Wnr Conditions :~ 11 Fot·~iJl Funds Cont rol :

Itc.ly : Tnnsactions 't. ith Chu~r !1 tl. Bk .

1/~/IJ. '34~ : 1~1

~'it.r ConJ1ti

',";'er Con Ht.lon:; ,'>,·• .-;. Forei&n Funds Cont rol: "''...,

Hun,·pr; : Trunoact.i no r.ith !loU . City Bk.

anJ Gu. r anty Truot Co . 1/f-/1.1 J45 : 1;4

\,nr Condition s ForC'it;n Funds Control:

-o •. rcr , r.d[tir /.n~el (C!ticu~o I'· ilj· Uewcj : To be B. ked bj Kuhn not t.o r.ritc ~to:t"j·

::t~.o.t.int. '"~u:.t Trcc.l . i f': con~idering frecolnB all fo r c it;n fu nds l/7/41 '45 :

r.t~r Cond ition~ '.~·4 J For - icn Funds Control:

Roumanl a : IT&T: f:JR "hi'S u ppr ved in p:-i nciph•

propo:.cd re.:..E"os e of f und:;"; Rull , t he r efor e , sees no l'eu r.on why licenr:c should not be t;r.:.nted

u) Di scu r::io:'l ut 9 : 10 meeting 1/(.jl.l ?L5 : 1.1.

b ) /\an . ~ct:h-tion , Buch· rent, report:. ,. . u, l lenin..., c!' ccntrr c'".:: 1/(/l.l 11]

':i'nr Con li ~ions fore.icn Funds Control :

u.s.s.P. : ~e_,o~ed ti'llllSfcr o;" e~r J:lil.l.ion h: TJ~~ - S . R.

to Reichsblmk not. ~up;lO:-t.ed b:; Trct•!" . record~ 1/l-/1,1 '3115: 1?9

c ) i&:Jr dis.cu ::;E•·n v.tt.b Smith (ilu-ttct Durcnu) 97

b) Fm of ::y =c!ll.o .. /"":jJ.l """'t:

r:nr ConHtiono ~1 (i Forclcn Fund~ Control :

Trl.Lnsfer of force to U o Yo '.r~~ ... r pt~.zrot;e o~" enlarged b ill SlJi, er:ted i n Bell r.1emo to lt.IJr 1/8/t.l 'f.l- : 9~

Frunkturtel cl ven cop:, of Exec o OrJci-for r

or ConJitions ',> 1 .., For ciQl Funds Control: )"t t

IJOUota J-uD Over- .... 11 control : Con~· . in /d.~;, . ,..en .

Jac'.t;:r.on ' s (... ·ncp; ~'rf':Jfnt : reo. ·: . J u;tlco , ilcrlc , Glnsber~; (Coun. '-·1 to it('nJf>r son) , Foley , und Bernst

finr Con J • t!. -n~ ~·1 i' For

\\ar Condi tiona Forei.;n Funds Control: =~·18

See also War Condlti cns: i:.conomic Dcfen::'le Bd .

ilar ConJit.ion~ :~.\8 For"'ien FunJ :. Control :

Gen1nny : Tran~c.ctionD :n N.Y.C . accts (1:'/(- ':'!/lO):

f1JI rovort (K1ous} - 1/1(/~1 ' 1,8 : ~70

r:ar Conditions a.tB For cit;n Funds Control :

"luncnry: Transaction 'ftit 1 Cur rnn ty TruGt Co.

1/15/41 '1.~ : 98

,,'cr ConrH tionn a.1 fj f"or(>it:n FunJn Cont.rol :

Italy:

Tr •nsoctlon3 In :I.Y.C. acct. . (l~/'-'1/~~) : F:JI report (Kloud - 1/l(/1,1 )43: ~70

11or Conrli ti.:ms :t-18 For ·t{)l FWlds Control :

J npo.n: Transr.ctlons in U. Y. C. r.cct.r . {1'"'/f -11/.tn) :

flli r eport (K1ous) - 1/H/41 '1.8 ~70

.:c.r Con li tirJns ~~·18 For('iL--n Fun·i:; Co ntrcl :

SI,(Hlen: Tr ansactions in N. Y. C. nccts. (1:/f- '1/,:0) :

l1li r eport (Kl aus) - 1/lf /1.1 1 /,F : ro

f:nr Con:lltlono rorcit,."11 fWl~S Contra::

£wit::crlc,nd: Tran:. ctl ns n 11 . Y. C. nccts. (17/1-"1/1.0):

Flli report (Kl•uo) - 1/ll /1.1 'l.f : -"'0

0

'i:ar ConJi tion::; For'"' i en Fun Js Control:

U. S. S. R. : Tr anse ct onr · n N.Y.C. uccts . (1~/t-'1/l.v) :

FBI rqori (Kl•us ) - 1/16/1.1 '}f.O: 770

Wor Conditi ons Forci(;Xl FUnds Control• •' "->0

California-Texas Oil Co. , Ltd., discusses c onversion of sterli.n{! recC'ipts, et the off iciel r ate , into free dollars

1/ 22/ 41 350: 123

1/ar ConcH tions Foreign Funds Control:

UonctarY Research, Div. of: A.:iditlonal r esearch functions in connect.Jon with for eign funds control au thor l zed 351: 298

War Conditions Foreign Funds Control:

Over-o.ll order: Hul.l asked by HI&Jr to set time for detciled talk so that State Dept. end Tress. may agree c.nd Exec. Order J&aY be issued 1/27/41 351: 331

Wor Condi tiona Foreicn Funds Control:

Hungary: Tronssction wi t h Na t l. City Bk.

1/29/41

~52

352: 187

War Cond1tivns Foreign Fund s Control:

o.-er-nll order: Conf . in HUll ' :l of f ice; Hull, Berle, Feif>, Pasvol slcy, UMJr, and Bernst ein 1/30/41

a) Hull , at Cabinet, suggest s further confs. 1/31/41

;.r cc;cnt: Foloy,

353: 31

'39

'ftar Condi tl.Gns Foreign Funds Control: '71

r:orway : CroY

War Conditions Foreign Funds Control:

Civilian Econo::liC Defense Coo.: Draft of Exec . Order establishing 2/14/41 37

V.nr Conditions Forell.)l FUnds Control : • \72

Extension to cover at ::.cast prope1·ty of Axis power s i n U.S. nt;ain urccd by HI!Jr in ::lc:no to FDR 2/11./1.1 372 : 207

a ) Hull 1·eported to have rcu:;sured correspondents there io no i dee. of free~.:._ng o!· A.>:lll . nvscta of uny "non~ccupied countr i es" 209

b) Hull ' o ccoo to FDR ~/H/1.1 210 1) Di ::cusdon by tt.&Jr , Bell, Youna ,

ilhlte, Foley , Cochran, Dernetein, ?ehl , end Kuhn 2/ 14/1.1 :115

/ ) HMJr sU( t)&sts to Hull di scuos icm with Atty . Gen. pr esent '237

Wnr Conditlons For elen Funds Contr ol :

Ache eon in Sta te Dept . a disap;>oin*".ro.ert. to illiJr: flliJr tells Frankfurter 2/15/I.J. J7J: 14,

a) Achcson-HW'r cotrrer sation 1) Foley me.:) on conf. i n

Acheson 1 s off i ce

64 80

War Con J 'tions Forei gn funds Control:

Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Turkey: Gold and dollar resources inventory shows that poss ible freezing of Amn. sects . would seriously affect Yugosl avia only '?/19/41 373: 360

r.ar Condi tions Foreicn Funds Control:

HW1¥~~~actions .... lth Cuarnnt.y Trust Co . and Natl . City Bk. 2/19/41 373: 170

•) ·~ \. "- -...!... .. \o ..f..~

'imr Cond l Lions Foreign Funds Co~trol: ~ 7-1

Uor::1ru1 Dnvis 1Ji scu :;ses s itu.qt lon with FtiJr ond t ells h1a or convercn.t i on with Hull co:1cern~ r et;istrution or t,ll f ore ign cos . 2/21/1.1 ' 74 : ~05

a ) Pehle and Foley d i scus s with r:ktvis 206

\',ar Condition~ Forei;;n Funds Control : "174

8 ! 5-Bk. of Br a zi l c ol d t r anSB.c t i on v.'i ll r equire licens e 2/20/41 374: 18

liar Co.odi lions foreign F'.Jnds Control:

Hungary: Gol d s nd dollu resources - resw:::~e of

2/20/ ~l ~7~ : 16

l'i'nr Conditions For eign Funds Cont rol : ~75

Continentcl EuDopcnn freezing order: Bo.lnnce sheet of advant.at;es vnd risks //

'flor Con:ll.tions For tic:n Funds Control :

~7()

FDR' s :~c:::~.o C'stnblishing CO:t::!lttee of 8ecretarl• s of StEle Lnd Troes. «nd l1t torney Genorol to appr ove Tress. nction taken with

regard to controlling onot s ··nd proper ties owned by f oreigners within U. S. 2/26/41 176: 83

·;,ar Conditions ~7(i Fore lc;n Funds Control:

ilungnry : FRS of rrt report~ trnnsnctions 2/'7/~l "].76: ~~6

\tar Condi tlons For eicn ?un s Control :

[.:)tin Aoerica : Rockefeller discurses cxtendon o: r "'Lul: t.i· ~'ls to i nclude Central lln1 South A.11e1·icu '/28/l.l

:rn

;;'nr Contllttons For c l &n Funris Con t r ol:

Fr cez ·ng o!' oil Europe , ';;ith the exception of '!u..;oslavia , Gr eece, Turk('y , U. S . S. R. , Spr.in, 81t d Portuenl, discussed at 9:10 meeting 3/3/41 378: 42

a ) Bul a:nrin 1 :.. free zinc rc U"nt cd by Stnte Dept . but rcJr .. l:hco to ,;nit for t he lnr ger order

1) Hull str.tcs c.t press conf . approval of f r ecz' ng or·ier against Bu1gn•·1n °/'l/41

2) Conf . ; ;>resent : iL.Jr , Gr aves, Kuhn, End Sc 1Hwttrz

J) St ote De. t . infor.~s TrE'ns . tlr.lc hes not arrived to b l ock asset s

b) Vatic~~~~· inc~~~l

117

;'56 101

r:nr Con llti ous :178 2 For

\oar Cond 1 t i ons a"7!} Foreign Fun•ls Control :

FD I in t.Pr sted in a scertuini nL thei r respoocibil i t.ic:; un.:!er cxtE'nsi•m ? f !'rcez. nc or der; Gn::;t. n thin'

\,nr Conditions >~ Foreitn f'U nJs Control: >. 1

~tt tist.icul ~tr,ff : Set-up o.nd co~t thereof discus:;ed ln ~.l1ltc .uero "/'~/41 'l79: 99

:nr Conditions foreign Funds Control :

Huncary : Transactit"ns v. ith First Not l. Dk .

