1 First Supplement to the Appendix U.S. and Allied Efforts To Recover and Restore Gold and Other Assets Stolen or Hidden by Germany During World War II Finding Aid to Records at the National Archives at College Park Prepared by Dr. Greg Bradsher National Archives and Records Administration College Park, Maryland October 1997 2 Table of Contents pp.2-3 Table of Contents p.4 Preface Military Records pp.5-13 Records of the Office of Strategic Services (RG 226) pp.13-15 Records of the Office of the Secretary of War (RG 107) pp.15-22 Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs (RG 165) pp.22-74 Records of the United States Occupation Headquarters, World War II (RG 260) pp.22-72 Records of the Office of the Military Governor, United States OMGUS pp.72-74 Records of the U.S. Allied Commission for Austria (USACA) Section of Headquarters, U.S. Forces in Austria Captured Records pp.75-77 National Archives Collection of Foreign Seized Records (RG 242) War Crimes Records pp.77-83 National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records (RG 238) Civilian Agency Records pp.84-88 General Records of the Department of State (RG 59) pp.84-86 Central File Records pp.86-88 Decentralized Office of “Lot Files” pp.88-179 Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84) pp.88-89 Argentina pp.89-93 Austria pp.94-95 France pp.95-106 Germany pp.106-111 Great Britain pp.111-114 Hungary pp.114-117 Italy pp.117-124 Portugal pp.125-129 Spain pp.129-135 Sweden pp.135-178 Switzerland 3 pp.178-179 Turkey pp.179-223 Records of the American Commission for the Protectection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monumnts in War Areas (RG 239) pp.223-243 Records of the Foreign Economic Administration (RG 169) pp.243-244 Records of the High Commissioner for Germany (RG 466) pp.244-246 Records of the U.S. Foreign Assistance Agencies 1948-1961 (RG 469) pp.247-250 General Records of the Department of the Treasury (RG 56) pp.250-259 General Records of the Department of Justice (RG 60) pp.259-267 Records of the Office of Alien Property (RG 131) pp.267-268 Records of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (RG 151) pp.268-274 Records of the Federal Reserve Board (RG 82) p.274 Records of the Central Intelligence Agency (RG 263) pp.274-275 Records of the National Security Agency (RG 457) Gift Collection Records pp.275-277 National Archives Gift Collection Records (RG 200) Non-Record Reference Material pp.277-279 Records of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 4 Preface This supplement should be used in conjunction with “Appendix: U.S. and Allied Efforts To Recover and Restore Gold and Other Assets Stolen or Hidden by Germany During World War II”, in so much as many of the series of records included herein are administratively linked to records identified in the Appendix. Additionally, it should be noted, that some series of records identified in this supplement are expansions of the descriptions contained in the Appendix. Therefore, researchers will find it most useful to use this supplement and the Appendix physically and intellectually together. As time permits and researcher interests dictate, other supplements will be produced. It is our intention to merge the information contain herein with that contained in the Appendix into one document that will be made available on NARA’s home page (www.nara.gov). We urge that any additions, corrections, or other pertinent information regarding this supplement or the Appendix be brought to the preparer’s attention. Greg Bradsher Assistant Chief, Archives II Textual Reference Branch Textual Reference Division Office of Records Services-Washington DC National Archives and Records Administration 5 Military Records Records of the Office of Strategic Services (RG 226) Records of the Research and Analysis Branch Records of the Office of the Chief “Most Secret” Cablegrams Received from OSS Outposts 1942-1944 (Entry 5) Arranged alphabetically by name of post from which received and thereunder chronologically in two subseries: cablegrams relating to shipping and cablegrams relating to all other matters. Boxes 1-5 location: 190/3/1/07 Security-Classified Cablegrams Sent To and Received From OSS Outposts 1944-1946 (Entry 6) Arranged alphabetically by name of outpost and thereunder chronologically. Boxes 1-14 location: 190/3/1/07 Security-Classified Weekly “Notes of Economic Intelligence” Prepared by the British Ministry of Economic Warfare 1942 (Entry 12) Arranged chronologically. Box 1 location: 190/3/3/06 Records of Divisions Records of the Economics Division Security-Classified Correspondence of Emile Despres, Division Chief of the Economics Division 1941-1945 (Entry 27) Arranged alphabetically by subject. Some of the documents originated in the Office of the Coordinator of Information and others reflect Mr. Despres’ assignment as a part-time official of the Department of State. Boxes 1-2 location: 190/5/3/07 Box # File Title or Subject 1 Cartels Austria General Conditions-Scandinavia Axis