http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/starr/ The Starr Foundation was established in 1955 by Cornelius Vander Starr, an insurance entrepreneur who founded the American International family of insurance companies, now known as American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG). Mr. Starr, a pioneer of globalization, set up his first insurance venture in Shanghai in 1919. He died in 1968 at the age of 76, leaving his estate to the Foundation. === http://www.rockefeller.edu/pubinfo/starr.nr.html Human Genetics Center Created at Rockefeller University $5 Million Grant from The Starr Foundation Allows for Studies of Hundreds of Families The Rockefeller University has established The Starr Center for Human Genetics, one of the largest U.S. centers for the study of diseases linked to heredity. The Starr Foundation provided a $5 million grant to establish the center, which will allow scientists to pursue studies of hundreds of families affected by such illnesses as heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Through the Starr Center, Rockefeller scientists also will explore the roles genes play in causing other complex disorders, including obesity, autoimmune diseases, mental illness and cancer. The center will provide university geneticists opportunities to collaborate with Rockefeller scientists, physicians and expert staff and to use advanced clinical and research facilities. Center studies will focus not only on identifying disease-linked genes, but also on determining the life-long effects these genes may have on human health. "The Starr Center for Human Genetics will allow us to expand on Rockefeller University's great strengths in biomedical research, particularly molecular genetics, to tease apart the tangle of genetic factors that underlie many diseases," said Torsten N. Wiesel, M.D., president of the university. "We are enormously grateful to The Starr Foundation for giving us the capability to launch genetic studies requiring the participation of thousands of affected people. The valuable information generated by studies of this scale may lead to the design of innovative strategies for the prevention and treatment." ======= http://www.infowar.com/iwftp/cloaks/CD_1998-42.txt Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 10:34:23 -0700 From: Richard Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Cornelius Vander Starr I'm looking for information about American insurance magnate C.V. Starr, specifically his connections to intelligence agencies and related activities. During the 1920s, Starr founded Asia Life based in Shanghai, the basis of an empire that today exists as the American International Group--AIG. By WWII, Starr's companies had agents throughout East Asia. During the war, William Donovan persuaded Starr to use his insurance and commercial connections as part of an "extra-secret intelligence operation" linked to OSS. However, Starr reportedly later broke with OSS and put his espionage network at the disposal of MI6. Most of the above information comes from Bradley Smith's _Shadow Warriors_. Actually, I'm more interested in Starr's connections to White Russian groups which dated from the 20s. Former tsarist officers held prominent positions in Starr firms, and I wonder to what degree they may have been involved in clandestine activities or influenced same. My thanks in advance for any information of suggestions. Rick Spence University of Idaho *** End of CLOAKS-AND-DAGGERS Digest - 7 May 1998 to 9 May 1998 (#1998-42) ********************************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 6:48 PM Subject: Fwd: [CTRL] Secret (Insurance) Agents In WWII > >
