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11 Vereinigung des Schweizerischen Import- und Grosshandels, «Grundsätzliche Bemerkungen zu
unserem Handel mit Deutschland», reproduced from Schweizerische Arbeitgeber-Zeitung, No. 14,
6 April 1945.
12 Minutes of the Chamber of Commerce 4 May 1945, p. 25 (original German).
13 Hotz, Handelsabteilung, 1950, p. 85.
14 This is based on the official exchange rate (1 reichsmark = 1.7301 francs) fixed by the politicians;
even if the two currencies are given equivalent treatment, the Swiss contribution to the German
clearing debt comes to no more than 3.3%; the main burden of this debt was borne by the occupied
countries.
15 For a comparison of the neutral countries, see Martin, Deutschland, 1985.
16 Pilet-Golaz to Frölicher, 24 July 1940, in: Bonjour, Neutralität (Documents vol. 8), 1975, pp. 48f.
(original French).
17 Minutes of the meeting of the Financial Delegation of the Federal Council and the Permanent
Delegation for Economic Negotiations with Germany, 21 June 1940, DDS, vol. 13, pp. 739–744,
here p. 740 (original German).
18 Minutes of the meeting of the Financial Delegation of the Federal Council and the Permanent
Delegation for Economic Negotiations with Germany, 21 June 1940, DDS, vol. 13, pp. 739–744,
here p. 744 (original German).
19 FA, E 7800 -/1, vol. 163, Gesellschaft für chemische Industrie Basel (in the name of the Basel I.G.)
to the Handelsabteilung, 27 August 1940 (original German).
20 Bally Archives, Schönenwerd (no reference), minutes of management meeting on 28 September
1939 (original German).
21 Bally Archives, Schönenwerd (no reference), minutes of management meeting on 11 October 1939
(original German).
22 Bally Archives Schönenwerd (no reference), minutes of management meeting on 4 May 1940
(original German).
23 Bally Archives, Schönenwerd (no reference), minutes of management meeting on 4 July 1940 and
6 September 1940 (original German).
24 Reported by Robert Kohli, Section Head in the Federal Political Department and member of the
Permanent Delegation for Negotiations of the Federal Council, AfZ, Homberger records,
IB SHIV/Vorort, 10.9.1.2.1.3, Homberger, stenographic note, «Intern[al Meeting]»,
11 September 1940, (original German).
25 AfZ, NL Homberger, 4, Confidential unprinted minutes of agenda item 2 «Foreign Trade
Relations» at the 146th meeting of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce on 9 May 1941 (draft), 17 May
1941, pp. 18f.
26 One example can be seen in electricity exports (dealt with in chapter 4.3 included herein).
27 In the case of aluminium, it was not the quantities supplied by Swiss companies which were significant
so much as those produced by subsidiary companies in Germany, which were responsible for
around 15% of total German production.
28 AfZ, RGVA 1458-11-86, MF 7, State Secretary [Landfried, Reichswirtschaftsministerium] to Seyboth
(confidential), 12 March 1943 (original German). For the internal German discussions in the phase
from January to June 1943, see also Frech, Kriegswirtschaft, 1998, pp. 53–64.
29 AfZ, RGVA, 1458-11-84, MF 7, Schaafhausen (Reichswirtschaftsministerium), note «7 January 1944
meeting with State Secretary Hayler on the Continuation of Negotiations with Switzerland»,
9 January 1944 (original German).
30 Statement by Reichsbank vice-president Emil Puhl in: AfZ, RGVA, 1458-11-84, MF 7,
Schaafhausen (Reichswirtschaftsministerium), note «7 January 1944 meeting with State Secretary
Hayler on the Continuation of Negotiations with Switzerland», 9 January 1944 (original German).
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