Claims

Allen Dulles was Brown Brothers Harriman's general counsel

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Sheehan says Allen Dulles was BBH's general counsel before becoming DCI. Dulles's documented firm was Sullivan & Cromwell; the BBH-counsel claim appears only in partisan secondary sources.

Evidence

RelationRecordNote
disputesen.wikipedia.orgDulles was a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, not BBH counsel. BBH (Prescott Bush) ran Union Banking Corp., seized Oct 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act (AP, from NARA files).

Sources

SourceRelationAt
Sheehan on Danny Jones (2024)asserts

Ties

ToRoleYearsVerdictSource
Allen DullesnamedStructural
Sullivan & CromwellnamedStructural
Matthew SullivannamedStructural
Daniel SheehanspeakerStructural

Claim

Sheehan says Allen Dulles was BBH's general counsel before becoming DCI. Dulles's documented firm was Sullivan & Cromwell; the BBH-counsel claim appears only in partisan secondary sources.