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10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur C. Lundahl.md

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   - Nuclear
   - Israel
 summary: "Lundahl played a crucial role in the U-2 Spy Plane program, becoming the American government's most listened-to briefing officer."
+born: 1915-04-01
+died: 1992-06-22
+location: "Chicago, Illinois"
 ---
 
 Arthur C. Lundahl was a key figure in U.S. aerial reconnaissance, directing the Photographic Intelligence Division of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. He had analyzed reconnaissance photos for the Navy during World War II and was tasked by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] to address the lack of aerial intelligence on the [[Soviet Union]].[^1]

10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Koestler.md

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   - Military
   - Stargate
 summary: "Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-born British novelist, journalist, and critic."
+born: 1905-09-05
+died: 1983-03-01
+location: "Budapest, Hungary"
 ---
 
 Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-born British novelist, journalist, and critic. He was known for his writings on science, parapsychology, and political philosophy. His 1972 book, *The Roots of Coincidence*, explored the concept of synchronicity and other parapsychological phenomena.[^1]

10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Krock.md

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   - Nuclear
   - Israel
 summary: "Arthur Krock was a prominent Washington columnist for the *New York Times*."
+born: 1886-11-16
+died: 1974-04-12
+location: "Glasgow, Kentucky"
 ---
 
 Arthur Krock was a prominent Washington columnist for the *New York Times*. In December 1960, he served as an intermediary, directing [[John W. Finney]] to [[John A. McCone]], then chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]], to get a story about [[Israel]]'s secret nuclear reactor at [[Dimona]]. Krock's role indicated that the administration was looking to plant the story publicly.[^1]

10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Avraham Harman.md

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   - Nuclear
   - Israel
 summary: "Avraham Harman was the Israeli ambassador to the United States."
+born: 1914-11-07
+died: 1992-02-23
+location: "London, England"
 ---
 
 Avraham Harman was the Israeli ambassador to the [[United States]]. In December 1960, he was called in by [[Christian A. Herter]], then Secretary of State, for an explanation regarding [[Israel]]'s secret nuclear reactor at [[Dimona]]. Harman was forewarned by [[Shimon Peres]] and possibly [[Mossad]] about the impending public discussion of [[Dimona]], and began working on the cover story that would become [[David Ben-Gurion]]'s public stance on the issue.[^1]

10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bert Lance.md

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   - BCCI
   - Banking
 summary: "T. Bertram 'Bert' Lance was Jimmy Carter's first Director of the Office of Management and Budget, who resigned in 1977 amid a congressional investigation into banking improprieties, and subsequently became the crucial intermediary who introduced Agha Hasan Abedi to Clark Clifford and facilitated BCCI's covert entry into the U.S. banking market."
+born: 1931-06-03
+died: 2013-08-15
+location: "Gainesville, Georgia"
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 T. Bertram (Bert) Lance was President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s budget director and former chairman of [[National Bank of Georgia]].[^1]