BI S, u.n.l Guar unty Trus t Co . 3/10/~1

:~80

of Boston,

•n;o~0

~~~

fjor Conditions 3ti;, For ic:n Funds Control:

France: Bk. of Indo-China : funJs n r ·sl :1g from

sales of rubber l n U. S. discussed in Henri-Hnye nidc-mc~oirc ?/l~/41 J8l: 2:>2

~~1 Vlor Conditions Control: 81

\7ar Condit ions Forcl&n Fund s Control :

Syria- Dutch East Indies dollar cxc~u: . .nge dl :;cussed in State De t. :nemo J / 12/U 381: /30

r.or Conditions ~q4. Foreign fun is Control:

Crain purcbn!>es fo r distrlhut.ion nnd consu!uption in Bel .;iuc ""or :l.~ipment to Uorwa;~, etc . , dis cu::;eed in Trcos . l et t er t o Ste:. te Dc.t't . J/21/ t.J. ' 84: 162

War Conditions •>06 Foreign !\.tnds Control: >~

James Roosevelt consul ts stoff conce rning Gasparcolor, Inc. ~/7/41 18( : 119

"") ... \. .. ,, .. ;-..) 9..>~ ,J ~ ' ~ o-,1,..·"\" l~'y..,

l1;l . \ ~ \

War Conditions , ~~8 Foroit:,n Funds Control:

France: Wel! es re!'uses t o r eco=.;::end transfer of

~50,000 from f rozen Fr ench Govt . f'Unds to hlllll. Fr iends Service Com. 4/11/41

388: 1:?3

Ylar l;ondi tions Foreign l'"unds Control :

French North Africa: Sta te Dept. agrees to ~ pemlt purchase

of certain s pec i f i ed co::m~oditles in U.&. 4/12/41 J88: l9J

lfar Conditi ons :J~8 f or eign 1'\mds t:ontrol :

Indo~hina : ~:uestion or transfer or certain cili to.ry

equipcent imported from 1-'rnncc for purpose of fitting such equipment to Amn. -built alrcr nft ordered by 1-'rench d i s cussed in memos from Pehle and Sta t e Di3pt. ~/11/41 388: Ill

126

'ar Conditions ForolGJl Funds Control: ?qH

Den=rk: Legation aceta. ot Riggs Bank: Status

discussed in Foley memo 4/16/41 389: 241

War F~~~!!i~~ds Control : "'Q.H Yugoslavia :

Tr ansfer of funds from sect. of Centrnl Bk . of Yugoslavia to Lei;ntion discussed in Foley memo J./15/41 389: 77

War Conditions • ~:H Foreign Funds Control:

Breece: Cochran inquires concerning possible freezing

of funds 4/23/ l.l J9lJ 9,10,11

~ar Condi tiona • ~~~2 Foreign Funds Control:

Greece: Freezi ng as of 4/28/l.l and State Dept. 'a

reaction to IDAJr' a rarurks on general free zing discussed by Acheson and IDUr 4/28/l.l 392: 181

a) Foley and Kuhn advise against o.ny discussion with State Dept. 4/30/l.l : See Book 12,1, pege 19

b) Executive Order: Bk. 12,1, pp. 253, 254

"ler Cot\Ji. tiona Ford:n f.'unds Control I

R~ai~~~~~e~u1~~~~~~hn;~~ey e~~orr~ "\~i~~~ l~o u.s. 394 1 163

liar Conditions lorelgn Funds Control:

hie cash withdrawals - Wiley :aemo 5/6/4]. 3951 203

War Conditions Forei cn Funds Control: ' .>

Indo-China: Export of certe in milite ry equipm6Dt illlported from France to U.S. during 1939 ond 1940: State Dept. requasts and Pehle reca:wends approVll1 5/5/41 395: 35

War Conditions Foreign Funds Control: H )

Japan: Anticipatory steps in view of poaaible

b locking of funds in U. S. - FRB of NY resumd 5/5/I.J. 395 : 67

War Conditi ons Yoreign Funds Controlt

Indo-China: Blocked funds and use thereof discussed 1n Pehle ille:>o 5/9/41. 396: 270, 272,

274,276

\'!tt r Co'1.d iticns For l"i£:11 funds Contr·o l l

rcnr son a1 d Allen eol,rr-.n on frf'C'& r·e /.:de f unds ir ·.s. irka Hull ~ /1.)/-.1

a' :· ·ur.:~cn 1 9 letter explc.ini ng source of info .

397 • -11, •6•

213, 260

iti or:e Foro;tn Fundo Contr olt ·~ • I

c.-osc t'atl. Bk . offers COOpf'rt•ti r n in b~u~ k t r ttreAc•.ifn8 •ith r.Prre.n, Ite>l ie.r, Pnci J o.} . t'lfH k3 rr•l I'ir-~&

'!16/

War Condl tiona P'oreign Funds Control:

Goods s tored a t Atla ntic a) Coy oeJio b) !"DR'e memo

seaports awaiting s~lps: 403: 93

94 c) I nterstate Commorce Com.

reported on 1) Bell memo

heari ng 91 90

fl..r Conditions ~ 05 Foreign Funds Control:

Proposed Exec. Order authorizing Atty. Gen. to investigate and require reports a s to transactions and property involving foreign inte r ests - Budget Bur. asks Treas. for expression of opinion 6/5/41 405: 26o

~\,,,.,, 4-v!. . ~'b\

.. )~ .. y, ..... , ""'" · ~, ') ...... ,. ~ \,\ """''•·11..;\..((

f1ar ConJitions Fore!gn Funds Controlt

Gen::l8.ey: Transactions il1 Cert:la.D securi ties by II. V. Gi b or a & Co., N.Y.C. 6/ 6/ f.l 1.05 I f.67

Wor Conditions Forei&n Funds Control: 40&

Foreit;n sects. in Fed . Res . Bks. nnd insured banks: Phillips-Cochran cot-respondence c oncer ning competing claims bet"Aeen central banks now in occupied territory and the govte . themselves , as, for example, Belgi r.n end Dutch 6/7/il 406: 1

War Conditions 40() Foreign Funds Control:

Hungc.rya Difficulties of s ituation di scussed by

Hungarian Uinister and Cochran 6/7/41 406: 16

Ylar Concl itione For f'it:n Funde Control t

}'etherlandet Java acct. 6/12/41

4(}7 diecusAet1 if' r ochreon r-emo

•07 • 272

llnr Concli tiono Foreign P'undo Control: 408

Progra..a for im.mediRte action with respect to foreign funds controla '-iopy d mer:'lo apprond by Hull sent to II!AJr by Acheson 6/13/IJ, •• , . J"\'... ~·~ . ""',g~~.. • 408: n

b. Exec. Orcte\-~anTi'llgUl.atiOO'l.; as allen~ea;"' '"'• ~) relating to transactions in foreign 1 4-o'\: llr"

excha!lge and foreign-owned property, the reporting of all fore1gn-o11tlod

' property, and related Jllattero 6/14/41 132,136 Cont.inent&l. European assets in U. S. as or

6/V./41 148 ' \ ... ....._ P.h ; ..........

War CoDditiono Foreign l!'unda Control:

Pa intings (l!'roncb): Snle of 1n u.s. in Cochran memo 6/14/ 4).

4VC:! discussed

408: u 130

r.ar Conditions For ei&n Funds Control:

Foley pla ced in charge of o.ll. !'or el.gn funds control by Treas. Order No. 40 6/17/l.l

Uew Exec . Order discussed by Treas. , llDd Justice groups 6/17/41

409: 187 Str te,

188, 191

War Condition• 'orelgn Funds Controlt

German and Italian Fabasay accounts 6/16/~

a) Banco di Napoli Trust Co., N. T., 409: 57

r eports 6/16/41 50,51,52, 53,58

U.s. assets in contL"lental !Uropean coWitriee as of 6/16/41 69,167

German nationals prohibited from exporting or withdrawing frCJn u.s. gold or silver coin, etc., by Exao. Order dated 6/14/~ 177

t\.a11.an population in Brooklyn withdraws 20r•198:1'9Jo abnonoal aats. froa Postal Savings fUnds through faar of froezin& 6/17/41 •••• . .. • 184

It.nlian. assets frozen in U.S.: Repqrt o!' reaction sent by Joan. -·· P"'*" 6/16/41 242

• German assets frozen in U.S.: Report of reaction sent b1 A::m. ElDb.,Ber11n 6/16/41 409: 252

War Cond t t ions Forelsn Funds Control : ~ 1 0

General f reezing order discussed by reps . of Tress .. , State, lilld Ju stice 6/18/41, 6/ 19/41 410: )()!

a ) Coordinating FDI activities with thom of Treas. discuosed

b) Standnrd Oil sale of HunFarian properties to I.G. Fo..rbc.a discus~ed

1) Cochran :::.emo on conv. with Crane 6/18/1.1 62

War Conditions Foreign Funds Control : 4 0

Banco di Napoli Trust Co ,, Chicaco : Run of sizeable pr~rtions reported by Co:uptroller's Of;'ice; citizensh~p papers or cc;uivnlent p:-oof required for withw-awal a fro::n savings sects . 6/18/41 410: 37

lar Conditions r'orci;:n Funds Control : 4 1 0

Gcr=n,y : nazi assets available for expenditure in U.S.

before general freezing - HMJr ' s .:t:cmo .!'or FOR 6/18/41 410: 65

War Conditi ons Foreign Funds Control: 4 • (

Latin America: Stopford (British '!l>b. ) d i ccusses "Axis

funds pass ing thrOUGh or a:.. tuated in L~tin America" wi th Cochrnn 6/18/ l,l /,10 : 20

"'rar Conditions Foreign Funds Control: 4 A 1

