Authority and currency
About this authority
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of State
- Standing
- Primary authority
- Version
- Retired milestone essay verified August 7, 2026
- Relevant parts
- Wartime planning; July 1944 conference; Keynes and White plans; IMF and World Bank origins
- Currency
- current · checked Aug 7, 2026
The overview supports the chronology and institutional setting of the July 1944 conference, including the competing plans associated with John Maynard Keynes and Harry Dexter White. It frames the conference as negotiated institution-building rather than a single-person invention.
The source supports historical context only. Current institutional mandates, membership, and exchange-rate arrangements require current primary sources.