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Adam LeBor

Adam LeBor is an author and journalist based in Budapest. He writes for The Economist, The Times of London, and Monocle, and reviews books for The New York Times. His latest thriller, The Geneva Option, is published by HarperCollins.

  • Thomas Harrington McKittrick (date unknown) and the BIS headquarters in 1931, in a former hotel in Basel, Switzerland.(Collage Tablet Magazine; original photos courtesy of BIS)
    Thomas Harrington McKittrick (date unknown) and the BIS headquarters in 1931, in a former hotel in Basel, Switzerland.(Collage Tablet Magazine; original photos courtesy of BIS)
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    Meet the American Banker Who Helped Hitler Loot Jewish Gold—While Spying for the OSS

    Thomas McKittrick, head of the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements, was a key go-between for the Axis and the Allies

    byAdam LeBor
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