DN1929 1945–1950 - National Archives and Records Administration

Cases and Reports Relating to Property and Equipment Released by Vienna Area
Command (VAC) to the Austrian Government, 1945–1950 [A1, Entry 2004], consists
of correspondence, financial reports, military government forms, inventories, audit
reports, and affidavits relating to queries and claims about properties that were placed
under the control of the VAC and later released to the Austrian Government. Included
are records related to claims made by the Rothschild family. This series is arranged
numerically by serial number (e.g., V1. 0001/VII) and is often referred to as the ―V1
Files.‖
Cases and Reports Pertaining to Property Administered by the Vienna Area
Command (VAC), 1945–1950 [A1, Entry 2005], consists of correspondence, memorandums,
military government forms, inventories, financial reports, audit reports, and
affidavits relating to property administered by the VAC. 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 movie theaters, the property of the Marmorek family, the property of
the Rothschild family, Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG), Hugo Stinnes
Industries Inc., and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. This series is arranged in
two parts: first, numerically by serial number with a location code (e.g., PC/V/I/1); and
second, alphabetically by name. It is often referred to as the ―PC Files.‖ For a key to the
location codes, see the appendix.
Correspondence and Related Records Regarding Pending Claims, 1945–1950 [A1,
Entry 2006], consists of correspondence, memorandums, investigation reports, restitution
claims, and court rulings relating to queries and pending claims about properties located
in areas under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forces, Austria (USFA). Included are queries
and claims relating to properties formerly held by the German State. This series is
arranged numerically by pending claim number (e.g., P-1000) and is often referred to as
the ―P Files.‖
Correspondence Relating to Claims and Queries, 1945–1950 [A1, Entry 2007], consists
of correspondence, memorandums, military government forms, and financial reports
pertaining to claims and queries about property in all zones of occupation. The claimants
include private individuals, families, and businesses. Many of the claimants are
Americans. The series is arranged alphabetically by zone and thereunder numerically.
For a key to the zone codes, see the appendix.
Monthly Reading Files, 1945–1950 [A1, Entry 2008], consists of correspondence and
memorandums relating to the administration of property by the U.S. Military Government.
This series is arranged chronologically by month.
General Correspondence Files, 1945–1950 [A1, Entry 2009], consists of correspondence
and reports pertaining to legal matters, property claims, and Wehrmacht properties. The
correspondence includes communications with the Information Services Branch and the
Reparations, Deliveries, and Restitution Division. This series is arranged alphabetically
by subject.
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