Administration of Exec. Order 8389, as amended, discussed by reps. of Treas . , Stnte, and Justi ce

\. 6/20/41 411: 85 - ~edish and Swiss situctions discussed

")Mormon Church : Reuben Clark discusces with Cochren reoittances t o members of church in various Europeo.n countries 6/20/41 207

c..)German Emb . First Consular Secy. 1 s trip to Mexico, Guatemala , and other South Acm. countries di &cussed in Cochran memo 6/20/41 22)

, "1\.n.,, .. ~-.L k\~ ".").c -v-k

"h.\~,-, -- !!,..._.(,.-, . ·. "l> ~-4---' .s:_ "'l$ ) /r I li"- 4-1~ : ,,..y

.. '11 . c. '"-r. c..

411

A-t- . ~ !::) . (l..J., - -"1., ,,'''""' ~'(. 1(>\ ". \"\\

A)~;\ .. , ..... _"-· ' """"'"" . ..... .._ ... .. lf \. •. , ... ,j-C\\.\•.r-· ''·· ·~ · . 1...'\- I._ l M (1•1·'i .. w.~\ ~ •-\ ·1

~ .......... v..t:\... ~ ... .._.,.......:... .. ~~"--9-ol\._. I...\~- \...,_ ,_ ...

•) !1.•~'-''1·'"' 4 -·' ov..\-.J.,~ ,;,\-~!> .-... •" .,r ~

"\ t •• \...:.d l .i\ .J. C..\....; C.\o....\.l>o\.·.J...\.'n.: .. \;\.·~

War Conditions 41 2 foreign Funds Controlt

Stnndard 011 Co. of N.J.: Indica t ions of payment. for oil sales by order of Reichsbank uncovered by rei 6/2J/U U 2: JJJ

War Condi tioos Foreign Funds Controlt

Stnndard Oil Co. of H.J.: Indications of payments for oil sales by order of Reichsbank. uncovered by rt!I 6/23/l.l l.l2 : 333

~cr Conditione ••orei~n i'unds Control&

Deru"'e.rk 1

4ta

tlel t1888 f r OM hlOCJi:&d dollar fttndS i n u. ~ . t' f •mff C 1>-l"l't. Ottey to r esur.,e payments on Danish doll.~r bonde in :iwedieh possession discussed i"l 1 ctter from Daru1arke lhtionrl bonk to Cochr!U1 6/25/41

413 . 239

War CondHlono roo e• r.p funds Contr ol I

· f. l'lnt/f!t! 'HC'ense for t r nr.sfer of U. S. S .R. ~nd 1

~te 11atic nals a:.f'l r ov ed b~· ··eneo t.Y'")d discussed b:t )d_,., and J~'Jr '1, .·4; 1 A!) I 81,86 ,88

o ) Pr•ss - •••• o/2•/ •l 90

V:er Conditicme Foreie;n lo .. unde Controls

~·ed. Res . nt·nke ' coopcnt.it:m lhc' l!if'ed ":.t. 1] 1 :o ~f'tin t-/l.'>/•1 4141 24

Jo"BI ce AR~tion of reports in v i ew CJ f general frooz in(: o r d e r rli C

\"!or Con lltions Forei&n Funds Control&

Amn . Librnry ut PG.rls diccus · ed and Cochran me:nos 6/~8/ 41

in 11ncLeish 415: 289,

290

"br Condi~ione 4 1 5 For oicn f.'und9 Control a

r,,.,..~ny t

~4,::ul•.tiOrB in f"'CI cf OV,~r -•1!1 f r .,t•z ing orJor 6/29/41 41) • 309

Ar..n . "':"T~baaey , Be"'l in , anko cc·n cor ni"{; nrr"~ llLO"'ent e to bo I"Wld6 in connection with ~!=~~:if·~~!:~~~~ ord~?30/41 401,403

f'L'ltliif;' li~elt' - "-""','Y Treas. 4 1 b Poaoible purchaoe of/ through RFC diacuaoed at

9•30 lileeti ng 7/ 1/4]. 4].6: 35

1\,. \A\ k\(\ ·. '!>I. I

~,,\

Pn~o;~1c;;.t~~s Cont rol: 418 Ba.nkirlt.. !'ncilllies in connect ton t".ith Gorcu1,

Italian, Wld J np. firos discussed i n COI-res . with Chnne Uo.tl. Dk. f r om Treas. and St ate 7/J/I,J. 418: 158

Audlti nc of return~ of !"orPicn property di "cuased ot 9: 30 meeting 7/7/41 ~59

Motion pi cture pr oducers and d l otr ltutors a~k for enrnings of Amn . motion picture cos. now tied u p in Gt . Britain "to be unblocked "

7/7/41 .. ) f"'\'r :. f b-llw. ... 'IQ~"~t. · 333 British E.~o!'~Y inquires' c oncerninc re trlction

on payment of U.S . dollars to Gcrma shi pping cos . for Gcrli\un refueees 7/7/41 404

8,., ,.w--"' '"".._ ' ....... ,.. ~ , ... ~

* b) \'larner Bros . negotiations for purehnce of As::oeiut.ed Brit.ish ?icture Corp. stock - presr co""'ent (6/26/ 41): See Bk • .t.;;5_, p. n

War Conditions Forc i!Jl funds Control: 419

Cer:nnny: Bk. of China report shows no evi dence

of any a ccll:lu.lLtlon of dollars in connection with an;,• deviou3 plan by Ccr.::u .. ny to hold dol l ore i n N.Y. tmde r o ther names 7/9/1.1 419: Jll

War Conrlit.iom 4 '>1 t'oreign io'unde Control s (~\.4 .. \"" {b.C.bf\\ \~ .~Eti.t; \lf~

'qloc!tod '1""tionalst ProJoaed ~xec . Or-Jer e11tt odzi ne

J roclaiFT~ed l ist of r ' :'"tc:ir ~lockod nntionals o.rd o:c.nt:-oll iM• c ert n !JX}.o01·ts 7/16/41 421• 280

~ ~1~. 6ll,, ltv•. (l*~,...,"r

~ lo\Lt ~- -" , r'~ ··•M· ~- """"'·-

"'nJ.. ~ h ••j•J. 1/•• \~ 1 ln.\ ;\'\v

War Cod tions Foreign Funds Control:

Amn. 'Einb. persormel in Paris: in cable 7/17/41

.. ,.,,., '"*--Si tw tion discussed 1.22: 70

uar Condi ti~ns Foreit,;n Funds Cont rol: 423

Investiceto~· functions - Folry tells 9 :30 group Trese . should hfmdle and not FBI 7/22/~1 423: ~35

Ylnr Condit ions 423 Ford!l)l Funds Control:

Far Et.st:

'.,)

Exten~jon .Jf control discussed by Foley and /•chcoon 7/n/41

a) Nec(>ssury pv. ~ ers for execution 4ZJ : 194

r e

~) ~ .•. .\, .... ~ ·r-- '11\

War Conditions Forc icP'l Fund s Control;

s.:oden: Exc=Jption f r om Controlt Additional det ails

cov r ed in Amn . ~b., Stockhold, cable

7/ 20/1.1 42J: J

War Conditions ' Foreign funds Control : 425

Administr ation of Exec. Order S.389 , as e...ended : (See a leo Book ill)

Conf.; present : r eps . of Treas., Stat,e , and J ustice 7/5:

a) Discussion of 1) Applicat ions of Anaconda Copper

Mini ng Co. • SU esian- Amn . Corp., and Lazard Freres

~) General problems of Finland J) Revocation of outstanding liccn~e

nllowi ng B.P.C. to pe.y Dk. of Canada for ncct. of Fr ench Govt.

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8

~o~~~~t;:~s Control: 427 Personnel to be investigcted befor e being hired:

IC!Jr tells Foley 8/4/41 4

r:ar Conditiont; Forei~n Funds C, \trol: 4:11

Swiss f inancial in3tlt•Jtions in U. S.: HlJJ r orders check 8/11/41

Vo"ar Conditions f or e i . n Funds Cont•·o1: ~ '\:l

J sp. Coooer cial ConceJ'·ns : Compt . r:of Cur . e.ekcd t.o as:;iL!l btzlk exnminer s 8/11./41. l.~3 : l.

U.K. flteps sge i ns t J apan - Noel F. Hall report 8/11./41 107

l~ar F~~~i!;'~ds Control: _, ,, Adminl llt.rntion of Exec. Order 8389, as amend~& 1

..., \ . _ (See Llzo Booko 411 nnd 425t { -a J' DiscusslO:~ of -- - - -- ''\\ .. , lr~A-·. ,t.

1) Socon;, Vacuu·J Oil Co. oppli~tion t o purcho se ;>2% of stock of l!aywood Che:nicel Co. (no" owned by resident of Gen:18.l\Y)

2) Brazil: Stat e Dept . proposul to allow fulfillment of outstaud · ng contracts between coffee importers in U. S . and exporters in South A.'1crlca on "list of blocked nationRls" 9J,269

J) BIS shoul d be sust ained for purpose of post- war econocic reconstruction 9~

4) Sterling Producto , Inc .: Anti-Trust Div . of Juotice Dept. ott: t ude toward

tar Conditions 2 Foreign Funds Control:

Exec. Order 8389, as arnonded Conf. of 8/29 8/30/41

a) Discussion of

4"1 (Continued):

Bk. ~~ p. 173

1) Plan fo1 peyment froc blocked Prench Govt. fUnds for goods t o be shipped to aladaga scar

2) I talian Superpower Corp. : Application of

3) Standard Vacuum Oil Co.: Shi!Dents of petrole\ll:l products frau N. E.I. to Japan

'"![lr Conditiofls ror oicn tunde Control t 4:11

Chi•\& • Aiki'l " ' l.-l ~·- t>rons to be sent froo l-!'!:\''fl\H l'J•J n .lip) ite I nlo.njA to Stenctoai and Hon& Kone 8/22/41 4)4 • 204

Ja.r.-n • Hell {t1oel r. ) corr.renta on r r of'lo st ory cf r~>cotir,tionn bet w•wf'l Bl(. of T:ng . end YoJo:ohon!l Specie Bk. for berter tra.de e&r eer:8nt B/22/

War Conditions "',., 5 Foreign Funde Control:

Geroany: Amn. govenuental off ices (offic1al 8 o.nd ecployees) in Geri:l8ny: Future regulot.ion of finnnclnl t r ansactions discussed in c able froc Ar.m. Ecb. , Berlin 8/25/41 435: 235

Wcr Conditione For t"iyn Funde Controlt

