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001. email
Marc Masurovsky to Jill Cooper; re: Restitution (1 page)
11/05/99
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002. email
Helen Junz to Marc Masurovsky; re: Policy Paper (partial) (1 page)
10122/99
P6/b(6)
003. email
Gene Sofer to Marc Masurovsky; re: Restitution Paper (partial) (1
page)
10/21199
P6/b(6)
004. email
Robert Grathwol to Marc Masurovsky; re: Availability of Records (1
page)
10/08/99
P6/b(6), b(7)(C), b(7)(F)
005. email
Robert Grathwol to Marc Masurovsky; re: Availability of Records (1
page)
10/08/99
P6/b(6), b(7)(C), b(7)(F)
006. email
Marc Masurovsky to Gene Sofer & Kenneth Klothen; re: Teachable
Moments (partial) (1 page)
10/04/99
P6/b(6)
007. email
Gene Sofer to Marc Masurovsky; re: Teachable Moments (3 pages)
10/05199
P6/b(6)
008. email
Kenneth Klothen to Marc Masurovsky; re: Teachable Moments
(partial) (1 page)
10/05199
P6/b(6)
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Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.
Art & Cultural Property Theft
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e-mail from Jill dated 11/8/99
Date: 11/9/99 9:41 :05 AM Eastern Standard lime
From: Marc.Masurovsky@hqda.army.mil (Masurovsky, Marc Mr HAC)
To: prezcomm@aol.com ('prezcomm@aol.com')
Can someone forward Jill's e-mail to me (prezcomm address of course, either
under new mail or old mail) to the Ft. McNair address asap?
Thanks,
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NARA Holdings and Possible Looted Art
Date: 11/8/99 10:09:35 AM Eastern $tandard lime
From: james.bradsher@arch2.nara.gov (Greg Bradsher)
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Art May Have Been Stolen by Nazis
Associated Press
Monday November 8 5:09 AM ET
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Officials with the North Carolina Museum of Art say they want to "do the right thing" in resolving a
dispute o\ler a 16th-century painting that wound up at the museum more than 40 years after allegedly being stolen by Nazis
during World War II.
Two elderly Austrian sisters say the painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder was stolen from their family. A New York agency
has filed a formal request on their behalf for its return.
Documents obtained by The News & Observer from the National Archives, the National Gallery of Art and other sources
suggest that "Madonna and Child in a Landscape," estimated to be worth $750,000, was taken 50 years ago from the Vienna
home ofthe sisters' great-uncle, spent a brief period in the villa of the Nazi governor of Austria, and changed hands at least
three times before ending up at the Raleigh museum.
"I'm not at all disputing the claim," chief curator John Coffey told the newspaper in an article published Sunday. ''I'm just
aware that since we are dealing with state property. we have to have certain legalities taken care of.
"We are really determined to do the right thing."
Oliver Kuhschelm, a Viennese historian who is representing the family, declined to comment on the status ofthe sisters'
claim, which was filed by the Holocaust Processing Office of the New York State Banking Department.
The Cranach painting, 16 inches by 10 inches, shows a Madonna holding an infant reaching for a bunch of grapes in her hand.
According to the records, the painting arrived in America in 1950 when it was sold to New York art dealer Siegfiied
Thalheimer, who sold it two years later to art dealer Abraham Silberman.
The following year, when FBI agents question.ed the two in response to a claim from the sisters' family. Silberman, who had
sold the painting to George Khuner of Beverly Hills, didn't tell the FBI where it was.
The Raleigh museum obtained the painting in 1984 from the estate of Marianne Khuner.
Earlier this year, the Seattle Art Museum returned a $2 million painting by French impressionist Henri Matisse after the heirs
of a French art dealer sued. The Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts are among several
museums trying to determine the veracity of other claims.
Several experts in Nazi stolen art said after reviewing the documents that the sisters, who asked not to be publicly identified,
appear to have a strong clai m to the painting.
"It is one of the best-documented, most convincing cases I have ever seen," said Willi Korte, a lawyer and investigator who
has researched several cases for families and museums.
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�died in Nazi death camps in World War II, might not have been returned
to
Hungary.
"We do not know what happened to it. We should follow through the
history of
that train as well," he said.
His statement came some three )Neeks after a US Presidential
Commission on
Holocaust Assets published a report on a so-called Hungarian gold
train, which
among others contained more than 1,100 pai nti ngs and two bags of gold,
and was
looted by US soldiers in Austria in May 1945.
That train left Budapest on December 15, 1944, by order of Adolf
Eichmann,
who had been in charge of the Nazi extermination of Hungarian Jews.
It collected the wealth ofthe Jews that died in the death camps, and
Hungarian Jews said they want to take part in investigations to find
out the
fate ofthe property robbed from the train and its actual value.
About 600,000 Hungarian Jews were exterminated in Nazi death camps in
Germany
and today's Poland, shot into the river Danube in Budapest or killed in
~ed
.
labour elsewhere during World War II.
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Nazis May Have Stolen Painting
The Associated Press
. Monday, Nov. 8, 1999; 7:38 a.m. EST
RALEIGH, N.C. - Officials with the North Carolina Museum of Art say
they want to "do the right thing" in resolving a dispute over a
16th-century painting that wound up at the museum more than 40 years
after allegedly being stolen by Nazis during World War II.
Two elderly Austrian sisters say the painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder
was stolen from their family. A New York agency has filed a formal
request on their behalf for its return.
Documents obtained by The News & Observer from the National Archives,
the Nati<?nal Gallery of Art and other sources suggest that "Madonna and
Child in a Landscape," estimated to be worth $750,000, was taken from
the Vienna home ofthe sisters' great-uncle in 1940. It spent a brief
period in the villa of the Nazi governor of Austria and changed hands at
least three times before ending up at the Raleigh museum, the documents
indicate.
"I'm not at all disputing the claim," chief curator John Coffey told the
newspaper in an article published Sunday. "I'm just aware that since we
are dealing with state property, we have to have certain legalities
taken care of.
"We are really determined to do the right thing"
Oliver Kuhschelm, a Viennese historian who is representing the family,
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�declined to comment on the status of the sisters' claim, which was filed
by the Holocaust Processing Office of the New York State Banking
Department.
The Cranach painting, 16 inches by 10 inches, shows a Madonna holding an
infant reaching for a bunch of grapes in her hand.
According to the records, the painting arrived in America in 1950 when
it was sold to New York art dealer Siegfried Thalheimer, who sold it two
years later to art dealer Abraham Silberman.
The following year, FBI agents questioned the two in response to a claim
from the sisters' family. Silberman, who had sold the painting to George
Khuner of Beverly Hills, didn't tell the FBI where it was.
The Raleigh museum obtained the painting in 1984 from the estate of
Marianne Khuner.
.
Earlier this year, the Seattle Art Museum returned a $2 million painting
by French painter Henri Matisse after the heirs of a French art dealer
sued. The Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Minneapolis Institute
of Arts are among several museums trying to determine the veracity of
other claims.
Several experts in Nazi stolen art said after reviewing the documents
that the sisters, who asked not to be identified, appear to have a
strong claim to the painting.
.
"It is one of the best-documented, most convincing cases I have ever
seen," said Willi Korte, a lawyer and investigator who has researched
several cases for families and museums,
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Russian Nazi Settlement Reported
The Associated Press
Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999; 6:17 p.m. EST
BERLIN Russia has demanded up to $2.7 billion to compensate Nazi-era'
slave laborers, further complicating negotiations on a broader
settlement, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Russia has taken part in the talks since March but only now presented
its claim through a German attorney representing a foundation close to
the Russian government, Welt am Sonntag said.
The claim says 450,000 to 500,000 Russians who were not held in
concentration camps were forced to work for Nazi Germany during Wond
War II, though that figure is disputed by experts, the report said.
The lawyer, former German interior minister Gerhart Baum, wants each
lActim to receive $5,400 in compensation.
The government's en\{)y, Otto Lambsdorff, could not be reached for
comment Sunday.
The German government and companies that used slave labor to help
Hitler's war effort have proposed the fund to pay claims to survivors
and protect the firms from U.S. class-action lawsuits.
Germany has offered a total of $3.2 billion. Victims' attorneys have
asked for $12 billion.
Last week, Lambsdorff announced the German government would contribute
more to a compensation fund for former Nazi slave laborers and urged
German companies to do the same.
However, a spokesman for companies that have pledged to join the fund
indicated over the weekend that industry isn't ready to pay more than
the 4 billion marks it has offered.
"We are maintaining the offer," Wolfgang Gibowski said in a radio
interview. "Until now, we haven't even rounded up that sum yet"
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Czechs say Sov;ets took Nazi v;ctims' gold
11:11 a.m. Nov 08, 1999 Eastern
PRAGUE, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The Czech Foreign Ministry said on Monday that
the SO\1et Red Army took 396 kg (871 pounds) of gold originally
belonging to Czech v;ctims of Nazi persecution after the end of World
War Two.
Historians on a govemment commission determined the SO\1ets took the
gold as "war loot" from the centr~1 bank after the Red Army's
liberation of Prague in May 1945, a foreign ministry statement said.
The commission also found that the Sov;et Union "took away without
authorisation" private property of Nazi v;ctims deposited at other
Prague banks.
"Conceming this issue, the Foreign Ministry of the Czech Republic sent
a diplomatic note in October to the (Russian) Foreign Ministry ... with a
request to open negotiations on the retum of the mentioned property,"
the statement said.
"The Russian side has so far not officially reacted.to the note."
The gold taken from the central bank would be worth about $3.6 million
at curren~ market prices. The ministry did not specify the value of
other assets taken from commercial banks.
The Sov;et army swept through much of the Czech territory in the closing
days of World War Two, ending more than six years of German occupation.
Meanwhile U.S. forces took western parts of the country, stopping their
offensi~ against the Germans at the city of Pilsen.
Slovakia was a puppet state under German influence at the time.
The Sov;et Union helped install a Communist government in Prague in 1948
and maintained a strong influence until the 1989 collapse of Communist
go~rnments in Eastem Europe.
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Regional News - No~mber 8, 1999
Holocaust surv;vor urges recompense
By Cathy Rubin
(Pittsburgh) TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Hans Frankenthallast saw his parents in February 1943 as he was being
sho~ from a cattle car at the gates of Auschwitz.
His father, realizing the fate of the fami Iy, turned to his teen-age son
and said: "If~you surv;ve, retum to Schmallenberg."
The younger Frankenthal endured for two years at Auschwitz III - a
rubber-making factory, run by Bayer predecessor IG Farben: where 30,000
people died working. Frankenthal was 19 when he returned in 1945 to his
German hometown to take up the family livestock business and to fulfill
his father's final wish.
