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Peter David Beter (1921-1987), was an American attorney.[1] He ran for governor in 1968 in the Republican Party primary in the state of Virginia (although he was formerly a Democrat). He lost[2]. Politically, He was a staunch admirer of ex-Alabama governor George Wallace for his ethics, and later became a member of his Draft-Wallace committee[3]. Beter practiced law in Washington D.C. between 1951 to 1961, besides being the general counsel for the American Gold Association (now called the Gold Prospectors Association of America) for three years at that time as well (1958-1961)[4]. Later on 1961, he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the general counsel for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, where he served until 1967[5][6][7] .Beter also co-founded a mining exploration company in Zaire, and represented international financial interests in Europe, South America, and the Middle East[8]. He authored the book, Conspiracy Against the Dollar: The Spirit of the New Imperialism, published in 1973 (G. Braziller, ISBN 080760710X), which alleged that world events were being controlled by three factions, the Rockefeller family, the "Bolshevik-Zionist axis," and the Kremlin. The main purpose of his claims was to warn everyone of the intentions of the "Rockefeller Cartel" of having the United States risk France's fate in World War II[9][10]. 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.[11][12]