J r}.lnn l Aecte. in U.S. pnd f.r• z. he O:"der diecusned Ly Fin!lne:!al Att:te).d, Cru:in·t.r: , u.nd Caston t;j~;;•l 4)} 1 196

.'4'ar ConJitions For eign F\mds Control:

Frs.nce: French Covt. ;>ayt'lents allowed - Foley-Pchle me:no

9/2/41 437: 57

418 Foreign Funds Cont rol : von Lewinski, 'FJ::ur.a/ ( wife of ~"ot•cer Cei"CCCJl Con::~ul

Gen. in U.Y. C.): Sep;.rt:~ted f r o::a cervicc in spite of refcr·cnces from O!.ic f Ju tice Stone L.Dd Senators Barkley, Arhws , and Wnt;ner 9/4, 41 IJ8 : 141

S~itzerlcnd: Effect of ~a:xp.~ blockin!J of ZXICi.t Eu:-opean crB(lits i n U.S. on l'oorkii:C. of cold ctt~dard i n STdt zerlcnd 9/5/ 41

r.or Conditions Forc1Gfl Fun ls Control: '"t.t ' ...

Bnnque tl&tionale Suisse re~ucst to ship to Portugal t2 mll . i n cold earmarked in FRB of NY dl•cussed in Fo1cy-Pehle "•"" 9/9/41 1.39: 155

a) Briti sh wi thholCing of navicert discussed in Cochran memo 9/10/1.1 ) 16

7iar Conditions forei&n fun Is Control:

Free French: "Definitely liberf\1 attitude" reported in Foley como 9/9/41 439: 173

i'iar Condit ions Forcicn Funds Control a "1.\ ~~

J epru>: ApplicLl ion to U. S . of J a pan' s r egulEti

WAr Gond.itl ons Forcig:-. Funds Control:

Spain: Deposits 1n N.Y. 2nd Distri ct

9/9/41

1' q

439: 161

\ia r Conditions Forci!;ll Fund s Control: 441.

Central hmn. t nd Caribbean a r es: Re s . of Fol ey ' s ofrice "lnd su.. te De.)t . t o assi st Alr.n . ::~issions 9/15/l.J. 41..1 : 18

General Aniline und Fil.m Cor n. Genera l Dyes tuffs Corp . · ( I . G. Fcrbcni nJ ustrie)

Applict. tion for sale of 1 , 500, 00') eh.. r e s di scussed in memo t.o :topki'lll End fran HopkL1s to fCMr 9/17/41 30'

rior Con· it ions Fo:-elb--n Funds Cont rol ; 442

Admi:ll str bt:on of Exec . or ·er SJS? , 85 P.!:!Cnded : (See nlco Books 411 , /,:'5 , on> 434)

l!eeting 9/17/IJ. /,/,~ : 69 a ) Di acut:sion of

1) DryrJocki.10 of' Fr onch ships 2) Uritish-A:an. Tobacco Co . :

Depodts of t.!anchurlan subsidiary 3) Rou":in;.. or li ll •llll ef.dressed

to 5hont;hoi , North C!11na , J ape.n, anrl Frencl. I nJo-China throueh Hone Kong f'or censor ship

4) Pre-fabric!lt.ed Houses: Shipments to Nor~;ay

iic.r ~.,;onJit .l.Jns Foroi~n Funds Control : .1.)_ 7

/ .d.;] " .istr .. tion ,f Exec . Or"er S1e9 . a.s ... cndc

* 5) Food ~ifC! nts : ?tynent. for ascu Eed 6) 'lollandsche Bcnk Unie - I'Olic"· to be

followed conce:- 1 i.nc (Y.rcons or &"ir-.s on Proclnined List

7) I.G. Farbon: Sevcrt,l pa!.ents t o.':en out by C!:"r . ..-ns uc.si..;neJ t.o

t...r Crnditi c•ns r' nr e i n t'unds Cou .... :-ol:

f'\.blic PIJlA i ·.,,...(> rroe.rH'Il - :Ool .... :,·- rd le rl;f.OC 1 /c/• l " . ~9 ,

l l

~r Con.1 it i"n~ ~orryf .. , l-'unh CC'Ir t r ol : .}:-!7

V " "; !ltsky, A'1AHt•JSi /..rr' ... B: A~cte . "to be hlocrn

\ler Cnn-Jlticne ~·oroie1 Funde Control t

Fdueatjnz banke Ht~cusoed at 9 ( !0 M~etirlf 10/9/•1

4~9

449 1 168

"or Co:1.: tt. ' .,ns for · __n Fun's Control : • • 0

C -.·n~:·.; • r esent.: :r J r, rol,..., , . f'•lle , Y.u."m , "':u'"!"L'lt.~..:.n , Ode~,.: r J , Uit.-:rde , I:t:rn;tein, Dell, '"'d ..!erill

"fn.::- CC')'1-i it ione '·'orl')!.r.n }' t·nr1s ~ontrol 1

'~"'r?rr,.33 r eport A8 of 10/20/41

V:or Conditi ons 4 -..,•,>

ForPi,:n FunrJe Control: ) Food Specul.Ltlon: Generr.l :cem:e :.,...r •its r·11E;

tt.!Jr liscus&I:'B with \·,·,i~c tnd Foley 10/23/1.1 453 : ~90

-::ar Conditi.one Ji'or ejr;n runds Control I • ..~1

Ho,C'l tlu, ttt.nqa , S~snt:hai, arrt '..fone: Y.one; s ... ,.. .. a,. . &roup vieits in t"onn.,ctim with

frHez tn· i n Je!~Yl 'l' d Chira - ~'oley report 10/?4/41 454 1 ?

\'!ar Conditione :r'oruitn 1unde Cont r ol • r::-

Stro.tegic and Criticttl Utterials • :teport on ''seurcl. nc out 8UH.lies" by Fe r Jib t'uhJS ~ontrol - Folu:•- ? 1hle or o 1V;Loj41 455• 36 ,

50,57

··irr r.""""'""" t'oreit;:. :f'tmci s Cor.trol s

C.f!~ice Lf Gon. Counsel report ~~ 1Ut) l / 4l 4'61 268

Ar:m . Friend9 Service Coo. • ':rnnefer of funds frorn rr·ouct. Govt. for purcJ a.ae of food diecuoued in t'oley ueno 10/31/41 277 , 278

For · ' "un 's C .• tro1 : 437 /.d lnl ttrt ... i~~ ,r :xec . ur~er ~ :l'), ~ =.cn1~1 :

(~ .... £' ·l·o E • . 1J. , to:"~ , :,.,1. 1 .. #.: , ~n~1 .:..!7) ·~"·''"'- of 10/'1/41 11/1,'/,1 ~'i: 11

t~ ) £ilczlan-A.;:n . Cor . . : Cccn,l i t..l•ou. ' of :. p,~l :c· t.i .1: c \5Ucr ed 1?

b) Cc 1er·t11;.. Cor . • : ·h;>plic tlon t.o purch· e ~ l:cu.::.:ed 13

t.ic~ti.."'lu 11/7/1.1 : B~: . ~, . . 1" a ) • i~c:J~- 1 of

1 ) ~11 i.!.n-1 10 . Cor). :") :=tnnJ~rJ Vr Ctl:.ii!l Oil C • • 1 c

• .:.: .. churinn cl: i.~ .' .. lf'. , ")0 1) As1t ~ ic ?e~rolouo C..1 . 1 ..

(Shell) C1bu. !,) (Over)

~) f':'~nc:1 Govt . ~.o ~n:,:J~c r • .... "', , )J. f r o. fr~nch Cov·.. . ·un 1::: to t.:n . Fr lt-nJ:. !:, '!"" i CC' C().J. !'or ;JU.rC'11 r- .f :nil'&. in C'l.it.:.,..rl: :1d e) Folcy-?e':l1.c "' o ill: "~5

r;-) ~v.i.;~'f~d!"c~~~~~- jW.. 1t'1. ; '•;t.. () ~c· '".1(' ..,, t 'l" col 1 cl1 i:·H: of "rl"'ttU:l

Wl·: PolfJld :r.1J bst. i.l'· . o!' Frt•llCt: 7) ApiJCllt.'.c n1··., fu;-r .e Ct . ":l.Y.,

lt·ci . 1 t-.'ul ... !'..xE:c . Or :f'r ')_:ng t ;>~.Lie

Wnr Con litiOr'IS For eicn ~"unds Control :

Prozr ous report 11/10/"1 459 • 228

'.;n r Condaiol"la io'orei, n Funds CorttrolJ

foberoja};y , J ucques 1 fo r !~OJ kit.S

rlevvrt 011 fut~ds vr o()&red Vol

u, l..4, 41 464 1 16o

:far r:on 1 ~ t..:.c11S i·o:·•i,;r. F .. nJs ~untrol : 4(:)5

:l9.;io. u.l cor1f!l . in coov. vith k.n. u:tKc rs ,·.asn. -Foloy r ;;~uun.d of }Jh.n 11; ... 1 4! t;65 : 113

o.r ConJiti~"M f'oroi ·" r'unda Control t ·tf)5

:\~t:.'lot:ees s .:illkie to rop . a g1·oup in oflort to Tluive r ~ tJt.i• !'"B - ~·c::!.ay 0:10 ll/lo, ·.). ~ \ \ ·\....\· I,.· ,11 4b) 1 277

Alien Pro .. ri~rty c1\Jt'~\lte;, f Fol~ ·,:"..· d •a,\•••" : 1,-.._ ouperv cion oi' blockod businc oe ont erprisee and rc ationx bttt.,.,oon f r oezinc pr ogran ond concop of' A. P . C. ll/26/41 278 ,

284 , 286

l-)1'...-\- ... -... w:\\":(; 0 ....... \- M-" .... ,h'•i' p,"""'""'- I'..U... ~""'" ~" "I I 1 1 ......... ,'ft\~\. q4 \

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.ar Con.liti ns I : ro.:. ,,; :: mJs Cor.tJ·ol l

"\ri ti-•h lilr.~ oot lo tr.t - r to• d of ll/ 7,

:.'ar Ccr. i '.~e>no .. , r· ., r· ule c .. trol l

" · c f :xo;: . Cr.cr- ..:."'? , t..s u. r.jeJ : (3uo !!.l~o..., J . 1 1 , ... , ••• , -.7 .

1' •. J:oo'>ng 11/n /41 466• IX 153

t~.) Ui~cue~:~ion of

* (Over)

1) t:oMh Africa 1 i..cer.eoo ?) !-'r,.r ch Govt . rur.le \ t'

J . P. · ·orpm Co. ,~or S"'rVici• g a d t..•.ort.i.zuti' n f 7' hJ,d 7:.. ~ ~nsaee

3) t s inv ent ont. of I' mas hold nl :·1.n t. f ! Y ir. Bi ort- ter..l

• lootir.g xt.;/.yu 1

4) $\ odAn; ¢4 nil. in Do: ieh dolla r bon1s..J f)(. , ... mi !4 mil . iu l'or we. _nn doll ar bonds r.ow 11 3:itzer-u.tl ; ~ .. ediah LP·c.·.ion

te 1 1::!.1. \\Orked ut :or J r~>-cLnc llatic r, of '(;U j 1.!1.8 boforo sot~dht; to U. S . nnd intorcet paid into s,·-odieh aceta .

5) Chiua• Stau. Dd . ollocntion of ~700 ,0f){) for p•Jrcl-.nee of conl fo r 3i-.nnrho.i fro~ Fror:.ch I r.uo - Ct.it o. to oe GUC~tior cd

b) C-,!.ndian r esidents ' uule o f villa ,;.n F r uHCO with Jn)''l:l· r1t to uo r.;ade out of ncct . of S;:Jies holJi:.L co . O\lt,od :in 1nrt by pros, cct i v o l' r o11d. purcnllser ,'IOOtior.ed

7} 5iloeiun- AI..n . Co .t Proposal of truotcoe to bor rol1 .. 1 , 700 , 0