Since retiring in 1982, the Holocaust surv;vor bought stock in the IG
Farben in liquidation company - allowing him to question officials at
shareholders' meetings to take up the fight for justice.
Frankenthal, 73, and Philipp Mimkes, 32, a non-Jewish activ;st in a
700-member German organization that advocates corporate responsibility,
spoke to a room of about 250 people Sunday to discuss efforts to
pressure Bayer AG to immediately compensate v;ctims of slave labor and
medical experimentation.
Bayer AG has its American headquarters in Pittsburgh.
Statistics compiled by B'nai B'rith show that aging Holocaust surv;vors
are dying at a rate of about 10 percent a year. About 1 million
surv;vors are alive today.
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Talks planned for next week between lawyers of slave-labor victims and
16 German companies, including Bayer AG, have been postponed
indefinitely after a $3.3 billion settlement offer fiom the corporations
was rejected. The announcement to cancel the meeting came after New
Jersey courts found in favor of German companies in two federal lawsuits
filed by former slave laborers.
"That's a blow," said Sandra Fox, a member of the Pittsburgh-based
Committee for Appropriate Acknowledgment, which sponsored the talk at
Tree of Life Congregation in Squirrel Hill.
"While some of the talks for settlements may have come out of the
goodness of their heart, we believe it came from the pressure of
lawsuits," Fox said.
The committee announced its start ofa postcard campaign yesterday, in
which pre-printed postcards addressed to Bayer AG's Chief Executive
Officer Manfred Schneider state that the sender supports the company's
participation in settlement talks but also urges the chemical and
pharmaceutical giant to:
. Open its archives and submit all historical materials related to the
Holocaust to an independent foundation, which would preserve materials
and would allow public access.
Compensate adequately all victims of former slave/forced labor and
unethical medical/scientific experiments - or victims' heirs.
Commission an independent historian to write about the company's
operations during the Holocaust.
Issue a written corporate apology specifying wrongs committed during the
Holocaust.
Bayer Corp. in Pittsburgh is the American headquarters of Bayer AG,
which combined in 1925 with other chemical companies to form IG Farben.
IG Farben's assets were seized by the Allies in 1951, and Bayer AG was
re-formed. Bayer AG officials today say they aren1 responsible for the
use of slave labor during the Holocaust because they said the company
didn't exist.
Frankenthal yesterday read from stacks of official documents retrieved
from Schmallenberg's municipal office and from IG Farben insiders
linking IG Farben with the use of slave labor.
One German document from IG Farben officials, addressed to a section of
police headquarters, requested laborers from among the Jews already in
transport, declaring a per-head price, Frankenthal said.
Another letter from IG Farben officials to a corporal at the Auschwitz
work factory recommended severe punishment of Inmate No. 157,040 for his
behavior during cleanup. Frankenthal said the inmate was beaten to death
that evening, and the official who ordered the punishment became a
director of one of IG Farben's successor companies.
A 1950s settlement with IG Farben included only Jewish laborers. It paid
2,500 marks, or about $1,300, to those who worked less than six months;
and 5,000 marks, or about $2,600, to those who worked more than six
months.
Frankenthal said the current $3.3 million offer was "another ridiculous
amount."
Pittsburgh Councilman Sala Udin addressed those attending the talk as
"comrades in struggle."
.
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Source: NY limes
November 8, 1999
German Army's Role
To the Editor:
Re "New York Opening of Exhibition on Nazi Atrocities Is
Monday. Novernber OB. 1999
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�Delayed" (news article, Nov. 5):
It was not just the German Army that was involved in the
atrocities against European Jews. The German Air Force benefited from
the extensive use of Jewish slave labor to build airfields.
On one occasion, in Salonika in July 1942, a unit of
German sailors took part in the public beating and humiliation of the
city's Jewish men.
Some captions in the exhibition "The German Army and
Genocide" may be incorrect, but that does not alter the fact that German
military involvement in the Holocaust is well documented,
ANDREW APOSTOLOU
New York, Nov. 5, 1999
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Washington Hearsay
Managing to Stay Busy at Lawsuit Central
By David Segal
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 8, 1999; Page F09
Michael Hausfeld is suing all the executives in America and the horses
they rode in on. Plus the saddle makers, and the company that made those
boots and the guy who designed that hat. Spurs Inc. is next.
Or so it appears. In recent months, Hausfeld has partaken in enough
history-making litigation to busy a whole firm, He played a role in the
vitamin price-fixing case, which yielded a $1,17 billion settlement, and
he was one ofthe lead attorneys in the fe'n-phen diet pill suit, which
was resolved last month when drug maker American Home Products Corp,
agreed to hand over about $3.75 billion.
The lawsuits against German industry by victims of Nazi slave labor
camps? That's Hausfeld's baby, too. So are the possible lawsuits
targeting the multinational Monsanto Co. for its so-called "terminator"
seed. Meanwhile, he's trying to nail the nation's largest music labels
for allegedly fixing the prices of compact discs and /las a hand in fraud
suits against HMOs.
Of course, this serious, soft-spoken lawyer had plenty of co-counsel in
all these cases. The fen-phen suit, for instance, involved dozens of
lawyers. The "';tamin suit was the brainchild of lawyers Jonathan
Schiller and David Boies. And let's not forget the 35 partners and
associates at his firm, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll.
Still, Hausfeld is Washington's lawyer of the moment. He even popped up
recently on the Wall Street Journal's editorial page, which regularly
complains about the alleged e"';ls of class-action suits, and singled out
Hausfeld in September as a "corporate shakedown artist" and the leader
of a plague of lawyers. Among those who heard that particular body blow
was Hausfeld's mother.
"She said, Why are they picking on you for this? There's nothing wrong
with these cases,'" says Hausfeld, sipping a Cherry Coke in his office
Wednesday afternoon. "And that's what we felt."
Born in Brooklyn 53 years ago, Hausfeld is not the flamboyant, blustery .
type. Slightly built with graying hair and glasses, he doesn't taunt his
opponents or threaten to pound them mercilessly in court, When
corporations rebuff him, he believes they are making a mistake, one that
is grossly unfair to his clients and perhaps an affront to justice in
general. He is professorial and projects just a hint of piety.
How does he win? Associates say that as a negotiator he is tireless, and
his firm's coffers are now large enough to finance I,engthy fights and
hire economists that smaller firms couldn't afford, Like any good
trend-spotter, Hausfeld also has a keen eye for leaping into hot
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�lawsuits early, then nimbly collecting enough plaintiffs to get a seat
at the table. Understanding what cases will generate publicity helps
too.
Hausfeld rarely engages in hand-to-hand courtroom combat, which irks his
more combatille colleagues. "My take is that he's a compromiser," said
one former co-counsel, who asked not to be identified. "He:s soft. He
wants to get in the game and then begin a series of compromises."
Regardless, his style has made him a llery wealthy man. After graduating
from George Washington Law School in 1969, Hausfeld lasted just six
months at Arent, Fox, where his taste for left-leaning and
unprofitable - cases led partners to politely imAte him to exit the
premises. Landing at an earlier llersion of his present firm, Hausfeld
began his run of headline verdicts.
He and colleagues sued women's fashion designers for colluding on the
length of hemlines. (They settled· out of court after agreei ng to offer
some variety.) There followed multimillion-dollar price-fixing suits
against sugar makers, corrugated box manufacturers and the producers of
the antibiotic ampicillin.
More recently, he sued oil companies. He represented native Alaskans
after the Exxon Valdez spill, eaming a share of a $5 billion verdict,
which is still on appeal. Whi:ln Texaco Inc. executives were caught on
audiotape uttering what sounded like racial slurs Hausfeld quickly
wrested $176 million from the company. It was the second time he'd
battled the oil giant: In 1992, he sued Texaco for an underground oil
leak in his hometown of Fairfax, a dispute that ended with him pocketing
millions in fees and the company paying about $200 million to local
homeowners .
While clients think Hausfeld is on the side of the angels, he is the
embodiment of a recurring nightmare for plenty of executives, some of
whom tag him as an irresponsible opportunist. The criticism irks.
Hausfeld, who is tired of getting lumped together with the crass
swashbucklers ofthe plaintiffs' bar. Done correctly, he says, his style
of lawsuit keeps companies honest, and his personal take of any winnings
is hardly a secret.
"Whatever fee you request has to be reviewed and approved by the court .
after an opportunity for public criticism," he says. "When you match
that on top of cases that are welJ-thought-out and prosecuted, you get a
tremendous benefit to consumers."
**Visit the Commission's website at www.pcha.gov/news.htm for
continually-updated coverage of Holocaust Assets issues **
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Just for your information, in case you were not aware of these records:
Combined Chiefs of Staff Directive 551 set out the U.S. Army's occupation policies bsically from May 1944 to May 1945, when
it was "replaced" by JCS 1067.
Copies of all of the CCS 551 material can be found in the Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (RG 218), Geographic File 1942
,.
1945 (Entry 2) under the file number Germany-383.21, Boxes 68-72 location: 190/1/13/02
Box 72 also contains file number Germany-386, which deals with U.S. Control of German Assets and Property
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Also useful in the same series of records are those relating to Austria in Boxes 4-7 location: 190/1/11/06
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Richard Chesnoff has misread the Morgenthau document. Unfortunately, he decided that it fits his theory. The main reason
why Morgenthau sent his people down to Buenos Aires is because State was not mo'.4ng fast enough on the assets question
and, not caring two bits about what the Argentines would think of Treasury boys in B.A., he promptly dispatched a team down
there that was better equipped than diplomats to audit the few available books of German companies and banks in residence
in B.A. So, take Chesnoffwith several sprinkles of grains of salt, please. I do not want his new revelations to prompt another
gold rush on Argentina. Perhaps, our leadership is well enough connected to talk to him and find out what his sources were
for his allegations.FYI
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Date: 11/10/994:18:09 PM Eastern Standard lime
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Jonathan
Okay here is a doosy of an email and I have been on a caffeine high all day-coincidence? I think so.
Met with Bob and Danita today. All went very well and hopefully I can give you a better sense in a call sometime soon. I was
asked to inquire about a time next week when you could sit down with Bob and Danita. They asked that you call, if possible,
or contact them about a time. Their phone number is 703-313-9460, fax 703-313-9461, and email rpgdmm@bellatlantic.net.
Let me know if there is anything I can do from this end to assist in getting this arranged.
Also met with Karen and she briefly showed Allison and myself where and how her files and infromation are set-up and
introduced us to her organization.
Finally, I make reference to the symposium yesterday and a report on the experience. I hope to have that completed and
available to you today or tommorrow.
Archive Staff Meeting
November 10, 1999
In attendance: Katharine, Marc, Bob S., Bob G., Danita, Laura, Karen, Helene, Erin, Sebastian, Greg, and Allison.
1.
