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Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969)

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A CIA director once helped shut Nazi-era legal offices—but the engine is careful to separate his record from his brother's.
Who they are

Allen Welsh Dulles, a Wall Street lawyer, wartime spy chief, and Director of Central Intelligence from 1953 to 1961.

What they do

This node is the graph entry tying together his documented career.

How it works

He was a Sullivan & Cromwell partner, ran the OSS Bern station from 1942 (including the Operation Sunrise SS-surrender talks), held Council on Foreign Relations posts, and authorized the MKULTRA program in 1953; importantly, the IG Farben and Krupp cartel legal work belonged to his brother John Foster Dulles, and Allen actually led the 1935 push to close the firm's Berlin and Frankfurt offices over Foster's objection.

Why it matters

The engine deliberately separates the brothers' records and keeps the deeper interpretation open rather than lumping their histories together.

The engine's record — word for word
[Report #124] Graph node for the existing 'Allen Dulles' player card. Documented: Sullivan & Cromwell partner; OSS Bern station chief from Nov 1942 (Operation Sunrise SS-surrender talks Feb-May 1945); CFR Secretary 1933-44 then President 1946-50; Director of Central Intelligence 1953-61 (authorized MKULTRA Apr 1953). DISAGGREGATION: the IG Farben cartel-integration and Krupp-bond legal work was his BROTHER John Foster Dulles's; Allen led the 1935 partner movement to CLOSE S&C's Berlin/Frankfurt offices over Foster's sole opposition (closure later backdated to 1934 to shield Foster). Link live, apex held.
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