'::rr C.,:1 · ~: m; r . .... U!l C trol: ·'il)7

J 1 • 1::., o~ .o: ce·,l~ ·rt. 1:-- ·~ ... .~. ~· • ·~ ' rno •. 1·~ ( .. 'J~"") •,o ·r ·,Tr ' . ...., •.u•::t

'or ,.,""' • ~ · "' 1' ,1

7 : -;t:...

'.far Condiii C!na t'orr:.:. t lo'ur1ds Control a r.1 l'jfJ

r.cr ;__l A1.il. r o ttr:J Filn Co . t r:.;. l~e-lf·Jr conv .: :;CJ .:. rue}; r·ocr> 'tly J:u.do

tT'-'OJ • 3 • • ~ l. i .>y ::

.. c., .. : l~ ~-,r l. u~ ~ Cc .t.l·o'i :

Tl r- , C: :-1 , ..... CJ . :- '~. ~

- ;'· ::1" !",..y>rt .: 'J: ::.5

i"lnr Co~.;ltio:ts (in c onnection with purchos~ Fore.1.gn Govts,, Accts . for •

·wr asks Harrison wl1eth r Ffm of NY, as fiscel agen t · for Trean., will accept. 9/27/39 214: 1,5

a ) Harrison thinks it con be done b) HIDr discusses with Eccles 9/28/39 136

c) Leroy....ijeaulleu and Pinccnt discuss nlth Cochran 9/'2.9/~ 185

liar Con !it ions Forc.i.,... Govts., Accts. for (in connect i ... n with !A}reivJsirrl

•c:Jr asks Harrison to set up ns J..ioL'"listrt;.tion policy 10/J/39 715: 175

"(' r Cc.n lit i ns l~>..bzi: Fo:-• it)l Govt~ . , /.cctc . fo;· (in c~n.:. ~~i :. o. l t j)J.I'Cha~:

:i r;o ...... n(CcC'r.•c} t.PJ 1- :t\UT" Eccles thinka tll ~tera taken should have Bd . ' s appr ov&.l l·)/': "~9 ... : ~7

Publlcit.'-' feature dir.ct:s; ed in Cochran .oco 10/6/'9 18!

'1\~ C...t\i-

~"''r ~-\~ ,fn-

foor Con.llt i ons Forei{}l Govts., Acc ts . for: See 7iar ConUti'Jns -

l'urcl-aus lng lid!.:::~ion (Briti"h-irench)

i,nr Condit!.ons l'orci~n Tr ade : :J. S. ('X_POrts hi f.hent. in Oc~ober for

tY.o yt>ars ll/18/39 ='='J: :?9

ito.r C.Jn Ht.ion5 Fore!.;n Tr ade (U . S.):

~•hP.e r ecuce' si~ce ou~brcuit of wa r ~/Zl/1..0 "" .... 1..9

War Cond 1t l one Forelc;n- Owned Securltlea:

Cont.; present : KMJr, Bell, Frank, Foley, Coch ran, Bernotoln, Purcell, Coldaoith , Louchhe im, am\ Folo 6/3/40 2681111

a) Sue,eeatlone wi th r espect to mntrol of bearer se.:u.rlty transactions -ocmo froc Frer.cb Eobaaay 119

War Condi t1 one Foreign- Owned Securities :

Ruli ng r el a tive t o i mpor t a t t on of . etc. ~/6/40 269: 343

a) 1DR 1 8 added S\.l{';I.;:8 St10 D f er cu t dn.nce of Treas •• Sl'X:. and Fed. Reo. Bd. 345

Yi'or Conditions Foreign-owned Ama. Securities:

SEC a sked to report on sa~os 1/~5/41 35~: 3 , 28 a) f!IAJr wnnts daily in1'o. 1/27/41 296

W~r Condit ions , , Foreign-Trade Zones Bonrd: ,)5:1,

Annual r eport, 6/J0/40: Pr esented to Congres s 1/JO/ 41 353: 82

1\Mt-t\,-.,..,.

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• I

c..,~~~ L ~-- .. --~. r-~ " 6'~~ '""l I...« .. \.., t ... , '"1'•1."' ~6 . ,-l, A,j:)

c~· C ·' ft i ons .r· •C~" :

.. t;.~-t.fac ..!E'cru·s , f!n- "lcjr 1 t 1111 oth f'rtti_e 9/; /'':Ji'" r ns :tO\'e 1']: :-,

~J /crt of 3 •. . c·: ;',., nc~ .·.lt'PIX""l!"~1 :107 to l,Qi r c Vc.llr.} with o' :tc1· .. • in ban ins:.jtu .:.,no t9

4·.ch·t...;~ W.L reuu::c' 9/I./"]9 [Jt 1 !n ;.;lte f Bri .l.::h exch< nt;e C\)O~t·ol , Re;,n ~l~

;--l·n:; no ext:rr Minar:, .. c,. '.Ires 9/1./"'? · lH

l' Co, lti!\:.~ rr n~(" :

'Hz-• ,~.,n:~ . ) .. c!".fc- t ~ -:-u1ll' t_ ~/1/:9 .. 10: -l.,

:tc .. cxc11 n~-c cont.rol ··IY surf"s 7/!J/'"~'J 1.:1, 1'1, 1?7,

• 205, ""0'1 ':7J e-mf, \,m !'ropo::zod st.•tt.C \! I ~ _ .( .Cb"'h.

""n) 't'Ur 'a cos: .,;e t o fbad.t Finnnce .. il11s'.cr lteynaud ?/11/';9

;;a.r ~oa-ii ~- i...:ns Fr1,nce:

E.xch t~e c ontrol prot;r ess re:10rled by A.."'Ul . :........bnsr:r , P: rls 9/U/ l9

11cr CondU .: ·:1s Franr·e:

f re ~co "Dr Con .1 tions - TL.nt; Oil i-o rc:en I nvcst:1rnto , Rct;.!..::tr·ltl n of : Official

Jccrcc c oncerninc J/18/,9 .

f•c.:- Con . .it. ions i'r 3..11c e :

Purchasing :..:i ssion: iiX FOR wi!'heti Procure~cnt ili v . to con~ct 9/'22. 3? Zl3: 61

\'io.r ConJltions France:

Exchange control : Loopholes repor ted by Bullitt 9/'19/39 211.: 193

'n.'l~r C;~~C~~~~S .. h " ~--~ ..... .:... Y'IH\(• \ '1: n:::. or 1: ;·•rt .. ,. -il·:cr Jiocu .. :.cJ b:· rl:1~ont

.~J Coc:u--n 1'J/13/39 ,'1e :

'nnr c..,nJi.ti:Jns f r.:u~ce :

:xc·,, nre Control: . c f •.ivc:; rer-ume in r.d·lrrse before ;,'-" · Cl~o , 'c:lo 1?/~6/0? ~19 : :11

unr C

t .. · C~nj:!. ~ ~r Frcnc'l- ilrlt.is.~ :-a •1o 1s rcv..i. , f•d :cs., .. t-•ic· t ... t

.... "Yl "I J~ ..... ~ 11/ 1j ) lr)1 ~:t ) Bd i ·1. ~"in· l: ~ ~ :- vurc•_... ,;· c t!. ,_. .. t o~c CD

control c !..ire ::;1 ~u:1 ~io.., f) Fr · 'lee ' ~ fitl !oCl 1 ~P·1 tl n rev it .. l :

hUt;e pl: ne .'urcho.-:>es 'll,. n Frtnch ,._;>o::·t~ t.o ti . L r.l'..l::>t oo ·ncr·· ed

t;) Ru:- .- ~rn eCOtl :::c buc·-:~, ..... for Gel' r,n,/ \', i l win OW•l' ~ r. nee 1:! t.tlti~ nd in thL •n.:

( '"":. ~ f"T ~ -'-1. T· ' ""\) * (~or d!scu ..,.:i ~n bct....,con l-ei~ -.nJ

Coch.r n , ::;:ee r.: t:e 771)

" '1r \;or.' .. tl~nn i r· ... :cc :

t\('~.,nud 1 o ·. Mrec:: bcforo large «U lienee 11/9/39 2:'2: :''l

~t>Clflrliti ,ns of holtli.nt,;s ubroot! post.poned beeaucc o!' sntisfc.:ctor.t rerx·tri tio:1 of C< pitC

liar Conditione France•

Reynaud, in Clhamber of Deputi•, reviews polioiea and discuaaea probl8llla U /14/39 2:191 Sl,

267

War Conditione France a

Budget, 1940 12/28/39 232: 222 Budget - Natl. Defenee, 1940 480 Reynaud's speech emphasizing r eduction of

all expenditures not strictly war necessities: Bullitt resumd 12/30/39 489

Gold Snipment via Halifax: Copy o f conf i dential letter frClD Gov . of Bk. of France t o Harri s on (FIIB of HI) 12/22/39 53

\'iar Conditions Frt nee:

Econocic positi on after 4 mos . of war: Div. of tJonetc.r y Research cer:,o J anuary, 1940

i,'ar CondltiDns France :

Holdi ·t.::s Abrot.d, Declsr.:;. t.ion f : lu't . F.abt.s..o:•, p,. ris , report..c n c on•:erSD.tion with .~nr of Couve de l.furville 15 ns:::istonts in t ' 1e iJouvent General des Fonds c 111cern · ng l nck of info. on nny as:;ot s cnrrt ed in t he acct . of Bk. 0f Frunco l/ll/~0 235: 57

Wor ConJit.i ons Frunce:

Financl ul condi tions : r esumE! pro\·ided by A.':L't . DnbRSS) P~ria 1/2'1/40 ~JS : 204

l'iar Con 'it l ens Frnnce:

COCl!tl·-rcinl nt.Tee::ent concluded betr.cen Fr::nce ond Greece ~ 5/~0 2)9: 2~8

ku~J"~ discussion of econOJ.ic ~m 1 !'tn,. tci 1 proble us of tot.£;.1 ?:c.r ':'/6/ 1.0 .,53 ,~28

'l'iar Con :Lti ons fr"ncc:

Fin .... nchl r,·Slllje ' givon J..cn . Lmb: s:.;;, P ri:; , b~ ?one cc'lio (Bk . >f I t" ly} 2/8/..o ?~0 : 111

by Couvc de AUrville 2/'J/ ~0 22~

" n r Cond ltions FrPnce :

A..m . :...,bn:::~.· , Pu rl~ , r epor ts on conf . .. it :1ist : Ce tt>r :'lined t hr. t Wt-r :::h~ll b~ carried on t o !"inal victory ; possiblli t.:; of t

\·,a r Con !itloos 1- t·cnce:

Forei&n exc IL.nt.e situ: ~ion discus::ed i n report fro::! A.."1!1 . Dnb•osy, p , ris 2/~7/~0 ?~1 : ~7

Colt;. : !: c i cl rE .JO!t fr om Arm. 1 mbt..f~) , I'c ri s , on rercrves rutd Rez,.,.,F.ud ' s plans 'i./28/i.O 135

a) A.ut. of ·"';Ol·1 .o be c&lc,-! Tr eus . by Bk. ,,f Fr~·~ce ,:!eflnUely !"lx~J at 30 billl ' • ~rr.nc s 2/.9/LO )01

l r.ut. fub, sy, .'L.rio, r~oort.s m visit '·!· Rueff (~n· cr Gov . , 3k. ,f Fr : ucP)

A- b ) Gol~ opcr- t.l.,~s an :':· r-•st.ric t ive rDCO S'.lf"€'5 rH~cu ed

War Conditions France:

Report on W:ovcatent of Foreign Funds: Re ports f r om A.mn . Embassy, P"ris , a!'ter conf.

with J ahon (Banque de Paris et des Poys Bo.s) 3/18/40 247: 305

Wor Conditions Frnnce:

J rd big shipment Ia Cawda

of gold (~170 million} errives fro11 J/19/40 248: 6)

Amn. mission to french war front arre:nged by French Amb. at IIUJr's request J/2J./40 424