Information frolT' the Main Office
Katharine began the meeting with a word from Ken that researchers are to begin paying closer attention to matters oftime and
attendance. Ken is working with Margretta on developing and reinforcing existing office policy on this issue.
Also, Katharine requested that the non-gold financial assets team submit their filing di"';sions to the office. The Gold
divisions and Art di"';sions have been incorporated into the office divisions and were reviewed by the relevant team members for
comments. (ER and AS reviewed and made a few comments and so the Art team should be mostly on track.)
Katharine concluded her comments by informing us all that Margretta would be out of the office for the remainder of the
week.
2.
Comments from Bob and Danita
Bob and Danita gave a brief statement on their time with the Commission and commented that their meeting with Marc on
Tuesday had been very productive. They also expressed their intentions that they hoped their work would result in the
development of a plan that will be as helpful as possible to all of us.
3.
Update from Sarah
Sarah presented three issues at the meeting. First, she introduced a pile of documents compiled by Steven through his
internship this summer. The documents, taken from RG 216 (Censorship records), represent issues relevant to each of the
three teams. As such, Sarah and Marc agreed that it would be beneficial for a representative of each team to review the
documents and pull the documents relating to their team and indicate documents that are not in the interest of the
Presidential Commission to retain.
In this same vein, Sarah cautioned against "throwing in the kitchen sink" when selecting documents for copying. Because of
the process documents must go through, it is important not to waste the time to photocopy non-essential documents as it
just creates extra work. For copies made of microfilm materials, the decision was made to hand-write all the citation
information onto each copy as it is impossible to have the information copied directly from the citation slips Sarah has
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pro~ded.
Secondly, Sarah once again reminded those assembled ofthe importance of declassification stickers on copies. She noted
that Kinkos will not copy documents that are not properly declassified. Greg noted that in some cases administrative
procedures (at the Archives downtown for certain Senate records for example) prevent declassification stickers from being
issued except for documents that were explicitly "classified" at one point.
The final issue was introduced when Sarah was asked about the database. Marc questioned the database's progress and
Sarah responded that the database was now in the hands of the researchers at the archives. The database is installed on the
laptop here and the information is easy to input, but some people were unaware that this was the case. Sarah offered that
she would write a memo about data entry into the box re",ew database that could be used to assist researchers in utilizing
this database.
4.
Dissemination of Email Information
Concems were raised about the sharing of information that is pro~ded through email. Specific concerns were voiced about the
distribution of information that is sent over email to the Commission. Everyone was reminded (shown) that there is a hard
copy of all policy related emails sent to the Commission stored in a file next to the office laptop. Emails received should
certainly be brought to everyone's attention, but everyone was reminded to take an active role in pursuing the information they
need or feel they are missing.
Everyone was also reminded to ensure that their address is included in Sarah's distribution list for important information.
5.
Policy Paper
Marc commented on the recent developments and the current status ofthe Policy Paper. He expressed his feelings that the
paper covers a full policy spectrum and that it is as exhaustive as possible for now. He noted that the process of working with
Jill is working well and that it is accomplishing the task of threading strands together in the creation of a strong first version of
a large part of the final report.
Substantively, he noted that a document recently found by Laura (a 1944 document) indicates that US policy may have
back-peddled even before the war's end. The DOS document ex pressed grave concern for the ci~1 strife in postwar Germany
that they expected to be triggered or exacerbated by restitution policies and practices. This idea seems to have counteracted
all policy decisions and implies that concems for not angering the German population played a significant role in US policy
decisions. The dated of the document also proves that this was a consideration existing before US participated in any ofthe
Yalta, Potsdam, or Paris Conferences. The existence of such a document sets a different tone in which to
examine/understand restitution policy.
Marc also reminded everyone that feedback is appreciated, the sooner the better. Laura has a hard copy at the Archives,
and a soft copy is saved to the laptop.
6.
Anti-Virus Work on Laptop Computers
The Art Team was once again reminded of the necessity of bringing the laptop to the downtown office to be cleaned for
~ruses. Before information is shared between this laptop and any computer downtown or at the archives, it must be cleaned
and stripped of~ruses. This should be done as soon as we can.
7.
Final Report
Marc reminded everyone to remain in close contact with their respective fearless leaders as it is time to work day by day on
the construction ofthe final report. Discussions towards this end are encouraged and all present were directed to get working
right away so as to not be left with an impossible task in a few weeks or months.
8.
Karen's Departure
Marc reminded all present of Karen's departure this Friday and thanked Karen for her efforts on behalf of the Commission.
There will be a party/gathering on Friday sometime around lunch.
9.
Holocaust Museum Symposium: The Holocaust in Hungary
I (ER) reported on the events of yesterday's symposium. The moming event's were primarily historiographical in nature
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memorialized. The aftemoon session bore more closely on the Commission work as it revolved around the testimony of four
Hungarian survivors. Three ofthe four surviVors reported that in the postwar period their attempts to reclaim property were
thwarted by anti-Semitism that were enflamed by these attempts (as well as attempts to ensure war criminals were brought to
justice). A report gilAng details ofthe symposium should be available by Friday November 12 at the latest.
10. Jonathan's next anival
The last issue presented was that of Jonathan's next IAsit. I informed everyone that you would be retuming on the 18th-but
that everyone should bear in mind that you may not be at the archives for the entire period of time. Marc requested a meeting
time with you during your trip and I told him that I would do what I could to arrange this.
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Date: 11/12199 11 :52:03 AM Eastem Standard lime
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Sarah,
We got this. A problem with the data base. First, please make sure that my name is added as a researcher. Thanks
(Helene) Then, I was entering in the box form for the microfilm Iw been working with. As I was almost finished with roll 8 of
13 prOlAding details, everything but the top line vanished. I could not use the arrow or edit to replace. It's gone. Also, after.
entering words in the information box, there is no way to either tab or hit retum without going to a new record. This will make
the records very difficult to read when you must skim a number ofthem.
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prezcomm@aol.com (Archi~s II (General», o_connor_ellen@hotmail,com (Ellen O'Connor (Hotmail) (E-mail»,
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The three laptops currently at the Archives were cleaned last week by John
Iwaniec. Many disks were also cleaned. No disks should be used in the
laptops without first being cleaned. There are several persons at the
Archi~s who know how to clean them (ask Karen). It is important that we
try to keep the laptops clear of infection.
Thank you,
Sarah
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This message is for Laura
Date: 11/1/99 12:04:36 PM Eastern Standard lime
From: Sarah.Robinson@hqda.army.mil (Robinson, Sarah Ms HAC)
To: prezcomm@aol.com fprezcomm@aol.com)
What I have written down as your email address does not seem to be working.
This is what I have: loffen0621 @csi.com
Where is my mistake? I want to correct you on the distribution list and on
the Staff Contact Information memo. Sorry for the error. Hope you having a
good Monday.
Thanks,
Sarah
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Dear Marc: After speaking with Ellen and Sebastian, I thought it might be
useful to set out how I see the draft (received to-day) proceeding. I
gather you suggested to Ellen that it contain our policy assessment. I feel
strongly that it is too early to do so, especially ha'.4ng the example of
the Gold train paper. Because it was put out as a "preliminary" report, it
contains many passages that are in need of correction. On that agree fully,
with one exception, with Sebastian's note. In fact I have afew more
observations to add and will do so over the weekend.
The lesson is that we should not go forward with only half-digested
material - it will take away from the impact a fully considered analysis
will have, particularly on a core issue such as the policy one. And I do
not believe we are in a position to put out a fully considered and
documented conclusion as yet.Accordingly, I think it best to provide the
Commission at this time with a purely factual report and aim for a full
report that can stand up by the time of the next Commission meeting
(Feb.29). I hope you agree. I expect to be back either in mid- or late
December and would think the we than could focus on the conclusions to be
drawn from the policy paper and our re'.4ew of the policy implementation and
consequences .
One other point, given the rush to get something to the Commission, we
should make clear that the policy paper covers only OMGUS and, I hope,
USACA. I doubt that it will be able to cover the South-European Command
adequately. I had asked Ellen not to forget about it as well as Greg to
take a look at the material. If you have any material on this, please do
not forget to pass it to them.
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sloeser@PCHA.GOV (Stu Loeser)
Hi
The news never stops, as a local (?) tv station advertises here in DC ..
No sooner do I leave the office last night than the NC Painting and
Russian Settlement stories hit the wires. Thanks to those who forwarded
them to me.
Dateline finally ran the Chase piece they're been working on since March
last night - I did not see it but will provide a transcript if I get
one. In the meantime, MSNC has follow-up at
http://www.msnbc.com/news/332286.asp.
Fall-out from the Commission's Gold Train progress report continues.
Other stories below are:
NC Museum .of Art (1 article)
Russian-Nazi Settlement (1)
Czech-Soviet Accusations (1)
Slave Labor (Frankenthal vs. Bayer) (1)
Nazi Exhibit LTE (APOSTOLOU) (1)
Hausfeld profile (1)
Stay tuned for more ....
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Agence France Presse
November OS, 199917:23 GMT
HEADLINE: Hungarian Jews claim French might also have looted their gold
DATELINE: BUDAPEST, Nov 5
BODY:
Hungarian Jews claimed here Friday that there was a second "Hungarian
gold
train" possibly looted by French soldiers apart from one looted by US
troops
after Wor1d War II.
"There was a French gold train as well, which contained 36 crates of
gold and
12 kilograms of diamonds. It was captured by French soldiers in
Austria,"
Hungarian Jewish community leader Peter Feldmayer told AFP.
He claimed this value, which belonged to the wealth of Hungarian Jews
who
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From: kpage@PCHA.GOV (Katherine Page)
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Good moming, Erin!
According to their calendarn, Ken & Gene are both available following
the Monday staff meeting. I'll put you on their calendarn & will leave
you a message if there is a problem.
I'll talk to Major Goldberg this morning about y'our request to work at
McNair Monday. I believe his capacity is 6; on Monday he'll have
Sebastian, Greg, Sarah, Marc, Aimee & Allison. He may not go for a 7th,
but no harm in asking.
All the best!
Katherine
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KatharineTwo quick
qu~tions:
One, I haw been working a little this past week on the ,Chart showing
the
disposition of Gold Train Assets. Gene said at the Monday meeting that
I
should try to set up a meeting to discuss the chart with Ken and/or Gene
this
week, but I wanted to haw something in hand to discuss firnt. Would it
be
okay to meet briefly after the meeting this Monday or should I try to
arrange
something else?
Two, I wouls like to be able to work at Ft. McNair on Monday if
possible. I
underntand that we are to go through you to get access- so I hope an
email
request for access is enough.
