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American mining financier; head of the American Red Cross mission to Russia in 1917.
13 May 1869 – 27 Jun 1930
William Boyce Thompson. American mining financier; head of the American Red Cross mission to Russia in 1917.
1917
William Boyce Thompson funded the Bolsheviks. $1M.
Sutton bases this on Thompson’s own statement as reported in 1918.
According to Antony C. Sutton. This is one side’s account, not established fact.
Disputed: A US embassy cable of December 1917 relays a Bolshevik newspaper’s account that American Red Cross money went to anti-Bolshevik publications.
William Boyce Thompson funded the Russian Provisional Government. Via the American Red Cross mission.
The US ambassador relays a Bolshevik newspaper’s account that Red Cross money went to newspapers run by Breshko-Breshkovskaya and Kerensky’s secretary, then notes Thompson’s departure. Tying the money to Thompson personally is an inference, so this stays a draft.
According to the United States government. This is one side’s account, not established fact.
Still being verified.
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