Peter Beter Explained

Peter David Beter
Birth Date:21 June 1921
Birth Place:Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality:American

Peter David Beter (June 21, 1921 – March 14, 1987[1] [2]) was an American attorney[3] and financier.[4] He ran for governor of West Virginia in 1968 in the Republican Party primary[5] (although he was formerly a Democrat), but lost in the primaries to Cecil H. Underwood.[6] Politically, he was a staunch admirer of ex-Alabama governor George Wallace; Beter also drafted Wallace as the American Party candidate in 1973, but numerous Republicans opposed such efforts.[7] Nonetheless, he later became a member of his Draft-Wallace committee.[8]

Biography

Beter was a native of Huntington, West Virginia, son of Lebanese immigrants who became grocers after coming to the United States in 1899. He graduated from West Virginia University and later got his Doctor of Juris degree in law from the law school of George Washington University.[9] [10] Beter practiced law in Washington, D.C. from 1951 to 1961. He was the general counsel for the American Gold Association (now called the Gold Prospectors Association of America) from 1958 to 1961.[11] [12] In 1961, he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as general counsel for the Export - Import Bank of the United States, in which he served until 1967.[13] [14] Beter also co-founded a mining exploration company in Zaire, and represented international financial interests in Europe, South America, and the Middle East.[15]

In 1973, he published a book: Conspiracy Against the Dollar: The Spirit of the New Imperialism, which alleged that world events were controlled by three secret factions: the Rockefeller family, the "Bolshevik - Zionist axis", and the Kremlin. His intent was to warn everyone against the plans of the "Rockefeller Cartel", which he thought risked having the United States meet the same fate as France in World War II.[16]

In 1974, Beter publicly stated that most of the gold in Fort Knox had been sold to European interests, at prices vastly below market rates. According to him, international speculators had dishonestly obtained the gold.[17]

Beter released a series of 80 audio newsletter tapes between 1975 and 1982.[16] He was known for his claims without evidence against political leaders, some of which included allegations of conspiracy in the highest political positions; he said that:

In contemporary culture

Through his tapes, Beter influenced various people such as the 1980s punk band, The Wanderers.[28] In the Crusaders Comic book series published by Jack Chick, Double Cross: Alberto, part two, Beter is cited as a reliable authority on why the body count changed in the wake of the Jonestown massacre.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Social Security Death Master File info for Peter Beter #234-20-9731 . 2014 . 23 September 2014 . August 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140802232702/http://ssdmf.info/by_number/pages/060129.html . dead .
  2. News: Deaths Elsewhere Series: deaths elsewhere. https://archive.today/20130201030754/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/49953404.html?dids=49953404:49953404&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+17,+1987&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Deaths+Elsewhere+Series:+deaths+elsewhere&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. June 17, 2011. St. Petersburg Times. March 17, 1987.
  3. News: Rudy Maxa . Rudy Maxa . April 15, 1979 . Front Page People . https://archive.today/20120715222848/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/129968082.html?dids=129968082:129968082&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=APR+15,+1979&author=BY+RUDY+MAXA&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=FRONT+PAGE+PEOPLE&pqatl=google . dead . July 15, 2012 . .
  4. News: Raleigh Register. subscription. 1972-11-10. Beckley, West Virginia. 2010-06-08.
  5. [Secretary of State of West Virginia]
  6. FBI Archives, retrieved on July 2007, Sunday Gazette-Mail.
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UtAHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tTUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5088,1888270&dq=peter-beter Rome-News Tribune
  8. FBI Archives, retrieved on July 2007,The Journal-News
  9. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=40088529 Charleston Gazette, Thursday, February 20, 1975– Charleston, West Virginia.
  10. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=144141757 Beckley Post Herald, Wednesday, April 17, 1968, Beckley, West Virginia.
  11. Book: The Dixon Line . June 3, 1973 . D. Gayer .
  12. Book: International Economic Policy: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on International Trade of ..., 93-2 on H.R. 774 ..., H.R. 13838 ..., H.R. 13840 ..., April 22 ... May 2, 1974 . June 3, 1974 .
  13. How they voted. President John F. Kennedy appointed Peter Beter to be counsel to the US Export-Import Bank . The Charleston Gazette. March 7, 1978.
  14. Book: Hudnall , Ken . The Occult Connection II: The Hidden Race . 2004 . Omega Press . 0-9754923-7-3 . 265.
  15. [Forbes|Forbes Business Magazine]
  16. Book: Lewis , James R. . Petersen, Jesper Aagaard . 2004 . Controversial New Religions . limited . Oxford University Press . Oxford [Oxfordshire] . 0-19-515682-X . 66.
  17. Security at Fort Knox Depository . The Post-Standard. December 25, 1980. in 1974, Peter Beter, a former attorney for the Export-Import Bank, contended that Army trucks in the dead of night had carted off all of Fort Knox's gold.. (requires subscription for access)
  18. Web site: Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter No. 03.. www.peterdavidbeter.com.
  19. Web site: Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter No. 46.. www.peterdavidbeter.com.
  20. Web site: Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter No. 47.. www.peterdavidbeter.com.
  21. Web site: Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter No. 51.. www.peterdavidbeter.com.
  22. Web site: Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter No. 11.. www.peterdavidbeter.com.
  23. Web site: Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter No. 07.. www.peterdavidbeter.com.
  24. Web site: Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter No. 09.. www.peterdavidbeter.com.
  25. Web site: Dr. Peter David Beter - Audio Letter No. 42.. www.peterdavidbeter.com.
  26. Moore . Dr. Rebecca . Reconstructing Reality: Conspiracy Theories About Jonestown . Journal of Popular Culture . 36 .
    1. 2
    . Fall 2002 . 200–220 . 10.1111/1540-5931.00002 . 1 July 2007.
  27. Web site: Towers . H. B. . About Air Booms Phenomenon caused by Cosmospheres firing particle beam weapons in De-focused mode . 1 July 2009.
  28. Brian Smith, The Wanderers, June 29, 2000, Phoenix New Times