Talk to you soon,
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Alter looking through a stack of RG 216 documents and talking to Marc we
decided the it made the most sense for each team to look through the
materials that were copied from RG 216 to see what. if any. of the materias,l
they wanted to keep for their team. Anything that is left over after the
reviews will be recycled. We have checked with Lynda and she has said it is
not a problem if we get rid of none relevant documents before anyone writes
on them or they get stamped.
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KatharineTwo quick questions:
One, I have been working a little this past week on the Chart showing the disposition of Gold Train Assets. Gene said at the
Monday meeting that I should try to set up a meeting to discuss the chart with Ken and/or Gene this week, but I wanted to
have something in hand to discuss first. Would it be okay to meet briefly after the meeting this Monday or should I try to
arrange something else?
Two, I wouls like to be able to work at Ft. McNair on Monday if possible. I understand that we are to go through you to get
access- so I hope an email request for access is enough.
Talk to you soon,
Erin
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Konstantin-
If you don't ge ta chance to email the research plan before 5 or so-please send it to my other email:
mrodgers@loyola.edu
Either way I hope to have it before tomorrow morning so we can finish it as soo as possible.
Erin
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KonstantinThe following is from a fax that Ken sent to the Archives this moming.
I will talk to you soon and see you this aftemoon,
Erin
September 8, 1999
To: Judy Osborne
From: Milt Gwirtzman
These are questions I have about progress in the art area in the U.S. about which you might be able to get information in
you discussion with the AAMD:
1.
Are any museums engaged in relAewing the provenance of works in their collections which might have a Nazi-WWII
.
2. In doing this work, are museums contacting others in the art world, such as dealers and collectors, who might be able to
help in supplying provenance information?
3. Did AAMD' Art Issues Committee issue any report on sollAng the financial problems inwlved in facilitating this research?
4. Have any museums done anything about linking indilAdual museum databases to facilitate such research?
5. Putting aside what museums may be doing on their own, are they facilitating access by outside researchers to
information the museums may have on Nazi-World War II provenance of works in their collections?
6. Have any museums undertaken to circulate photographs of art in their holdings on the intemet, in order to assist people
looking for their art? (as the French museums have done with the MNR)
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All of these questions are derived from the AAMD guidelines.
The fax from Ken reads as follows:
Konstantin,
These are from Eisenstat's guy. Do we know any ofthe answers?
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I spoke briefly with Jill re restitution outline that-she and Lucille batted out and which Ellen, Lucille and I amended and sent an
amended version thereofto Jill this p. m.
However, I would like to confirm the following for the peace of mind of the research staff.
The first edited draft ofthis restitution paper will be produced hi toto by the research staff. It will be turned over to the
Ex ecutive Staff for an initial review on November 1. The research staff will work with the members of the Ex ecutive Staff on
refinements and improvements to this draft. Moreover, the research staff will add new materials to the initial draft which it is
unable to incorporate in this initial version. We will identify what those elements are either in the draft or in a cover letter to
you. As things stand as of now, every group has been asked to place this paper on priority one. Hence, the bulk of the
research staffs time between now and November 1 will be spent on this paper. If Jill wants to participate in this initial phase of
the draft, she is most welcome to but it would be much easier for us if she came out to the Archives or to Ft McNair to work
with us. Otherwise, it's too confusing for us, because ofthe size and complexity ofthe project.
Thanks for your understanding,
Marc Masurovsky
PS: Is it true that Lisa-our intern-has been rerouted to the Financial Assets team? Let me know.
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Sitrep for 10/19/99
I met with Ellen and Lucille re the restitution paper. We have dh.1ded up responsibilities as to who is writing what. I have
dropped everything else in order to get this paper done. We have a good feeling aboUt the narrative flow and how it will look.
What is Jill's role in this exercise?
Thanks,
Marc
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No one said that the Russians have the documents which indicate the source of these melts. But we won't know that unless
we ask for them. My hunch is that there are documents EVERYWHERE. The French, British, Germans, maybe even the
Swiss and the Austrians might have mint documents. It all depends on who was where, when, who took what from where and
got away with it. Hence, if we want to resolve this issue ONCE AND FOR ALL, a concerted effort is required to tap into other
archives so that we can develop a big picture of the situation. I am not saying that we should, but that is the most
comprehensive way that I can enlAsion so far. The other documents that will be required for perusal are those of the various
German agencies responsible for seizing gold from Jews and tracking those shipments to the Mint for melting down those
assets into bars. We know that the high-end jewelry was sold directly in the neutral markets, The rest was reduced to
fineness and either transmuted into coins or bars.
Summary: check all major archives in Europe that are repositories of captured German documents and examine shipment
records from German spoliation agencies to the Mint andlor Degussa or other significant German gold refiners.
Perhaps, this should be a policy recommendation of PCHA, knowing how sparse our resources are.
Marc
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Mention was made not too long ago that Prussian State Mint records are indeed at the Archi~s. The answer is yes, of
course, there are Prussian State Mint records at the National Archi~s. But we cannot use them for our purpose since they
do not gi~ us the provenance of the gold that is being remelted. Hence, the exercise is futile. The ledgers produced by the
Foreign Exchange Depository Group in Frankfurt, under the expert guidance of Mr. Thoms indicate date of melts and type of
bar being melted, not source. These as well as the incomplete German-language Reichsbank microfilm are the only sources
directly associated with Prussian State Mint records. In other words, we're still on base one.
Marc Masurovsky
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Dear Lucille, Mark and Ellen:
The new outline looks fine. The point is we have a structure. In the
meantime, I started to flesh out the old outline from the stuff in
Ellen's memo to see how it would work. The topics are the same - if not
in the same order. I am attaching my draft for your use. «table of
contents.doc» Thanks Jill
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From: Prezcomm@aol.com [mailto:Prezcomm@aol.com]
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Subject: RE: restitution paper
I spoke briefly with Jill re restitution outline that she and Lucille
batted out and which Ellen, Lucille and I amended and sent an amended·
version thereofto Jill this p.rn.
.
However, I would like to confirm the following for the peace of mind of
the research staff:
The first edited draft of this restitution paper will be produced in
toto by the research staff. It will be turned over to the Executive
Staff for an initial re'04ew on November 1. The research staff will work
, ,with. the, members, of the Executive Staff, on refinements ar.ld improvements:,
to thi~ draft. Moreover, the research staff will ado new materials to
the initial draft which it is unable to incorporate in this initial
version. We will identify what those elements are either in the draft
or in a cover letter to you. As things stand as of now, every group has
been asked to place this paper on priority one. Hence, the bulk ofthe
research staWs time between now and November 1 will be spent on this
paper. If Jill wants to participate in this initial phase ofthe draft,
she is most welcome to but it would be much easier for us if she came
out to the Archives or to Ft McNair to work with us. Otherwise, it's
too confusing for us, because ofthe size and complexity oUhe proje!
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Jill is working with Lucille and Ellen to help conceptualize and shape
the paper; i.e., to organize it in a way that makes sense forthe
Commissioners and others. As you know, there are many pieces to this
and we need a way to present them so that they Uluminate rather than
swamp the reader.
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I met wi~h Ellen and Lucille re the restitution paper. We have dilAded
up
responsibilities as to who is writing what. I have dropped everything
else
in order to get this paper done. We have a good feeling about the
narrative
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What is Jill's role in this exercise?
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Dear Marc
I look forward to working with you all. I could come to fort mcnair
tomorrow morning - have to be at NIH at noon - or to Fort mcnair or the
archives first thing monday moming. Which is best for you? Thanks
Jill
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Thanks for your help. I apologize if I was a bit short on the
telephone. The marching orders that we received wom Gene are that the
research staffwill provide the first edited draft version ofthe
restitution policy on November 1. The edits and rewrites will include a
somewhat larger cast, including you of course. If you want to work with
us in the production of this initial draft, it would be best if you
could come out to the Archives. We can also set up a meeting at Ft
McNair which is where I will be doing most of my w~ting onthis.
project. Let us know one way or another.
Marc Masurovsky
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I received an e-mail from lVIajor Goldberg this afternoon regarding
researchers going out to Ft. McNair. He said that he's been receiving
messages from people on the times/days that they will be at Ft. McNair.
He would prefer such announcements be made through me. Please notify me
when you plan to go to Ft. McNair, and I will pass along your
information to Major Goldberg. It's simply a matter of keeping us
organized for him. Thank you!
Katherine
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From: gsofer@PCHA.GOV (Gene Sofer)
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Jill is working with Lucille and Ellen to help conceptualize and shape
the paper; i.e., to organize it in a way that makes sense for the
Commissioners and others. As you know, there are many pieces to this
and we need a way to present them so that they illuminate rather than
swamp the reader.
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I met with Ellen and Lucille re the restitution paper. We have di~ded
up
responsibilities as to who is writing what. I have dropped everything
else
in order to get this paper done. We have a good feeling about the
narrative
flow and how it will look.
What is Jill's role in this exercise?
Thanks,
Marc
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From: bakerr@PANET.US-STATE.GOV (BAKER, RITA M.)
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Bill Siany asked you when you were here last week if you would talk to
the Interagency Working Group on Nazi war criminals about what you're
finding in RG 319. He's discovered that he's too late to get you on
the agenda; apparently some flunky from Archives and a General from NSA .
will be taking up the IWG's time. But he would like you to give him
some notes so he can make some comments himself.
He will be off tomorrow, as willi (my snowbird parents are on their way
to Florida from NH), but you can e-mail me or him (at
slanyw@panet.us-state.gov) or call him (663-1123) on Monday.
Rita
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I agree that this sounds like a wild goose chase, gi~n our resources.
We can mention it in Stockholm, but should go on to the next topic.
KLK
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No one said that the Russians have the documents which indicate the
source of
these melts. But we won't know that unless we ask for them. My hunch
is
that there are documents EVERYWHERE. The French, British, Germans,
maybe
e~n the Swiss and the Austrians might ha~ mint documents. It all
depends
on who was where, when, who took what from where and got away with it.
Hence, if we want to resol~ this issue ONCE AND FOR ALL, a concerted
effort
is required to tap into other archi~s so that we can develop a big
picture
ofthe situation. I am not saying that we should, but that is the most
comprehensive way that I can en\1sion so far. The other documents that
"will
be required for perusal are those of the various German agencies
responsible"
for seizing gold from Jews and tracking those shipments to the Mint for
melting down those assets into bars. We know that the high-end jewelry
was
sold directly in the neutral markets. The rest was reduced to fineness
and
either transmuted into coins or bars.
Summary: check all major archives in Europe that are repositories of
captured German "documents and examine shipment records from German
spoliation
agencies to the Mint and/or Degussa or other significant German gold
refiners.
Perhaps, this should be a policy recommendation of PCHA, knowing how
sparse
our resources are.
