EYMA (Xavier).Livre Rare Book
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Archive of typed Letters Correspondence and Business Papers relating to An American Insurance Company's expansion in Pakistan circa 1954-1960
021294No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. With signature of an alleged double agent. Well over 100 pieces. Most pieces are typed copies of originals although many bear signatures from the correspondents or authors. The earliest pieces document the US insurance company's considerations in expanding into Pakistan including discussing what the impact of Islam may have on the government. Later documents address expenses and investments as well as expansion within Pakistan. Of note is at least one document bearing the signature of a one time double agent for the US and Russia. While the name is withheld here for privacy the person originally served in the OSS during World War II. While serving as one of the higher ranking OSS agents they also transmitted secret information to Russia including allegedly mention of the Manhattan Project. In the 1950s they were accused of being a double agent and while strongly suspected they were not officially charged and they themselves denied accusations. However in the 1980s secret Russian documents were decoded in which code names for double agents were given and this person was found to be among those names. They subsequently worked for this company; thus their signature appears on a document or two. From the archive of an executive of a very large international insurance firm name of owner and firm withheld for privacy. The owner was a highly placed executive in an insurance company and travelled throughout the world extensively. They were active in politics through donations and fundraising and it appears their family was friendly with the Roosevelts especially Eleanor Roosevelt. The previous owner's work for the insurance company led them to meet with various heads of state worldwide including US government officials. Some of the people associated with this firm were also involved in World War II activities including financing the Flying Tigers in China as well as work for the OSS using knowledge gained from insurance work. While we have not found any direct connection to intelligence work by this owner their ties to those who did are strong. All in GOOD to VERY GOOD condition with varying degrees of creasing wrinkling minor soiling and staining. Some with pencil or pen annotations by the previous owner. No publisher unknown
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