a} Ambasoador ' s l etter 425 b) HtiJr' s note of thanks 424 c) Cochran ' s meco that 5tote Dept. will

be notified by French l.mb. 427

i;ar Conditions France:

Failure of aviation pro&rrun Wlder L&Cha.bre; fall of Daladier; repctitlr n o f Reynaud ; influence of Lazard Freres: report b7 Cochron 4/ 4, 40 250 : 240

War Cond itione 7ranee:

r oreign exc~e hol dinge t Report from .&aa. Embassy, Parlo ~/ 17/~0 2551 76

:!ot l ma.ted investments tn u.s. r White :netl() 4/16/40 233

a) & lUtt r eports t hereon 234

War Cond1 t 1ont J"re.ncea

:rournier (Gov •• Bk. of france) providee re.umel of internal a1tuat1on to BJ.llitt before aailtng 4/211/40 257• 17

Rueff provtdee r eeume· of internal eituntion to Bull!tt bel"ore snlllnt; 4/24/40 28

War Coadi tiona J're.ncea

Ruetf re1um .. pt"political, economic, and financial principle• of the war• brought by Watthewa to HIIJr 4/27/40 258: 8

War Conditione Prance:

Gold: Decrees t.o incr ease Govt . '• supply or 5/ 21/40 264: 255

Wa r Co ndit l one France:

Jonae j(Edouard) cables HMJr to a id J"rance 5/23/110 265: 270

War Condit tone France:

Amn. and C'llll\.dian Securities. French- owned: Bn.nks A.nd bankil"'& houses designated lUI

depos itories 5/24/40 266: 57 RC'n.:llllt t o visit u.s. t.o o.rre.n&e for

OBnufacture of henvy French tanka v~~~ ~

Wa r ConC1t1one Franc es

Evacuation plana of Arm. b ar.ka in Ps.ria reported by at1llt t 5/ 30/40 67: 316

Prance t o be att acked nn June 4: Bull1 tt i nforoa IDUr n.ncl nc:-ks thnt a l l f 1n.."'~c1Rl and economi c measures to weaken I tal y be r eady 5/31/4o

421

War Cond l tiona Francet

Bulli tt pleads f or 100 ,000 Sprincfield rifles with aor.:unltlon and l'l@O for 1anediate production of t he 47 ma Mt l - tunk GUJlS -plM e n.nd specifications soon t o arrive in u.s. am services of 2 French e nP,lneere ava1U.ble 6/1/40 268: } ,4,7,

e-46 Goldt Bullitt inf orce Hull of oeriousnees of

situation; Hull and H)!Jr acree co ld should be trMoported to Hnllfn.x on battleship

6/2/40 38

lnr Condi ti cu 1 Frnnce :

Capitula tion; Trens . steff dlecas:>es next step 6f.17/4o 273: " 72 '1/r

Ba:tk of Frn nce rop. nnd FIUJ of NY di scuse oltu....'l.ti on in f r\ce of capitulat i on 6/ 17/40 145

For tre.."l.sfer of rold after eapitulat i oc., 'lee War Co:'ldltiona : P...tr c: nalng Wission

.

• n ) Hostilities t.o be conti nued by !:avy, Ai r For ce, Md Ar Lly of !lorth Afr ica; U.s. asked not Lo freeze creC.it a in UoMco 6/18/ "o ? 73 : 267

ifnr Conditions :rr,..nce l

Chll.rlbr..m, Rcnr de: Pcport bnsed on nct·ml exper ience a t t he fron t 6/19/ 40 274: 32

Gold Sh i p :tenta: FRB of NY, State Dept., o.nd Trens . a.rrnfll)e fo:- cr editinc to acc t . of B:w.k o f Frnnce as of 6/ 19 eol d arr iving 6/ 20 n t Brooklyn lla;-y Yard 135 ; >-1>'\

a ) Watthe-tts ' cable free Paris 139 b) Tr~'l!:arnsw"L. J. ~ \"\ 138 1>.\l.. c) Tr~as . !he\"rl!Cl'!one t o FRB of :rr 137 d) ln!Jr diccuoses with Adnir l'.l Stark l lH

~) ""11....;-"l.c. ..... . o .~ 'f .. f'-"'"'~· ' ~>o

Wnr Cond1 tiona 2 !'ranee:

11 !!nnq~.o.c Franca1se ItaUen~e pour 1 1ArJeriquc du Sud• L r o:r- BeauUeu diecus:lea w1 t!l Cochran

roquest !roo French m1s"'1ons 1n L"lt1n A~ericn to free ru:coWlh

6/ o/'•o

War Conditions France I

Fou rnier e;iv..1s positive assurt"nce• All ~old (except scnttored &::!.all a.':l.ounta) h&e lo!'t French porto 6/21/ 40 2751 6

a) FRB of h'Y prov idea statement on aot. oa deposit 6/21/40 13

J.P. LLor gan ropreaenta~ive and Lem;y-Beaulieu discuss sup?ort1 ng French Govt . ~oms on N, -;,._ e>k,._~ 6/ 21/40 14 \.

~J.iCU~~o in u.s. porto : Sta t us diccusaed A.t ~ • T~cno , co:>!, 6/24/40 78 71-"\3

H!.!J r 1 s ocoo t o FDR sur,centi Of t hnt -n IlW:lber c.f top-fli t;ht aviators, e :lclneer s , etc., be br~"tt ~?2H]ffO to ans1B t War and :;cvy Dept s.~ , £ 1084

• a) Secy. of Treasury's powers dieC"uaaed "~ 9: 30 mect lr>B 6/25/40 275: 369

il'nr t,;onditione 2 France :

A."l..""l• sccurit iea lr~ Bor deru:.x for nhich there is no tl r.:e to destroy : Trean . advloce oe thod of qui ck destruction >~1 th c hemicala

6/ 211[40 275 : ~f.t; Stnte n~P~d Brj t ieh Embnssy d1 SCUDS 3 ' 15

dlspos~tlon of Frer,ch ns:;.cts i:J. u. z.l wtthdruwal of reco{"nition of Pc t nin r.cvt . vy u.s.1 asaete in Ottnwa , London , a."ld on l':. i {::h sene ; -locking b~· Ca.na.da of Wi'\T&h~ earryine r,old or dered to !.:O.rt1n1que ; etc . ~~~ ~

a) \lel!es ' l e t ter r,lv inc bnckeround of

~r=~~~s;~n:~!~~~tgp• n~l~rg t ~!~!~n Dept . • ~~~~/:Or.r- rd to f rccdr.c of Fr.ench e.s:ets268

• l ) Hull- Hl.!Jr co nversa tion 2) Welles-E~r "

275 : 370 Pl3t 374

~) \--..i ••• '1.1 .... '-· ... 1 \..e.~ 'f.,k.,

'"' '-11. : I It {"

War Condit ions 3 France:

Ba.n.k: of France cancels ri~t to d raw 0:1 F~ ot ~rr aceta. g r anted on !Jay 22 t o :.:e ssr s. Mart la l and J. do Si e;res 6/25/40 :?75: 349

liar Condj tiona France:

Holdi.ngs of f oreign exchange pla ced c t eu5 Olll i oo by Couvo de O!urville 4/13/1.0 ~51.: 173

French- owned dollar securiti es placed at C10 million by Couve de Liurville 4/13/40 173

liar Coa41Hono Yrancet

hllitt report• on attitude or Jrench leader• 7/1/40 278 • 230

f•nr Conditions France:

Br nk of Frnnce tol d of brf't.kdown in co:x:.uni cr tion .,ith FRB of IIY by St. tc De~t. 7/?/40 :079: '9

t.lnrt.init;,ue: Invcst ice t r to be sent by FBI or Cuotomn 7/?/40 86

Rue~f (Jacqucs)-H!,lJr corre~ron·1ence sub : o .uent to downf 11 o~ Fr · nee 7/'/.:0 218

u(!r C·m ~ it.ions Fr .lee :

Dc..n:.c of Fr~nce: Chro"~ic C:l:-..! i ti ·m~ rE>:'Inr+.P•i b;· Bull "tt 7/6/~0 780: " 5, "9

a ) Rue!'l ent:er !"or n. we •f U. !: . rE'nctirm Uro of f l eet by Ccr:~wny : FUI rcpo:-t ':'07

War toaoll Uoeo hucea

Maniniqul Dl report. on ol;eerntlone u4o at - J'ort-4 ... haeco 2811 136,142

War Coa41tloao rran.cll

Mart1D.1qu•a Del1YerT of planea and C014 dhcuaaed at 9:30 .... uac 7/12/ 40 282: 157,

203

\';nr Conditions Fr· nee:

t.:nployccnt of nvi t lon nnd. ord.nnnce experts s ·6esLPd by I!Al r to FDR ~81 :

n ) Louis J ohnson ?Qinto out restrj.cti 'OS for blddini, e:u:>lo;:uen t of ul iens in u.s. Govt .

hlrchas ing ;Ji ocion pcrsonrael nnd plans: Bl o,.·l- Lu lne nn i Purvis :,i.:;h to d i scuss

r.ith H!.~r 7/16/i,O 6 FBI rep. r e port s on french i)lnne and

s,>eclfic>.L lons - 7/25/,0 : See Book 28h , J'l•be 249

0oncr!:il Situ...tivn: :1eow1d Oy Amn . hmbnssy 7/ 16/,0 67

~•nr Conditions FrhJ1ce:

Gol·l hol,Jii\;S in U. S., Can:dn , L.On on, nnd :.lortini~uo 7/;0/1.0 :81.: ;31.

"ar Coa41 Hoao rrancea

ICarUniqwo Airplane Situatioo: See War Condlttone: .A.trplM••

Wu CoadlHoao rra.nce: Jloch-Laine inquire• about re-en.terlq U.S.

ebould he now return to :rrance 7/22/40 285 : 35

War Coa41 t1 oao Prance I

Lero7-Beaulin., Paul: Lea.,.inc for hance; oa;j'l soodb71 to JIM.Jr 7/34/40 286: 77

War Coud!tlono 7rancel

Picot (~orgea) 03 a aucceedin« Bloch-Laine ~~~ ~· ~

7ln.ancitll aituation and progreaa ot ne&Otiationa between 7rencb and Gen~ana reported b7 .t..m, llabeu;r , YiebT 7/26/40 110.291,

llul.lltt'• attitude - toward Pota!n Oo•t. 294

dht urbo Br!thh ieben:r 7/26/40 148 Aim. peraonnel: Cochran and Stat e Dept. dhcuaa

dereabouto and dutlu 7/31/40 356 .Aan. branch 'bani: a: Bell 1 1 au.&geationa t or r ep .

to obaerve and report on treatr.::tent rece l•ed 7/31/ 40