Marc
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Marc,
The Ascona Group were the 25 individuals from about ten countries (Slany and I represented the United States) that met in
Ascona, Switzerland in late October 1997, to discuss research on Holocaust-era Asset issues. The meeting was sponsored
by the Bergier Commission. We discussed issues, definitions, cooperation, progress-to-date, etc. An Ascona Declaration
was issued. I have a copy of it if you are interested. Helen Junz was present at the meeting, just having been employed by
the Volcker Committee. There was to have been a second meeting o(the group in the fall of 1998, but The Washington
Conference made it unnecessary. Greg
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What is the "Ascona Group"? What is your role in it?
Just curious.
Marc Masurovsky
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What is the "Ascona Group"? What is your role in it?
Just curious.
Marc Masurovsky
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RE: mcnair
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From: Aimee.Breslow@hqda.army.mil (Breslow, Aimee Ms HAC)
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Dear Marc,
Sounds great. I never know what my schedule will be until the day before or
day of, but I imagin once the Commission meeting is over, things will be
more flexible. Let's touch base at the end ofthis week, beggining of next.
Aimee
ps. Good luck with your presentation!
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I will begin my mcnair trips on October 18. I would love it if we could
schedule some time to chat, perhaps over lunch.
Marc Masurovsky
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renewal of Alice's contract
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Greg Bradsher alerted me to the fact that Alice's arrangement with PCHA does not extend to the next fiscal year. Hence,
someone at PCHA needs to make the necessary arrangements to renew her contract so that we can continue to get first
class seNice at NARA.
Thanks,
Marc
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RG 319
Date: 10/5/995:16:30 PM Eastern Daylight lime
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L
I spoke with Polly M. regarding the RG 319 situation, as you indicated. She let me know that she and her colleagues are still
debating funding issues. I told her that my interest-PCHA's interest-is to ensure that this project can be designed so that
information can be retrieved efficiently and in a targeted fashion. PCHA can contribute its expertise in that area as well as
help structure the project so that it can be responsi~ to research queries.
Marc
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Policy Section for Hungarian Gold Train
Date: 10/5/996:45:35 PM Eastem Daylight lime
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Gene,
The policy paragraphs follow. Thank you again for the offer for dinner, that was very kind. I hope this document is where it
needs to be, but ifthere are problems tonight that need correcting asap, please call me at home 202-337-4214
Erin
.
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Discussion of the conduct of the American forces in Austria with respect to the assets on the Hungarian Gold Train begins
with a general understanding of the prevailing policies applicable to the handling of those assets. In accordance with
longstanding intemational agreements, the United States adhered to the principle of restitution of national cultural heritage to
the country of origin. Within this principle there were no limitations based on a nation's status - as former enemy, military
ally, or neutral.
At the close of World War II, this policy was articulated by the United States Military Govemment in Military Law 59 to govem
the disposition of assets recovered in Germany. Military Law 59 states as its basic principle that it "shall be the purpose of
this law to effect to the largest extent possible the speedy restitution of identifiable property ... to persons who were wrongfully.
deprived of such property within the period from 30 January 1933 to 8 May 1945 ... "
There was no comparable clear statement ofthis policy applicable to assets recovered in Austria. Thus, in dealing with the
assets found on the Gold Train, the Americans lacked clear direction. In 1946, the United States signed two intemational
agreements that bore directly on the disposition of Gold Train Assets: the Final Act of the Paris Reparation Conference and
the Five-Power Agreement for Non-Repatriable Victims of Germany.
These agreements enabled the creation ofthe Preparatory Committee for the International Refugee Organization and permitted
the sale of non-monetary gold assets and ownerless. property for the benefit of non-repatriable refugees.
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Dear Luci lie,
I'm sure you were disappointed at not ha\1ng been able to join us this morning at the FederallD Office. To say the least, it
was thrilling. I hope you made it home safely and speedily. Anyway, when I got back from downtown, Max Friedland stopped
by to pick up his exhibition invitation and asked about a set of directions for New York as well. I found the invitation but I
couldn't find the directions. He will be here tomorrow if you can tell me where they are or prepare new ones and I told him I
would pass them along. 'just thought I would let you know.
Sincerely,
Allison
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clearances
Date: 10/8/99 12:50:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Re: clearances
the good news is that I have a visit' planned at the fbi either Tuesday pm or Wednesday.
the bad news is that the clearance that I have at this point is not· going to work with respect to the still
classified 'RG 319 records at NARA, Mr. Taylor has to fill me in on the reasons and I will report back to you
as soon as I know what the hitch is. My guess is that the Army will not accept a Treasury clearance.
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Date: 10/8/9912:54:29 PM Eastem Daylight lime
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cc: kklothen@pcha.gov
As I indicated to you over the telephone today, I went to the Austrian Embassy last night to listen toa
speech by Hannah Lessing, head of the National Fund for compensation to victims of National Socialism. I
explained in brief terms the work of the Commission and our interests in Austria. She will do what she can to
assist us if we have any local research needs. As you can imagine, she is very well connected with both the
Austrian Archives and the political power struciure that is still in place. Her boss is the President of the
Austrian Parliament.
As far as the Austrian embassy in Washington is concemed, I expressed the commission's desire to get in
touch with the Austrian Historical commission because there might be some research overlaps. Indeed, the
Austrian Commission has recently selected 28 topics to examine within the next 3 years. I explained that our
commission's lifespan will be rtlJch shorter. Therefore, there is a certain time sensitivity to making contact
with our Austrian counterparts. I.will be calling my contact there next week to follow up on last night's
discussion.
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research methodology for final report
Date: ,10/8/99 1:01 :36 PM Eastem Daylight lime
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To: gsofer@pcha.gov
CC: kklothen@pcha.gov
Based on the Hungarian gold 'froain drill, we ought to take advantage of the presence of Jonathan and Helen
next week to meet and try to set up the outlines of a template for writing and editing the rest of the report
and future deliverables. Helen echoed that concern to me this morning and I share it since time is of the
essence. I think that we need to have On open and constructive discussion of how a writer/editor will fit in to
our research and writing efforts: I know that there are different feelings about this that hove been echoed
by other team members. These feelings need to be acknowledged and factored in so that the process of
writing and editing can be as collegial as possible and not fraught with any more anxiety than needs to be. As
historians, you can appreciate the fact that w~ feel very strongly about anything that we commit to paper.
You also know that whatever gets committed to paper and submitted for review will be conclusive, rather than
speculative.
These are simply some thoughts which are not to be viewed as final, simply words in progress aimed at
facilitating the complex procedure of assembling this final report so that we can all be proud of it and
recognize our various contributions to it.
MIlrc
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If Helen finds that she cannot use Aimee's services on a full-time basis, can the Gold Team borrow her to do historiographical
work?
Give it some thought.
Marc
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1. New research areas
As a follow-up to the discussion with Mr. Eizenstat regarding the role of American banks in France during the period of
Nazi occupation, are we doing anything about ~IP Morgan and Chase?
As a follow-up to a recent staff meeting, we discussed a closer examination of the actilAties ofthe Jewish successor
organizations and their handling of the various categories of assets that fall within the mandate of PCHA. Is that still going to
happen? If so, how do we approach the issue7'Do all the teams work on this matter? Is one person going to owrsee the
research component on this matter?
2. Topical areas that we examine but that PCHA has determined do not fall within the mandate.
How free are we to discuss the aim areas with "the outside wor1d" if you have determined that they do not fall within the
mandate. As an example, if I come across information about Nazis being evacuated through the so-called ratlines and you
haw determined that this information is not within the mandate, am I free to discuss what I have seen with outsiders without
asking for prior approval from you? I haw not done so up to now because I do not know how you want to handle this. But I
know that there is a lot of interest regarding this issue. Similar1y, if I come across information about the brutal tactics used by
the Haganah in displaced persons camps to recruit Jews and non-Jews to go to Palestine and fight in the Jewish Army, can I
discuss this fact with people on the outside? Or is anything that I see as part of PCHA research subject to the same
restrictions as research that falls within the mandate of PCHA?
Please let me know. This is not, a buming issue, but rather an issue of clarification.
Thanks,
Marc
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Hi,
We're a little light on assets-related news today, but more than make up
for it with editorials and opinion pieces. Note in particular the 1.
Post I Marilyn Henry piece ...
You might not ha\e seen the cO\erage of the Commission in this month's
ARTnews -- it's not an article they posted to their website -- but I'd
be happy to fax you a copy.
Stu
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Court says museum can send allegedly stolen Nazi art back to Austria
By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press, 09/21199 11:35
ALBANY, N. Y. (AP) The Museum of Modem Art can send two paintings back
to an Austrian foundation despite claims that the works were stolen by
Nazis more than a half century ago, New York's highest court says.
The state Court of Appeals today ruled 6-1 that the state law
prohibiting the seizure of. art loaned to New York institutions applies
in all cases, including criminal in\estigations.
The paintings, "Dead City Ill" and "Portrait of Wally," were among
more than 100 paintings by Egon Schiele lent to MOMA by the Leopold
Fowldation in Vienna for a three-month exhibit that ended Jan. 4, 1998.
Three days later, befure the paintings could be returned, the district
attorney's office recei\ed complaints from the heirs of the earlier
Jewish owners.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau obtained a subpoena that
requires the two works stay in the U. S. while his office in\estigates
.claims that Nazis stole them from'Jewish owners during the Holocaust
era.
MOMA asked the courts to release the paintings, arguing that the state's
Exemption from Seizure Law bars any interference by anyone fur any
reason with art loaned to New York institutions by fureign entities.
Prosecutors argued, howe\er, that the law histo
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Monday being a holiday, we will have our staff meeting on Tuesday at 10
AM in Ken's office.' The agenda for this meeting is as follows: 1) next
steps for the research agenda, 2) re"';ew of agenda items for the
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Good moming, here's today's news:
Commission extended (1)
German Settlement (3)
Art I Cultural Property (2)
Romas (1)
Note that inclusion of company press releases does not mean endorsement
of groups or contents. In fact, any inclusion doesn't mean agreement or
endorsement. But, you already knew that....
Stu
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News at a Glance
Last updated Monday, October 4, 6:41 PM ET
The U.S. House of Representati~s unanimously approved legislation to
extend by one year the mandate of a presidential commission examining
the fate of Holocaust assets in the United States. The commission is
searching for gold, art and other assets that were turned o~r to state
go~rnments following Wor1d War II.
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German Firms Set to Settle Holocaust Claims,. Lawyers Say
By David Segal
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 5,1999; Page A02
After months of painstaking negotiations, a group of German corporations
is set to offer as much as $3.8 billion to settle a spate of
Holocaust-related legal claims, including those brought by slave
laborers, according to lawyers familiar with the talks.
The offer comes on the e~ of a two-day conference, scheduled to start
tomorrow at the State Department, to resol~ the question of how to
compensate as many as 2.4 million survivors who toiled against their
will-often at gunpoint and without pay-to stoke the war machine of the
Third Reich.