Capabilities 6 Germany Liberated Areas Military Government-Germany location: 190/5/3/07 2 OSS and State-Germany-Foreign Trade Post-War Economic and Financial Problems Outpost Correspondence 1944 State-Germany-Objectives of US Economic Policy, Post Surrender Measures State-Reparations State-Treatment of Germany Sweden OSS-Board of Economic Warfare Objectives and Functions of MG Program location: 190/5/4/01 Security-Classified Correspondence and Reports 1942-1944 (Entry 28) Arranged by subject. Box 1 location: 190/5/4/01 Security-Classified Reports Prepared by the Economics Division of the Office of the Coordinator of Information 1941-1942 (Entry 29) Arranged and numbered in chronological order. Box 3 location: 190/5/4/01 Security-Classified Reports Relating to Military Supplies of the Axis Powers 1942-1944 (Entry 33) Arranged and numbered by date of receipt. Box 1 location: 190/5/4/02 Security-Classified Reports on Industrial Resources of Axis Powers 1942-1943 (Entry 34) Arranged and numbered by date of receipt. Boxes 2-3 location: 190/5/4/01 Security-Classified Reports Concerning German Trade and Shipping 1942 (Entry 35) Arranged chronologically. Box 2 location: 190/5/4/01 7 Security-Classified Reports Relating to Economic and Industrial Conditions in Germany 1943- 1944 (Entry 36) Arranged and numbered in chronological order. Box 2 location: 190/5/4/01 Records of the Europe-Africa Division Security-Classified Correspondence of the Division Chief 1942-1945 (Entry 37) Arranged alphabetically by subject or by name or person or agency. Some unarranged material is at the end of the series. Boxes 1-7 location: 190/5/4/02 Box # File Title or Subject 1 JIC-Estimate of the Enemy Situation in the European Theater [May 1944] American Foreign Policy Civil Affairs Division (2 folders) Treatment of Germany location: 190/5/4/02 2 Alien Property Custodian Biographical Records R&A Branch British Intelligence Agencies Civil Affairs Division Civil Affairs (2 folders) CIOS Central European Section location: 190/5/4/02 3 Economic Subdivision Foreign Economic Administration Industry and Trade Section Commerce Department Insurance Intelligence Unit Interdepartmental Committee Europe-Africa Division Monthly Reports Intelligence Directives location: 190/5/4/02 4 Joint Intelligence Committee-Joint Chiefs of Staff Office of War Information Justice Department Latin America Division Near East Section Political Subdivision POW Interrogations Italian Section location: 190/5/4/02 8 5 Intelligence Requirements Securities and Exchange Commission R&A History location: 190/5/4/02 6 War Department Correspondence War Refugee Board UNRRA Western European Section War Crimes Program location: 190/5/4/02 7 JANIS Studies Axis Capabilities Teams location: 190/5/4/03 Security-Classified General Correspondence 1941-1945 (Entry 38) Arranged alphabetically by subject or by name of person or agency. Some unarranged material is at the end of the series. Boxes 1-6 location: 190/5/4/03 Box # File Title or Subject 1 Economics Division Board of Economic Warfare Commerce Department Central Current Information Division location: 190/5/4/03 2 Department of Justice Library of Congress location: 190/5/4/03 2-3 Reading Files September 1941-June 1944 location: 190/5/4/03 4 War Department location: 190/5/4/03 5-6 Miscellaneous location: 190/5/4/03 Security-Classified Correspondence Relating to Outposts 1942-1945 (Entry 39) Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically. Boxes 1-3 location: 190/5/4/04 Security-Classified Correspondence and Reports Relating to Affairs and Conditions in Europe and Africa 1942-1945 (Entry 40) Correspondence unarranged; reports arranged numerically. Boxes 1-2 location: 190/5/4/04 9 Security-Classified Cablegrams Received From and Sent To Outposts 1944-1945 (Entry 41) Arranged according to incoming and outgoing subseries and thereunder chronologically. Box 1 location: 190/5/4/04 Security-Classified Monthly Progress Reports September 1943-June 1945 (Entry 42) Arranged chronologically. Box 1 location: 190/5/4/04 Security-Classified “Civil Affairs Guides” and Correspondence Relating to Conditions and Institutions in Germany and German-Occupied Countries 1944-1945 (Entry 44) Arranged by name of country and thereunder by subject. Boxes 1-8 location: 190/5/4/05 Box # File Title or Subject 1 France (5 folders) Belgium Italy Germany Netherlands location: 190/5/4/05 2 France Germany location: 190/5/4/05 3 Guides to the Elimination of Nazis and Pro-Nazis From Positions of Power (7 folders) 3-4 Guides to the Elimination of Nazi Political, Cultural and Quasi- Governmental Institutions location: 190/5/4/05 4-6 Economic Planning Guides location: 190/5/4/05 6 Guides to Ownership and Control of Property (6 folders) location: 190/5/4/03 7 Guides to Trade and Financial Institutions (8 folders) location: 190/5/4/03 8 Austria (9 folders) location: 190/5/4/05 Security-Classified Records Relating to Outpost Activities in France 1944-1945 (Entry 49) Arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.