Die Schweiz und die Goldtransaktionen im Zweiten Weltkrieg

Zwischenbericht Gold 11 Anhang 3
File «Switzerland: Defrosting.» Correspondence among Treasury and State Department officials
regarding SNB’s acceptance of looted monetary gold during war and US’ continuing problem with
German assets in Switzerland.
File «Switzerland: Economic and Financial.» Treasury correspondence about the investigation into the
SNB’s gold holdings and Swiss compliance with Safehaven demands.
File «Switzerland: Foreign Funds Control.» Treasury examines Swiss financial cooperation with
Germany, and US refuses to allow Swiss to use their blocked assets in the US for these
transactions.
File «Switzerland: Foreign Exchange Position and Exchange Control.» Switzerland’s favorable
situation in terms of gold reserves.
File «Switzerland: Financial Relations General.» US Treasury demands that the Swiss account for
German assets in Swiss banks and examine banks’ sales of gold.
Box 27
File «Switzerland: Banks and Banking.» Reports on Swiss banks suspected of participating in cloaking
operations, Axis sympathies among Swiss bankers, German funds held in Swiss banks during the
war, and Swiss bank involvement in admittance of refugees into Switzerland.
File «Switzerland: Bank Investigation.» Report on wartime relationship between BIS and Reichsbank,
German account(s) at SNB, and statement of Emil Puhl.
File «Switzerland: Gold and Silver.» Direct transfers of Belgian gold by Reichsbank from its depot in
Switzerland and direct purchases by Spain of gold from Reichsbank account at SNB.
Box 28
File «Switzerland: Swiss Francs Policy. Vol. II.» US proposes policy prohibiting Switzerland from
accepting German gold.
File «Switzerland: Swiss Francs – Transactions, Vol. I.» German gold shipped to Switzerland.
File «Switzerland: Swiss Francs – Transactions, Vol. II.» US Treasury reports on Swiss public opinion
about maintaining cloaking operations.
RG 59 Records of the Department of State
This record group includes reports and memoranda drawn up by officers of the
Department of State in the United States, as well as correspondence with US
diplomatic representatives abroad.
Entry 205 K CDF 1950–1954 (631/14/23/01).
Box 867
File unnamed. Estimate of monetary gold found in German foreign office and received by FED and
estimate of value of non-monetary looted gold.
Records Relating to the Tripartite Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold 1942–
1962 (Room 2000, Compartment 200).
Boxes 8, 12, 14, 23, 25, and 26 contain numerous claims submitted by formerly occupied countries
to the Tripartite Gold Commission (T.G.C.) for the restitution of looted monetary gold and the final
decisions of the T.G.C. for each country’s case.