Also at issue: how much German insurance and banking interests will pay
for their alleged role in appropriating assets from Holocaust \4ctims.
But a swift end to this bitter and enormously convoluted dispute seems
unlikely. Piaintiffs'lawyers, who have filed more than two dozen
class-action lawsuits on behalf of survivors, yesterday denounced the
German offer as woefully inadequate.
Under terms of the expected proposal, they said, each \4ctim could end
up with a lump sum of roughly $200. Calculated in 1940-era dollars, the
lawyers said, that payment could work out to about $20 per victim for an
a~rage of two years of hard labor.
"If they present this number as their first and final number, I don't
think anyone believes this will produce anything other than the end of
the negotiations and a huge worldwide backlash at the arrogance of such
a position," said one lawyer, who declined to be identified.
"If, however, this is a good-faith opening offer that has flexibility to
become a reasonable number, there is hope that this could finally be
resolved."
:.
A State Department official said.)t was premature to comment on any
anticipated offers. "We expect the German comp!3nies to live up to their
moral commitment-an'd make a presentation at this meeting," said James
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�Bindenagel,the State Department's special envoy for Holocaust issues.
The conference will bring together representatives from countries where
former victims reside, such as Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Israel, as
well as leaders of Jewish groups and plaintiffs' lawyers. German
participants, which include top gOVemment officials and'executives from
DaimlerChrysler AG and Volkswagen AG, hope that the talks settle the
forced-labor issue for good and lead to the I,{)luntary dismissal of all
related litigation.
The lawyers have asked for as much as $30 billion to settle the cases,
but they made those demands when their claims stood on sturdier legs, In
September,a pair of federal judges dismissed five of the class actions,
arguing that the U,S, courts are not the proper place to resolve this
matter.
Those rulings curtailed the lawyers' leverage to influence the
negotiations and added a greater importance to out-of-court discussions
already 'underway between top U.S. and German officials. Stuart E.
Eizenstat, the deputy Treasury secretary, has led those talks on behalf
of the U.S. side.
The upcoming conference is intended to provide legal closure to victims
of one of the least-known crimes of the Holocaust. Starting in the
1930s, the Nazi regime put millions of people to work in the chemical, '
steel and mining industries, producing criticed materials for its war
machine. German industry capitalized on cheap and often free labor, and
the government sidestepped a growing manpower crisis, allowing more
Germal) soldiers to fight in the war.
The majority of victims were civilians captured during the Nazis'
occupation of Eastern Europe. Many were Catholic; some were shipped to
Germany, while others were kept in occupied territories. Roughly 500,000
were held in concentration camps and ghettos and treated as something
less than slaves-they were unpaid and often starved and worked to
death. Millions more were paid tiny sums and kept in labor camps where
they were adequately fed and in some cases allowed conjugal visits.
For years, German corporations have contended that they had little
choice but to play by the brutal rules of Hitler's government. Further,
under previous restitution agreements, German companies have already
dispensed some $53 million to forced wartime laborers.
Nonetheless, in response to a growing number of lawsuits, 12 German
companies announced in February that they would establish a $1.7 billion
fund to compensate former forced and slave laborers.
The companies said they were meeting a moral, rather than legal,
obligation. At the time, lawyers called the sum paltry and I,{)wed to
continue pushing their class actions, using that leverage to pursue an
out-of-court settlement.
According to sources, about 35 German corporations plan to establish a
single fund by Jan. 1 that will disburse money to foundations for
Holocaust victims in a handful of count'ries.
Also contributing to the fund would be several German banks that have
been accused of stealing the money from account holders, as well as
German insurers that allegedly profiteered by cashing out scores of
policies.
In exchange, German companies would receive assurances that lawyers
would abandon the suits. The companies also would win a declaration by
the U.S. govemment.officially supporting the settlement, a document
likely to dampen interest in additional suits.
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�Germany Makes Offer In Nazi Slave Labor Talks
BERLIN (Reuters) - A group of German corporations has offered SUMVOrs
who worked as slave laborers for the Nazis a concrete global sum in
compensation, the German chief negotiator in long-running talks said
Tuesday.
otto Lambsdorff, chief negotiator for the German government in the
talks, told German Radio he made the offer in a telephone conversation
with U.S. negotiator Stuart Eizenstat Monday. But he declined to name
the amount publicly.
German sources close to the negotiations have said that the figure would
be in the middle single digits of billions of marks. Four to six billion
marks would be equivalent to $2 to $3 billion. Estimates of the number
of sUMvors range as high as 2.4 million.
The Washington Post, quoting unidentified sources, said Tuesday that
Lambsdorff had said the corporations were set to offer as much as $3.8
billion to sUMvorswho worked against their will helping the Nazi war
machine.
U.S. lawyers have sought $20 billion and the Post reported that they
were disappointed with the German offer.
The corporations include some of German's best-known companies such as
Siemens, DaimlerChrysler. and Volkswagen.
Previously negotiations have been held up because the German companies
were seeking guarantees that contributing to the compensation fund would
shield them wom future law suits.
The German and U.S. government representatives, the companies and the
IActims' lawyers are due to meet in Washington Wednesday and Thursday.
Large sections of German industry benefited wom labor shipped in wom
concentration camps and "across Nazi-occupied Europe. Slave laborers,
many ofthem Jewish, were often worked to death in appalling conditions
and others left chronically weak.
Also Tuesday, a spokesman for the Finance Ministry said any German
compensation funds could be deducted wom the corporations' tax bills.
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German Firms Set To Settle Holocaust Claims - Report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of German corporations is set to offer as
much as $3.8 billion to settle Holocaust-related legal claims, including
those brought by former slave laborers, The Washington Post reported
Tuesday.
But the plaintiffs' lawyers considered the German offer to be
inadequate, the newspaper said.
The report comes on the eve of a two-day conference starting Wednesday
at the State Department to resolve the question of how to compensate as
many as 2.4 million sUMVOrs who toiled against their will to stoke the
Nazi war machine.
The Post reported that under the terms of the expected proposal, each
lActim would end up with a lump sum of roughly $200. Calculated in
. 194O-era dollars, the lawyers said, that payment could work out to about
$20 per lActim for an average of two years of hard labor.
"If they present this number as their first and final number, I don~
think anyone believes this will produce anything other than the end of
the negotiations and a huge worldwide backlash at the arrogance of such
a position," one lawyer told the Post.
"If, however, this is a good faith opening offer that has flexibility
to become a reasonable number, there is hope that this could finally be
resolved," the lawyer said.
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�The offer is a fraction ofthe $20 billion that the ",ctims' U.S.
lawyers are seeking to shelve plans for class action lawsuits.
Large sections of German industry benefited from labor shipped in from
concentration camps and across Nazi-occupied Europe. Slave laborers,
many of them Jewish, were often worked to death in appalling conditions
and others left chronically weak.
The conference at the State Department will bring together
representatives from countries where former ",ctims reside such as
Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Israel, as well as the leaders of Jewish
groups and plaintiffs' lawyers.
.
German participants, who include top govemment officials and executives
from such firms as DaimlerChrysler AG and Volkswagen AG, hope the talks
will settle the forced-labor issue and lead to the voluntary dismissal
of all related litigation.
The Post said that, according to its sources, about 35 German
corporations plan to establish a single fund by Jan. 1 that will
disburse money to foundations for Holocaust ",ctims in a handful of
countries. In exchange, German companies,Would receive assurances that
lawyers would abandon the suits.
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Tuesday October 5, 9:00 am Eastern lime
Company Press Release
SOURCE: World Council of Orthodox Jewish Communities
Deutsche Bank Sued for Participation in Nazi Campaign to Destroy Jewish
Religious and Cultural Property in Europe
World Council of Orthodox Jewish Communities to Pursue Europe's Second
Largest Bank in'New York Federal Court
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 IPRNewswirel - The Wor1d Council of Orthodox Jewish
Communities filed a class action lawsuit today in Federal Court in New
York against Deutsche Bank AG, which financed the Auschwitz death camp
in Poland, among other Nazi projects.
The World Council is seeking to recover damages from the bank for its
participation in and profiting from the Nazi theft and destruction of
religious and cultural property of Eastern European Jewish communities
during World War II.
It was the Wor1d Council of Orthodox Jewish Communities which negotiated
participation on behalf of sUMvor communities as part of the $1.25
billion Swiss bank settlement announced lasfyear. According to Mel
Urbach, General Counsel of the Wor1d Counci I of Orthodox Jewish
Communities, "This lawsuit is part ofthe ongoing effort ofthe World
Council to seek compensation to rebuild the religious and communal
infrastructure that was obliterated by Hitler during the war. II
To date, efforts seeking compensation from German companies relating to
conduct during Wor1d War II have focused on personal property and assets
taken from indi\1duals. In the lawsuit filed today, the losses of the
Jewish community are being addressed. According to Rabbi Moms
Shmidman, Executive Director of the World Council, "Deutsche Bank has
to acknowledge and take responsibility for its participation in Nazi
atrocities. They can't replace the lives that were taken, but they must
restore the dignity anq justice of those that are carrying on the
heritage, religion and culture which Hitler thought he had destroyed. II
The Wor1d Council's complaint alleges that Deutsche Bank:
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Conspired with the Nazi Regime to destroy the Jews and Jewish
institutions and loot and profit from communal religious property;
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Employed a sophisticated system to convert the items looted from
Jews and Jewish institutions to fund the Nazi war effort and the
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�destruction of Jews;
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Laundered Nazi Regime funds and seMced accounts for the
Gestapo, the Nazi secret police;
* Obtained, accepted, concealed, and converted looted assets
stolen by the Nazi Regi me;
* Compounded its misconduct through concealment of critical
information for over 50 years.
Previously secret documents discovered in February 1999 (as part of the
. Deutsche Bank-Bankers Trust merger) revealed Deutsche Bank's active aid
of the Nazi campaign against Jews and judaism in Europe. "This bank was
not simply a reluctant supporter of the Nazi 'Final Solution, H' said
attorney Stephen Whinston of Berger & Montague, in Philadelphia. "From
the approval of loans for the construction of the Auschwitz death camp
to the laundering of money and stolen gold, Deutsche Bank profited from
the imprisonment, torture, and murder of millions of people."
The Wor1d Council of Orthodox Jewish Communities was founded 50 y~ars
ago by the congregational and communal leaders of the successors of
pre-war Jewish communities. Currently several hundred congregational and
communal organizations are members of and represented by the World
Council, which, in addition, represents hundreds of constituent
communities wor1dwide and tens of thousands of Holocaust suMvors.
