Records of the Office of Alien Property
(Record Group 131)
Miscellaneous Classified Records, 1941-1963
Notice to Researchers in Records Released under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the Japanese Imperial Government Records Act
The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (IWG), in implementing the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act and the Japanese Imperial Government Records Act, has taken the broadest view in identifying records that may be responsive to the Acts. Information relevant to the Acts is often found among files related to other subjects. In order to preserve the archival integrity of the files, the IWG and the National Archives and Records Administration, where possible, have released entire files together, not just those items related to Nazi or Japanese war criminals, crimes, persecution, and looted assets. These records may relate to persons who are war criminals, former Axis personnel who are not war criminals, victims of war crimes or persecution, or civilian or military personnel investigating Nazi activities; the records may also include mention of, or information about, persons having no connection to these activities.
This series, which is arranged by
subject, consists of reports, letters, memoranda, microfilm, and
other records that relate to the various functions and
responsibilities of the Office of Alien Property during and
after World War II. Topics include treaties, foreign assets
control, international conferences on reparations and German
debt, Allied-Swiss accords, Swiss bank secrecy, Swiss banks,
Safehaven negotiations with the Swiss and Swedes, Interhandel
litigation, policies relating to the return of seized German
documents, and individual claims. Included are records relating
to Federal Bureau of Investigation activities, licenses given to
the Central Intelligence Agency for vested motion pictures,
Contibank and American Potash and Chemical Corporation, General
Aniline and Film Corporation, Deutsches Kalisyndikat reports
from British sources, the peace treaty with Japan, final report
on the Paris Conference on Reparation, Otto Skorzeny (German SS
officer), Paul Otto Schmidt (Hitler's interpreter and German
Foreign Office official), and Emil Georg Buehrle (Swiss
industrialist and noted art collector) German Debt Conference,
Bank Waedenswil, and Allied negotiations with the Swiss and
Swedes in 1946.
Boxes 1-4 (FRC containers) location:
230/40/45/5
