DN1929 1945–1950 - National Archives and Records Administration

The Property Control Branch was responsible for interpreting policy concerning the
control of United Nations and German property in the U.S. Zone of Austria and
ensuring the implementation of the Trustee Agreement. The branch was charged with
maintaining liaisons with the Austrian Federal Ministry for Property Control and
Economic Planning and the Zone and Land Civil Affairs Property Control Officers.
Additionally, the branch negotiated interzonal movement of German-owned property
with other elements.
RECORDS DESCRIPTION
The records of the Property Control Branch of the Reparations, Deliveries, and
Restitutions Division consist of 17 series described below.
Reports on Trusteeships, 1945–1950 [A1, Entry 2001] 1 , consists of correspondence,
memorandums, financial reports, military government forms, inventories, and audit
reports relating to German assets transferred by the United States Forces, Austria
(USFA) to the trusteeship of the Austrian Government. Included are records relating to
Vereinigte Österreichische Eisen- und Stahlwerke AG, Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Eugen
Grill Werke GmbH, Deutsche Gold- und Silber-Schiedeanstalt (―Degussa‖), and the
film industry. This series is arranged numerically by schedule (―Sch‖) number.
Records of Property Released from Upper Austria, 1945–1950 [Entry A1, 2002],
consists of correspondence, memorandums, military government forms, inventories,
financial reports, and audit reports relating to properties located in the U.S. Military
Zone, Upper Austria that were placed under the control of the U.S. Military Government
and later released to the Austrian Government. These records pertain to the administration
of properties previously owned by private individuals, businesses, the National
Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP), or the German State. Included are records
relating to the Bindermichl Properties, ―OLEX‖ Deutsche Benzin- und Petroleum-GmbH,
and the property of Herzoge Ernst August zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg. This series
is arranged numerically by serial number with a location code (e.g., O1.0001 Li). For a
key to the location codes, see the appendix.
Records of Property Released from Salzburg, 1945–1950 [A1, Entry 2003], consists of
memorandums, correspondence, financial reports, military government forms, inventories,
and audit reports relating to properties located in the U.S. Military Zone, Salzburg
that were placed under the control of the U.S. Military Government and later released to
the Austrian Government. These records pertain to the administration of the properties
previously owned by private individuals, businesses, the National Socialist German
Workers Party (NSDAP), or the German State. Included are records related to the
property of the Rothschild family, the von Trapp family, the Hungarian Werfen Train,
Ford Motor GmbH, and the Manfred Weiss Concern. This series is arranged numerically
by serial number with a location code (e.g., S1.0001 Sa). For a key to the location
codes, see the appendix.
1 Textual record series designators usually consist of the series title with a date span, the finding
aids notation, and the Holding Management System (HMS) entry number, shown here in brackets.
2