The Wor1d Council's broad mandate includes prO\.1ding educational,
financial, cultural and human seMces support to its constituents and
the rebuilding of Jewish communal life as it existed throughout Europe
before the Holocaust. It is also charged with the reclamation of assets
belonging to its members and their heirs, which were lost'during the
Holocaust, and to the pursuit of restitution claims against various
entities.
"This case continues our support of efforts to restore the community of
Judaism to its pre-Wor1d War II condition," Shmidman said. "The items
destroyed and looted include torahs, kiddush cups, shabbos candleabras,
precious libraries, synagogues, schools and other buildings in which
these and other Jewish cultural artifacts were housed."
This lawsuit, which is being led by Mel Urbach of the Law Offices of Mel
Urbach, Mitchell R. Schrage, of Mitchell R. Schrage & Associates in New
York City, and Stephen A. Whinston, of Berger & Montague, P.C. in
Philadelphia is solely against Deutsche Bank and makes no claims against
the German government. The case is on file in the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of New York.
SOURCE: World Council of Orthodox Jewish Communities
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Company Press Release
SOURCE: Commission for Art Recovery
Hungary's Embrace of Nazi Legacy of Looted Art Sparks Lawsuit from Baron
Herzog's Family for Return of Their Masterpieces
NEW YORK, Oct. 5/PRNewswirei - Near1y 60 years after Nazi SS
Obersturmbannfuehrer Adolf Eichmann di rected the looting of the famous
Herzog art collection from her family's home in Hungary on behalf of the
Third Reich, the granddaughter of Baron Herzog is suing for its return
with the assistance of the Commission for Art Recovery.
Citing a sustained and calculated indifference by the Hungarian
government during lengthy negotiations for the return of the art works,
Martha Nierenberg, of Armonk, NY, filed suit today, Tuesday, October
5th, in Budapest, Hungary.
Mrs. Nierenberg stated, "The Hungarian government has reneged on all
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�their promises to right this wrong. They seem to believe that they can
detain my family's works of art, which have become the last prisoners of
World War II. They think, because I am 75 I will not pursue justice. But
I won't allow Eichmann to claim "';ctory from his gra-.e, while Budapest
mocks the restitution efforts of other nations such as France, Austria
and even Germany."
Constance Lowenthal, Director, Commission for Art Recovery explained,
"This lawsuit is about confronting and fighting ~ lasting stain that
soils the Hungarian govemment, its refusal to retum masterpieces
looted by the Nazis over half a century ago. This government is
embracing an unprincipled and morally offensi-.e position. We are now
compelled to challenge it in the courts."
Part ofthe extensive 2,500 piece Herzog collection, including paintings
by EI Greco, Cranach,Van Dyck, and Zurbaran were taken to the
headquarters of Adolf Eichmann's Sonderkommando where the Nazi leader
selected masterpieces for shipment back to Germany under the "Hungarian'
de-Judafication Program." Following the war; the works of art were
retumed to Hungary under restitution agreements. Most of those pieces
remain in the possession of the Hungarian State.
Charles A.Goldstein, ofthe intemationallaw firm Squire, Sanders &
Dempsey, and attorney for the Commission for Art Recovery, stated, "'At
a time when Germany, France, and other countries are coming to grips
with their moral obligations to restore looted property, the retention
and display of a family heritage, if not pre-.ented, will effectively
complete the job Eichmann started."
Goldstein points out that the suit is based in part on the Nazi~rdered
legal decrees stipulating that confiscated property was "under
temporary official safeguarding." The suit claims "'the true owners are
able and wish to ensure the safeguarding of the art pieces themsel-.es."
The suit was filed in the Court of Budapest Capital City, Budapest,
Hungary, and names as defendants the Hungarian State and two state
museums, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery.
The. New York based Commission for Art Reco-.ery is committed to finding
the works of art that the Nazis took from Jews and dissidents. Its goal
is to reunite this art with the families of the rightful owners.
SOURCE: Commission for Art Recovery
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WWII Camp Still a Source Of Suffering For Gypsies
Czechs Aided Nazis, SUMVOrs Assert
By Peter Finn
Washington Post Foreign SeMce
Monday, October 4, 1999; Page A01
LElY, Czech Republic-In early August 1942, the Czech police came for
Bozena Ruzickova, then 18 years old and eight months pregnant. Along
with her fiance, her brother and his wife, their two children, her
grandmother and several uncles, she was bundled onto a truck and taken'
to a Czech-run camp for Gypsies here in southern Bohemia.
Only Ruzickova would SUN-.e. Her baby, Eva, would die in October, one
month after birth. Some of her family would die at Lety; her fiance was
guillotined in Prague for escaping from the camp. The rest of her
relatives were transported to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau
in Poland in 1943 and murdered.
An estimated 500,000 European Roma, as Gypsies prefer to be called, were
killed by the Nazis during World War II, more than 7,000 ofthem from
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�Czechoslovakia while the country was under German occupation.
Allegations of Czech complicity in what Roma call "the Devouring" haw
circulated for decades in this country, but the true story of the Czech
role is only now coming to light - and it is sparking angry debate.
After the 1989 revolution that ended Communist rule, the new democratic
gowrnment put the names of 77,297 Czech Jews who perished in the
Holocaust on the walls of Prague's Pinkas Synagogue. But reconciliation
owr the Nazis' attempted extermination of the country's Roma population
has been harder to achiew.
"Uke every nation, we have to face our history, good and bad," said
Irenej Kratoch~I, director ofthe Czech Office for the Inwstigation
and Documentation of the Crimes of Communism, which has been at the
forefront of efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes
during the Nazi and Communist years.
"We like to look at the photos of Wenceslas Square full of people in
1989. But there are photos ofthe same square in 1942 with 200,000
people gi~ng the Nazi salute. We can't say they were all Germans. And
in 1953, the square was full, probably with some ofthe same people
mouming the death of Stalin. It's difficult to remember who we were
as it is for Americans with slavery and [Indian] reservations." .
The Lety camp, forgotten during the Communist years, has become a bitter
touchstone in a country where Roma are still often treated as a scourge
to be walled off from proper society .
Last May, a Czech municipality proposed building a wall around aRoma
neighborhood, the latest in a succession of proposals to ghettoize the
ethnic group. Violent attacks on Roma by neo-Nazi skinhe,ads are
commonplace.
'
Today, the site of the Lety camp is a foul-smelling, industrial pig farm
that Communist authorities built in the 1970s. A muddy track near the
farm leads to a field of weeds where the sunken ground suggests old
graves. In 1995, President Vaclav Havel dedicated a small memorial to
the ~ctims of Lety - at least 300 dead. "Do not forget," it reads.
But for Roma acti~sts and their supporters, Czech society has
purposefully forgotten them, and the presence of the pig farm desecrates
the ~ctims who died here. For fiw years, they have argued that the
memorial is inadequate and the pig farm should be torn down.
"Lety was a concentration camp, and the pig farm has to go," said Monika
Horakova, a Roma member of Par1iament. "And if we can explain what
happened there so people understand why it has to be removed, it can
only help Czech-Roma relations."
Ear1ier this year, however, the Czech gowrnment rejected a $15 million
proposal by the Czech human rights commissioner and former dissident,
Petr Uhl, to relocate the pig farm and replace it with a memorial and
museum. Havel supported the plan, but as many as 70 percent of Czechs
oppose mo~ng the farm, according to opinion polls, and the accounts of
su~vors suggesting genocidal practices at Lety are dismissed as
fiction and a slur on the Czech nation.
"Nothing extraordinary happened at Lety," said Jan Cech, manager of the
pig farm. "It was a labor camp. There were 220 such camps here during
the war. And some people unfortunately died of typhus."
Indeed, punitiw work camPs were established by law on March 2, 1939,
before the Nazi occupation ofthe Czech lands, for "individuals shirking
work, aged 18 or more, who cannot prove that they earn a Ii~ng in a
proper way," Lety opened in August 1940 with Czech and Roma inmates. In
1942, Lety and a camp at Hodonin were conwrted into Roma-only
faCilities for men, women and children - a fact ignored by those who
insist they were mixed labor camps.
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testimony from camp pelSonnel and SUrvi'wOlS' accounts. The Lety camp was
staffed exClusively with Czech pelSonnel who received only occasional
visits from German officelS.
When Ruzickova arrived, her head was shaved. Within a few days, men,
women and children were separated into different unheated barracks. The
camp, designed to hold 300 in the summer and 200 in the winter, was
grossly overcrowded, with 900 inmates at peak times. The guards were
under signed ordelS from the Czech camp commandant, Josef Janovsky, to
shoot anyone attempting to escape or disobeying an order.
The inmates, including children, were forced to work from dawn to dusk
in stone quarries, on road construction and cutting wood. Of 1,300
inmates who passed through the camp, at least 300 died from halSh living
conditions, inadequate clothing, forced labor and malnutrition, which
ultimately led to two deadly outbreaks of typhus. All 35 infants born at .
the camp died' and were buried, like the rest of the dead, under a
coating of lime. Many of those who survived the epidemics were
transported to Auschwitz in 1943.
"There was no Zyklon Bin Lety," said Makus Pape, the German author of a
book on Lety, referTing to the Nazi extermination gas. "But that doesn't
mean there wasn't a will to make people disappear. The question of Lety
today is this: Is there any will to investigate, pUlSue, document the
role of Czech co-perpetrators with the Nazis? And the answer of Czech
society is 'no.' ..
A number of Czech historians have challenged Pape's thesis of Czech
culpability, arguing that he inflates individual acts of cruelty to a
policy of genocide. They insist that responsibility for Lety, although a
creation of the collaborationist Czech government, lies with the Nazis.
"The classification of what happened at Lety during the occupation as
part of the so-called problem of the Czech nation's settlement with its
own history, the alleged 'Czechness ofthe Lety' issue, is a routine
exaggeration," wrote Czech historian Jaroslav Valenta in the 1999
pamphlet "The Cause of Lety and Historians." .
The Office for the Investigation and Documentation of Crimes of
Communism, which conducted an 18-month investigation of Lety that ended
this year, concluded that Janovsky, the camp commandant, deliberately
caused the death of inmates without German ordelS or oversight. In 1948,
a Communist court tried Janovsky on charges that he willfully caused the
death of Gypsy inmates and found him not guilty.
But Pavel Bret, deputy director of the office leading the recent
investigation of Lety, said he has no doubt that Janovsky was guilty.
Bret said there is compelling testimony in the court transcript from the
. camp doctor and some guards that inmates were beaten, tortured and
raped. No Roma were called to testify.
"The verdict is a mystery to me," Bret said. "He was guilty."
Asked ifthe Czechs' policies at the camp amounted to race-based murder
of a group of people, he hesitated before saying "yes."
Ruzickova, 75, no longer believes she will live to see Lety
memorialized. She escaped the camp after 106 days and was recaptured and
sentenced to six years in a German prison camp before she was liberated
in Lubeck by American soldiers. She was one of only 500 to 800 Roma who
retumed to the Czech lands after the war.
