In 1945, US Intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These would be combined with treasure recovered inside Japan [...]

In 1945 American intelligence discovered a large quanities on gold in Manila that had been looted by the Japanese. Truman would keep this gold a secret and use it to fund action against communism, bribe political and military leaders and manipulate foreign elections for more than 50 years. This book[...]