~~"· C:>,t. l.'O'& 1\ 358

•·t...r Con! · .. ,ionr; f'r ... nce :

•'-e. o;t . c..._,lonir·r ' r pr£'pt rc:i 1·:.· In .... el. it('n~r lividon , Of·".ct> !' C· 1rf (l!' N' \ .. l Cf".: r I ·n!" ,

llav:; le:t . 8/~/1.0 ~"· = r~ t'ref'Olt d.t.ut.tio:l in ! .. lrtint 11c : Fi~I rPpt,rl 1:"7 orr1ce ... or ~P ·1'' · lo:1 ('>!' 3t.nk: in

Occu. i· u Tf':rJ· i tory : .·-c1>0!'t frott .. :l.,"\ . !.mbt =~: , Vichy f!,h/!,0 ""'71

~.c.r Con' i~ions IT· nee :

B11 ; f r· r.ce : ~er n t!ecrt ,. c ncf'r lint.. s,·r-j.~o :c1 14"

6) Car~cu.-1 1 !; r :ct.lon j,/,.2 T.JI "r:> (Gov., Dt!n'..- t1~" C:-nu> ) -:!ircurrc~

.rrE.'nC11 l;f~~t.; i 1 Cnn.,d• ~ i.!..~ lf .. Jr, SrJl , Coc~rn, c.."ld ~·11 ·P:·.1· !n F/f /.'.') "':'7

·.-:ar Conditions 2 90 Fr &nce :

A.":lD . Banks: Re port on treo.t ... ent nccor ded t~e:n r e 1uested fror.~ Amn . F..ub~tss:· , Vichy 8/7/40 ~90 : 171

War Conditions 291. France:

Approprintion of French assets publicly and privately owned in U.S. to lic;,uidnte losses of Amn. citizens in France and war debt obli[;ntions of French Govt. to U.S. protested by Edwin Bor cho.rd ( Professor of Law, Yale Univ.} 8/9/40 291 : 95

a} SUbject protested by French Financinl Attnch

Wa~~~~;tions 29/ Amn. Banks in Paris : Conditi on:: under Ceroa.n

OCCUp

\':ar Conditions France: 2~.1

Calais bombing, and trip t"lroue;:h Gemnn lines in France, Belgium, etc.: Report by Customs Agent Richor ds (Karl tl.) B/14/40 29J: n2

Va.r Conditione Jrance:

llank of :rrance reewuf or t1t.ua t1on 8/2/40 295: 79

War Condi t i ons France :

Bank of France: Rueff report to Amn. Vi chy 8/;>6/~0

281) &.,bossy,

296:

'ii'nr Condl tions Fr M ce : 302 Bonk of France : Boi s,.neer new Governor

9/ 2/40 30?: 5 Asse~s ~o~nl l J bi lli on - hnlf bel ongs

~o Govt. 9/2/40 35

l'larFr:~~~~tions 304 Exchonge Order (Second Provisional):

Tran sfer forbidden o~ credit:l in favor of !"orclgnera or due f r o!ll f oreie;ner s and obligat ions between rea ~dents creat i ng credit l.n favor of "or e igners 9/7/40

JO~ : n

;;'nr ConJitlons

Fro;;~~~ Supervis i on : Stricter control over all 306 so- culled forel t;n ban'->:: in Pc.r i;;. .;lt.h cxcc~tion of 4 .A.'llll. bonks 9/17/ 40 )06: 207

Conl for Dclivot"y to French Ports in Afr ica : Cochran, Stnte De pt. , snd flcru-; !.1. O' Bleness, represent inc Bcrwind- i•hite Conl Uinine Co., diocuss 9/11./40 6J

Martinique: French planes in -report of Under Secy. of !lnvy 9/14/ 40 6

Var Cond 1 t i on• l'rancel

Auef'f a nd MattheY• discuu eit'J&tlon 9/23/40

3'J7 307: 296

War Conditione rrance:

french Indo-China: aeport on conditi?nl pro..,ided by lficholaon. tn China,

after con?ersetiona ..,1 th fr~nch Indo-China

308

off1c1alo 308: 239 235 a) Copiel sent to FDR and Bull

Var Co:\di tlo[I.B Pre.nce:

Ref ugee s!tuatlon a• reporte-d bi J.mn . J'r1er.dl Service Co!MI\ t t.ee 9/31J/40 ~09: 395

War Conditi ons Fronce: at''

Argent!ne canned good:- f or P'rt'nch prisoners i n Geroony: St a te Dept. t r ant.mits special me"o on subj ect 10/4/40 J19 : 119

a) FOR opposed t o using French dollar balances in U.S. to purchase Ar gent.ine beef for French pri soners in Gcr=ny 10/7/40

Bank of France oper a t ions a s reported by Cariruel to '"'a tthews 10/5/40

rlenri-Haye depression end Amn. attitude discussed in Cochran me.•o 10/5/40

Dakar: Gold orrivbls discussed in cable to St a te Dept. 10/6/40

~or Conditions :~20 Frlince:

Fosdic k, of Rockefeller Foun1ntlon, discus::cs sltt..L...t ion a.s reported b_, their re p!>. wi t.'> Trcao. ~roup 10/9/40 320: ~15

ncori- Haye 1 s conf . Yiith l7elles, a t whic h time ho bi t terly denies coopcrntlon "it.'> Ger.nany >0/8/ 40 224

Conf.; present : H!!Jr, La.cour-Cbyet , nell, ~tnd Cochran 10/10/40 342

a) Lacour-Gayet to supervise nll French flnnnctal proble::J.s nnd liquidat e French Purchasing Commia i on in N.Y.

1) Confers with ffi,1Jr, Bell , and Cochrtlll - 10/12/40: Cochra n oeno Sec Book lli, p . 198

'ii'sr Con !it i ons France:

Hea.lth conJ itions iiscusned "ltb members of Hea l ~.h Coi!U:Iisai on of Rockefeller FounJu t l on to Eur ope 10/15/40 ~?0 : 17

Bk. of Fr ance: Rueff discusses s l tuhtion with Uatthcws, Amn. Embassy stsff , Vichy 10/15/40 95

ni reporte on J'aecht acth1tha of Henr1-aa,e; coa.a.ectton between liene 4e Cb.aabrun Md Benr1-HA7e; J'rer.ch Geetapo operattnc acatnat pol1 tical refuc••• 10/16/40 262

War Cond1 tiono J're.nee:

Bk. ot J'ranee atatue diacueeed by Mntth.ewe and Carlguel 11/1/40 328: 51

WarFr~~~~tions ;~~0 "Text of Instruction of Gennan Com::1l ssioner

to an Engl i sh Bonk in Paris": Report sent by Amn. :El:lbossy, Vichy, transmitted by State Dept. 11/8/ 40 330: 153

JrMCOI a31 Report b7 kn. 'rlend1 SerYlc• Coaittee

11/25/ 40 and 331 : 262

Cochre.n,&d Pehle ,/l'inAncle.l Couneelor of lrench lmba•ll&' confer 'IIIith Berle at State Dept . ll/26/40 289

a) Fr~nch Veet l ndltl, Martinique. St. Pltrr ... Nlquelon, e tc., d heu81e4

unr (.;on U lions , ),}..._, Fr:-.:1ce:

Lc~cr (Alcxi&; for ::;.cr Unrier Secy . in :.ant~try of Forci{;Jl Afft.irs) rcvif'-..s rnt.ire s· tUItion wit:, Coch,·nn 11/;7/~0 :;::: ~9

So.fe-deposit Boxe:l: Opcnint: orro.nt,.ed for by Gerr.H•II fim.nce off.i.ch·ls 11/';7/1,0 106

" ar Con.:! tiona Fr;.nce:

Pickett (?) oemo on "Unoccupi rod Fr~ce end the Americ~.n Fr iends Service Com::littce" 1~ /5/40 336: S9

varrr:::~uoao ;t38 GoraBT uoiac war ia4-1Ueo \o 1>.., b•?iJ.T

1nto french tnduatrtee: MD . •bau7, Ttcb.7, ropon 12/10/40 3381 16,16,18

Gold a\ Datara 110 toao \akoa on b7 l'ronch cruioor reporhd U/11/40 306

r

l.or ConJj tlon:; Fr:_.nce:

DI!:: French shc..reholder~ - r :u;. .. c' of oitaotion 1:0/14/£0

11Gr Conditi ons Frunce :

J.JDn. Fricndz Service Cor.u:llttPe: :'i lk dirtribution to Fr ench childr en rPportcd on 1/

r:c r Conditions Fr r nce:

t.!artinittUo: Rchobili toted ph·nes t..f' be c:xch

\lc: r Condition!::

Fr.:~~~~ {nne :.::or ..;a;l h s k.s or i:1tt.rVif'W 1/10/d ~.;t : ~ll

.. , fc'n\

1.t.r Conr:llti m::; Fr · !'lCP: . !17

Vic!:y told U.S . "Jcslres t.o )rot.cct in every poooi ble w~j· /LJI:J1 . 1 r opcrt z, in srJf£>-deporlt boxf>s Jn occuplec! tcrrit.C'ry'1 1/13/41 '1,7: 01 , 9~ , 9'

FI·cach convlct :o ( cccL. , cd) v.ho V>Cr c heine de por ted to lllbrtini..uc now oboc..rd COl.!'t Gu~..~rd cutter : vr:· ... •.,m me&:~o i n rcpl;y to tcl('f·h m~ cr,ll !"ro • :.!rs . FI;R 1/1'/41 103

Wor Conditions France : 0

British o.gree:Jent reh.tln~ to French Caceroons and French Equctorie.l Africa arran{;ed witll de Ge.ulle 1 c. Cowtcil of Defense 1/22/41 350: 1

r.!l~=~~~tions .~5a Additional refue;ees to U.S. discussed by

Lacour-Gsyet wlth Bell and Cochran 1/31/41 353: 108

i.ur Condi tions Frnnco: >

Pi ckett (Amn . Frirnds Service Com. ) d ~ scusses ' with I!L!Jr e nd Peltle plan fo r tri• l - feeding of children in occupiE:d Frnnce und 3c l {;iw:J ~/25/1.1 375:

'linr Conditions ·~ ;>() France:

Proposal thut payments for suppli es ...... for llorocco should bo code fro::~ proceeds of oale in II . Y. of part of French gold ot present in Mnrtinique discussed in Br Hizh E.~boocy oemo

r:n r c nditions f're·nee: ~~'-1

h··,.. French: Brit is..~ Govt . 1 r Bt,;rce;;:.ents ~ro•1hi ing r~r ct·._d:.ts ncces:>~r; for financinc !rfir effort and f'.mmcir 1 rcll t.ions end forel .. n exc"t. nee :ucstinns bct..\'eC'n Briti:::h Eopi .. e .. nd terri '.or1f'l.!'