"There will be no peace fot the dead until the pig farm is gone," said
Ruzickova, Who has visited the camp twice to pray for the dead. "That's
where they killed my family. There and in Auschwitz."
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October 19, 1999
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As I discussed with Jonathan on Friday, I have se\oeral concems about the "Progress Report on the Gold Train."
(1) Pages 18,.19: "The numerous loans, sales, gifts, and thefts ofthe property ofthe Gold Train hampered attempts to identify
the ownership of the property. Further complicating matters, the property was repacked and the original containers and labels
indicating country and names of owners were lost."
This statement in not footnoted, and is mas.! likely untrue. As a general rule, containers were not labeled. J am told that
some labels may ha\oe existed on a few ofthe paintings. But that fact is not substantiated in the report. In any event, even if
we determine that a few of the containers may have been labeled, it is important to be as accurate as possible in our
reporting. The issue of labeling of property, in fact, is critical to the argument on the treatment of property as "identifiable"
versus "unidentifiable."
" .
(2) Page 20: Within the context ofthe IRO auctions in New York, the Report quotes the New York Times as estimating that
the "total worth of valuables captured by the United States in Austria and Germany approximated $4,000,000."
This statement is misleading. A more reliable estimate/source should ha\oe been used. In fact, the total worth of the
valuables was many times the quoted figure-probably between $50 and $100 million, not including gold. And since the Report
further states that one week's receipts from the IRO auctions in New York totaled o\oer $150,000, the quoted estimate gives an
inexact perspective on the worth of the valuables auctioned by the IRO as compared to the total assets seized by the U.S.
military in Europe.
(3) Pages 27-28: In the context of explaining U.S. policy towards Hungary, the Report concludes that "[UlntiI1948, when the
Hungarian restitution mission was expelled from the U.S. zones in Germany and Austria, Hungary was actually treated better
than some countries on the free side ofthe Iron Curtain." The footnote reads: "For example, paintings valued at $20 million
from the so-called "Sil\oer Train" were restituted to Hungary."
The Report is generally correct in pointing to U.S. policy toward Hungary as a partial explanation for the treatment ofthe Gold
Train. But the argument is seriously weakened by the two cases used in its support-the expUlsion ofthe Hungarian restitution
mission and the Sil\oer Train.
U.S. policy toward Hungary, in fact, changed in 1fj47 before the Hungarian restitution mission was expelled from the U.S.
zones-that is, approximately a year earlier than the Report indicates. And the Silver Train was restituted in April 1947, only a
month before the Communist takeover in Hungary.
The Silver Train is a particularly weak case to use to support the Report's suggestion that the Gold Train should have been
restituted after the Communists takeover in Hungary. Indeed, it may actually cut against it. Soon after the Silver Train was
restituted to Hungary, the USSR took the train from the government of Hungary as war reparations. Thereafter the U.S. had
legitimate reasons not to restitute any property to Hungary.
(4) My fourth and final concern may be the most controversial. The Report fails to provide the proper historical context for the
chronology. The most important example ofthis concerns the taking of "looted property by high ranking U.S. military
officials." The Report blurs the distinction between "war booty" and "war loot."
Official documentation refers to the Gold Train as "war booty," at least until November 1945. Late 1945, in fact; encompasses
the period when most of the assets were taken by U.S. officials. The Hungarian Jewish community did not claim the Gold
Train assets until December 1945. Only then did the assets become defined as "war loot."
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�There is a fine line between "war booty" and "war loot." The improper taking of either is, by any measure, impermissible and
unjustifiable. However. in the contemporaneous context ofWor1d War II and the Austrian theatre of occupation. the distinction
is critical in accurately explaining certain beha..nor by the U.S. military.
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I would be happy to answer any questions about the analysis above, and hope that it will be useful in the preparation ofthe
final version ofthe Gold Train Report.
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After months of painstaking negotiations, a group of German corporations
is set to offer as much as $3.8 billion to settle a spate of
Holocaust-related legal claims, including those brought by slave
laborers, according to lawyers familiar with the talks.
The offer comes on the eve of a two-day conference, scheduled to start
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After having discussed at great length with Erin the process of editing the Hungarian gold train paper, I believe, in my modest
capacity as research director for the gold team, that a debriefing for the research staff would be of immense value on this
exercise. It brings to mind a number of issues that concem the writing and editorial processes, i.e., what constitutes a first
draft for review by others than the research staff, the discipline involved in allowing each successive draft to become a
progressively improved version ofthe former so that there are fewer edits to make at each successive stage, etc., etc.
I applaud the efforts that you have all put into making this particular paper as close to perfect as possible. It is a worthwhile
lesson for all of us who have not yet gone through this drill .. Hence, the lessons leamed from this exercise are invaluable.
Next point. The writer/editor/ project manager for the final report.
Whoever that individual is, he/she must be sufficiently versed in the topic at hand to be able to spot research gaps,
methodological flaws, as well as stylistic abherrations and grammatical mistakes. For that reason, if Sybil Milton is not under
consideratfon for this job (and I hope she will be, out of respect for the degree of rigor and integrity that she brings to the
writing and editing of HISTORICAL MATERIAL), someone like her ought to be considered who reasons like a HISTORIAN.
After all, we are producing an historical report which will be read by lay people, but which will put forth historical facts and
findings that will have policy implications. The aim is my expressed personal preference. Obviously, I will defer to your wiser
judgment.
the gold team summary. I-we-decided to articulate as a series of questions because I-we- believe that this lends itself
better to a format where no findings can be put forth. Moreover, this approach provides the commissioners with an insight into
our thinking and methodology. My presentation to the committee members will be a guide to how to answer these questions,
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Marc -I agree with Gene on everything, except that my hope has been
that we could use Sybil more as a researcher type historian than a
writer/editor. But any possibility is on the table. And I meant to
inform you myself of Eli's call - you're absolutely right, the
relationship is now on the right track.
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After ha~ng discussed at great length with Erin the process of editing
the
Hungarian gold train paper, I believe, in my modest capacity as research
director for the gold team, that a debriefing for the research staff
would be
'of immense value on this exercise. It brings to mind a number of issues
that
concem the writing and editorial processes, i.e., what constitutes a
first
draft for review by others than the research staff, the discipline
involved
in allowing each successive draft to become a progressively improved
version
of the former so that there are fewer edits to make at each successive
stage,
etc., etc.
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paper
as close to perfect as possible. It is a worthwhile lesson for all of
us who
have not yet gone through this drill. Hence, the lessons leamed from
this
exercise are invaluable.
Next point. The writer/editor/ project manager for the final report.
Whoever that indi~dual is, he/she must be sufficiently versed in the
topic
at hand to be able to spot research gaps, methodological flaws, as well
as
stylistic abherrations and grammatical mistakes. For that reason, if
Sybil
Milton is not under consideration for this job (and I hope she will be,
out
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my expressed personal prefere"nce. Obviously, I will defer to your wiser
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;
Next, the gold team summary. I-we-decided to articulate as a series
of
questions because I-we- believe that this lends itself better to a
format
where no findings can be put forth. Moreover, this approach pro\4des
.the
commissioners with an insight into our thinking and methodology. My
presentation to the committee members will be a guide to how to answer
these
questions, their import, and how they amplify and enrich the
Sianey/Eizenstadt report. I hope that you concur.
Marc
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Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets
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<p>The Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States, formed in 1998, was charged with investigating what happened to the assets of victims of the Holocaust that ended up in the possession of the United States Federal government. The final report of the Commission, <a href="http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/pcha/PlunderRestitution.html/html/Home_Contents.html"> “Plunder and Restitution: Findings and Recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States and Staff Report"</a> was submitted to President Clinton in December 2000.</p>
<p>Chairman - Edgar Bronfman<br /> Executive Director - Kenneth Klothen</p>
<p>The collection consists of 19 series. The first fifteen series of the collection are composed mostly of photocopied federal records. These records were reproduced at the National Archives and Records Administration by commission members for their research. The records relate to Holocaust assets created between the mid 1930’s and early 1950’s by a variety of U. S. Government agencies and foreign sources.</p>
<p>Subseries:<br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Art+and+Cultural+Property+">Art and Cultural Property</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Gold+">Gold</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Gold+Team+Review+Form+Binders+">Gold Team Review Form Binders</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Art+and+Cultural+Property+and+%E2%80%9COthers%E2%80%9D+Review+Form+Binders">Art and Cultural Property and “Others” Review Form Binders</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Non-Gold+Financial+Assets+Review+Form+Binders">Non-Gold Financial Assets Review Form Binders</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=History+Associates+Binder+">History Associates Binder</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Non-Gold+Financial+Assets+Review+Form+Binders+%282%29">Non-Gold Financial Assets Review Form Binders (2)</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Financial+Assets+Documents">Financial Assets Documents</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=RG+84%2C+Foreign+Service+Posts+of+the+State+Department%E2%80%94Turkey">RG 84, Foreign Service Posts of the State Department—Turkey</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Financial+Assets+Documents">Financial Assets Documents</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%5BJewish+Restitution+Successor+Organization+%28JRSO%29%2C+Oral+Histories%5D&range=&collection=20&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&exhibit=&submit_search=Search+for+items">[Jewish Restitution Successor Organization (JRSO), Oral Histories]</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=PCHA+Secondary+Sources">PCHA Secondary Sources</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Researcher+Notes">Researcher Notes</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Unnumbered+Documents+from+Archives+II+and+Various+Notes">Unnumbered Documents from Archives II and Various Notes</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=RG+260%2C+Finance+Inventory+Forms">RG 260, Finance Inventory Forms</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Reparations">Reparations</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Chase+National+Bank">Chase National Bank</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Administrative+Files">Administrative Files</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Art+%26+Cultural+Property+Theft">Art & Cultural Property Theft</a></p>
<p>Topics covered by these records include the recovery of confiscated art and cultural property; the reparation of gold and other financial assets; and the investigation of events surrounding capture of the Hungarian Gold Train at the close of World War II. These files contain memoranda, correspondence, inventories, reports, and secondary source material related to the final disposition of art and cultural property, gold, and other financial assets confiscated during the Holocaust.</p>
<p>For more information concerning this collection consult the<a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/35992"> finding aid</a>.</p>
Provenance
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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<a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/35992" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1040718" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
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2954 folders
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[Email Correspondence of Commission Researchers] [1]
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Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States
Art & Cultural Property Theft
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Box 217
<a href="http://clintonlibrary.gov/assets/Documents/Finding-Aids/Systematic/Holocaust-Assets.pdf" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="http://catalog.archives.gov/description/6997222" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
Provenance
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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Adobe Acrobat Document
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Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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Reproduction-Reference
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6/24/2013
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6997222