. The Bank for International Settlements: Evolution and Evaluation . Westport, CT: Quorom Books, 2002.
Bank for International Settlements, The. The BIS and the Basel Meetings 1930–1980 . Basel: BIS, 1980.
Bartal, David. The Empire: The Rise of the House of Wallenberg . Stockholm: Dagens Industri, 2005.
Bazyler, Michael, J. Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution in America’s Courts . New York: New York University Press, 2005.
Billstein, Reinhold, Karola Fings, Anita, Kugler, and Nicholas Levis. Working
This book is an unauthorised investigative history of the BIS and has not been read or vetted by any staff member or bank official. However I would like to extend my thanks to several people at the BIS. Edward Atkinson was always insightful, and good-humored as he guided me through the archives. Dr. Piet Clement, the bank’s historian, readily shared his knowledge of historical matters, no matter how arcane. Margaret Critchlow and Lisa Weekes at the BIS press office kindly added me to the bank’s media mailing list, answered a good number ofmy questions, provided numerous photographs, and arranged an interview with Stephen Cecchetti, the head of the Monetary and Economic Department.
All works of historical enquiry draw on their predecessors. I am glad to acknowledge the contribution of Professor Gianni Toniolo and Dr. Piet Clement. Their authoritative study of the BIS, Central Bank Cooperation at the Bank for International Settlements 1930–1973 , is an invaluable work of reference. I am especially grateful to Christopher Simpson, professor of journalism at American University, and to Jason Weixelbaum, a very talented, young historian. Professor Simpson, a pioneer in researching the connection between big business and genocide, was extraordinarily generous with his time and expertise, guiding me through the US National Archives and sharing original documentary material from his own archive. Jason Weixelbaum, an expert in the links between American companies and the Nazis, shared a number of documents about the BIS and allied themes and was also a tenacious researcher. Professor Harold James was generous with his insight into the BIS and the historical backdrop to this book. Donald MacLaren kindly shared his insight into his father’s life and work. I am grateful to Helen Scholfield who first contacted me about the extraordinary story of how British secret agents worked against Nazi economic interests in the United States. That episode, like much wartime cross-border economic intrigue, leads back to the BIS.
Thanks most of all to Kati, Danny, and Hannah, for putting up with my long absences, and for daily reminding me that there is indeed life outside the Tower of Basel .
----
Bibliography
ARCHIVES CONSULTED
Baker Library, Harvard Business School (HUBL)
Bank of England, London (BE)
Bank for International Settlements, Basel (BISA)
Centre for European Studies, Luxembourg (CVCE)
Cinematic Arts Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (USCCAL)
Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New York, New York. (CU)
European University Institute, Brussels (EUI)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York (FRBNY)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York (FDRPL)
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, Independence, Missouri (HTLM)
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University (SGMML)
Special Collections Department, University of Delaware (UDSCD)
UK National Archives, London (UKNA)
US National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland (NARA)
BOOKS
Ahamed, Liaquat. Lords of Finance: 1929, the Great Depression and the Bankers Who Broke the World . London: Windmill, 2010.
Baker, James C. The Bank for International Settlements: Evolution and Evaluation . Westport, CT: Quorom Books, 2002.
Bank for International Settlements, The. The BIS and the Basel Meetings 1930–1980 . Basel: BIS, 1980.
Bartal, David. The Empire: The Rise of the House of Wallenberg . Stockholm: Dagens Industri, 2005.
Bazyler, Michael, J. Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution in America’s Courts . New York: New York University Press, 2005.
Billstein, Reinhold, Karola Fings, Anita, Kugler, and Nicholas Levis. Working
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