of french Empi-e which re;tu.~fl ...... t o ncc et t ur;nisti cc - t en . ~:~b~.>sslJfi3pm'' ..,/':J/1.1

".8/, ! I. ' ':97

War Condi tiona France:

Financial Si tuati on: Brief memo biven Cochran by Trimble {3rd Secy., lu:ul. El:lbessy, Vichy) 5/27/ 41 402: 66

Polish gold entrusted to Frnnce: Atteopte to r ecover discussed in Cochran oemo 5/28/41 143

France: 1 flar Conditi ons

Setting up of 3 Cerman ColJIIlisslona ·s for foreign t r nde, Bk. of Fr1·nce , o.nd foreicn exctu:.nr;e d i scussed l n memo f r oo Amn. Ebb . , Vichy 6/7/41 406: 63

\;ar Condit Ions France: 4 ,:

French I nd-China rubber negotiations called off by French &lbassy 6/16/41 409: :145

· .. cr condiiiono

lo'r"1~~~:\nnd cel ls on HJ'Jr to sAy yood- bye o/~•;•1

·1 •.

4131 47

") ~ ~ .. , ... 'G .. .''I·,..,

lr) Cw.)~o&: .. ~ ~~ .... \.\... \+-ws. -c..'. ............ ~ 1\.._\1.1

W~r Conditions '1.1.::1 France:

Pleven (Rdnd) and ~is pe.ssiona t.e desi re f or consi der·.tlon " for t 1e Frenciw.en who a r e fit)ltine de."Jocracy' s battl e" discussed by !U.IJr and Fra nkfurter 7/8/ 41 ~19 : 11

a ) Hopkins nsked b~· Hr.tJr t o sec Pleven 7/8/~1 53

1) Pl £>ven tells H:Yr of talk 193 b) HWr a&ks FDR to see Plcven but

FDR dec1b es 7/9/ 41 198, 199 c ) Pleven ' s conv . with H~.t.Jr r epor ted

t o ? : '2Q group :'00 Tobouis, Genevieve: H:.!Jr writes Rockefeller (Uol~on)

he wants proposed Latin Amn. lec t ure t our to materialize 7/8/!J. 180

.. ) ~t .... ~\\..;. ......... 1h.r '"'' 4 }.· ·· 1-!>i

~ ~~"~· 4~ Frbllce: netotioti s --French-German~ nr repcylng occupot.lon

expenses i.'l gold L'latead of French f rancs ter:ninoted: Coc:mm J&eillo 7/17/ 41 42.2: )6

I

Ylar Conditions France:

Hcnri-~!aye (Gaston) nnd Chaute~ps (Camill e) : fi'iley memo conce1·nin& activi ties

7/Jl/1,1

426

l'le r Conditions Frl'nce:

Free Fr ench 8/l/1.1

l' -GU?plies di s::u:;seJ by Cox ::1:1d !i:.!Jr

1.~7: ~ . 35

.ar l.ionditions Frt>.nce:

Cbnute.cps reported off French Eobasey reyroll 9/8/1.1 4'9: 55

'nr Conl'ti.t)nS io'r ellt""! S t 15

':'yler, ~ic:ro.ll s 1.q·nrt fl , ... t., ,r .. on 1 ~ wk~ . ' ~rip '"!/ r '! '•45 1 !\4

•r.r Con .: .. i •n:

frr .cc : . v'lle ,. -t: •.o ·:,tth~ws, .. Couvc .c ... u - .~... ' . cu.f~'i (' lf'n t rl w A or (

:eslre to "'~ - ee~e • " ·or i , loulf •7

_. !'\.lnjs r erv :cln';"-o l0/.1),' .!1 .',5\1 : '·..:r· 1'-' 'aole .I. 19 ... -

:ler ConJit ions Franc et 1

Plan for continuod uorvice on :·1· t.cl. Covt . 7 ' }O!idB ln ' . :; . Ji:;cla>SeJ ir: ct.ble !'roo :'- .1 .• -: .. J., Vicl.y h "t'1t:l .. 4 : 320

:cr Cor .. liticns

"rt.

\.or Condi tiOtlB lo•n. t.CO I

F:l'l'orte t.u o"utt itt t'·u-t .cr r Uid6 ,;.r. Rr uzil t'or J.rov :..icr.i g l . ' ti ... .~.e~n "lr.;.ti~o~ .. E: b . }. r ovides CCJ.( .ld~• t. ,1 t.l'o • CL .l!t) .. t.i llt: 11, .. , ~1

War Condi tions Freight Shi!>llcnts/ (Railrood):

Report and chart showinb recei:'ltS ct Uew York and 9 other llorth Atlnn tic pcrts 3/18/ 40

U.7: 295

ifo.r Cond t ti ona Fronch I ndo-Cilinn:

Report trnnst:.! t tcd by Chi nese :Ehbassy 6/28/~0 277 : 149

War Conditions French Indo-China:

Chinese troops to move into within next few days -so Nicholson 1nforas HMJr 'Kho in turn notifiee FDR 10/4/40 319: 110

?;ar Conditions :~2 ~ French Indo-China:

SitUlltion report, eophasizing Chinese ce rgo, by k:ln. Consul , Hanoi 10/11/40 321: 168

War J';~::~ ti~::-Ch!na: ;~;;3 Preesure to join yen bloc dhcuued 1n

memo from Hanoi ll/29/40 333: 122

\lar F~~~~~ t.i:~~hine : :l:l£) Deve l o!XIcnts nffcctine econo:nlc conditions

report ed by Juan. Consul~ttc , Stticon 12/ 6/ ~0 1?( : ~0?

War Cond1 t i ons i'laeef (Tavarn a."ld You.nOtouse):

See Nye, Gerald P. (Sen&.to r, North Daicota)

v,'c_r ConJltions Gel"llllln-occupi cd Europe: ~ ?a

Re?Ort on current. experience of J,t!lfl . cos. with properties i n Axis terri t ocy ("hite m,..o) 2/17/IJ. ) 71 : 115

Yinr Condi ':.ion s CortlS..U- U. S . S. R. Co1:1:::1crcial Credit. A(;N'e::ent:

A:':'Jl . :....:a:,asey, ... oAcm.· , reports on signing of B/~~/'9

i.e.r ConJitions Car..:ll r.:~ :

!:~~ t.c Ccpt . n~kc Tr:et . to )end starr; TCGUCOt !;riUltcd 9/1./19

.f!: ;~ban~- s ... ot~

'l'it&r ConJ ·.t~irms Gcr

r.a.r Con~ · P.i ons Gcr:mny:

A..,n . Ebbaso:y , Bt"rlin, reports on insu:"f!c'lency or nc.- war t •xeo 9/l l./39 : n : 99

i'oor CondiLlons GeJ ··ny :

Koover:!lonsku.s~e fur Deutsche Au ... lenJ~schulden o.nd t.le Ccutscilcs Reich: Invest.i(;Ht.icn by SEC of ree1otration Stl! tc;;.cnt: letter from FRB f UY cxtonicng fncilltieo ?/16/39 Zl2: 1

f\cicnrbu.nk st.Bteccnt. for mld-~"€:ptcober 118 ~t.D.ndctill Agr ee::.cnt. : Co:t.!" .; present: H· nes,

Bttillc , Stcwert , ~lth , t1h1to, Foley , BernDt. ln; u.:tx:t.x.. a.nd Rovcnsic:y (Vice Pr'"'s., Chace !lll.tl. Bk . ) ,

rcpreoentl... A:>n . b· nkln& ,;roup 9/~l/1? no

Yl'ar Conl!tions Ccntt ny :

:.Conocic r c::rumd provided bJ knn . [ci)nss:, 1 Bcrli.n 9/2) 'J9

• n) Sdst~ ngree:1ent pr E.c tlc'lll }' 1Jen•io!U. .. u h 1939 arrr eewcnt 9/~5/39 n): 144

** a ) Oreo 3!1d t:~ctlls fro::~ Yut; ... slnvia b) Oil froo rlu ooln and "ou=ni• c) Fat s frOOJ ~lether:an.1s c.nJ ~enmark d) Iron end steel froo Belr,itmJ

11nr Conditions Cct""W~nyl

Standstill Aer eOillent: Further ropor t •m "lCijoth.t.l on::. wHh Suiss 9/27/39 2~ ' 71

Schacht (Hj ul.'iltl.r) ;l[][&x Avullebillty discussed by i111.Jr Lnd Cochran 9/29/39 2C4

I

, f!r Co:1 ltions Germany:

nJstill '"e;l'H~.t:cnt : .knc!l reportP' on w~ t .:ttate Dept . on::r.cr dl.i 1.T'obnbly be l

,,, r"" 'Hl .ns ~,- "Y '

~r-.1, i·\, Bl ockode: - lr.·:i cr r;:-orl. :.o BuL.itt l',..co-:1_ t o!' "in:>ult.~r.t.. · nd bt-ll1Co!1"' ~...,t.l'~-" D:J Bc..lt,;l c.n , Uut.cn, nnd ~-.£>Ji:.:h er.v t~ .. 10/C./'9 . J.< ' .,.,

r. ) Uol ·l h

''a.r Conti t i ons Ge1~ ny

lnfl; tiom.ry fC"' rs r"portf"'::l in Ki rk !!eoo l 0/7/:J n~, n1

!.nr Coni..illi~ns Ge!'DW"y:

Clc.: r~ .g &..,r(.-e rr1t '-l"'.h ::u odovlt ex•cnded for one , oar 10/18/39 ad: 80

••ar Fin: nee: ""-elciu·bW1k pluyitlt.. min· r r ole; re~u.:~t! of :i

r;or C.:>n H ti JnG Cgr. !l.ny:

Fin."'!ncini:: I s;:;u· nee of t~x crcJit cert f:cates t o ter::Unate llov. 1 - 10/':'6/39 a): 136

U. S ••• R.-ue,· en A ;rce.·eut: Conk ct c t"o\\l.u'O~ for :.ll c. b;,. U . .: . : .R. of l milli 'n/fet:~.., L'T ir1s to '·•• --elch 10/

~\ar Con-:lti on::. Gerwc..ny:

~c c.tt-:lect:t con:,ers~tiou (?/:.a;~::-,) reporte~ + b)i ~!. .. ~&..~9P~I..

~ \-,..

.. ::r Con I:t.lons Gor nL.ny :

... r rin!lllco : rbX reYc;l.Jf'S 'A thr ;,eich ''or .:.'n l ~•1:" . ..-ter of fiscal ;{r . ~lli!l.r 9/~ 'J/.,9 revie·,,ed

b0· Kir:. 11, ', '? ~n: 187 .\r1}';, ~,., Lor..n: Oversu.\.,EcriL·J ;.~:, f · r:-t .i:-y

'l?h? ver hO£lrJing for po 0., l.cicn=bnnk report

110 n ,

\ocr Con 1i ~ions Gn"t.l:.ny:

Econo::lc info. further cc:-..::ored, thus !"r rver,t. .lr:.& co:Aporh.on of ~oorlC 1oer economic situ· t.it•n nit.h t.ht.t e:xiat.!ng during pr e=ent conflict ll/17/39 2;'3 : ll

F\nn"cicJ. renee' proviced b: Kirk ll/17/39 P ller::w.n- U. S . ... . R. t.rttde pli.Ct : recucE! of fi r Rt stnge

U/n/39 1U

·· ~ r Con 1 • t i J!IS G "·"-"Y '

k-1."1 . E::lb assy , Be.· in , proviJca r Cj>Or t. vn food c on..:i.,Ji '!'to 1 ; ... , -.9 ;::f : :"SO

~•Lr Con ... lt.l:ms Gt>.'1.e ny:

Cor ... t Gur::-2 Reich debt at e.1U of /.ut.,-,H:t-t~pt . 1939:

L"'Jl1 , .: ..... "lbns:v , Be:·· i r. , rq-ort 12/8/"'.9 M.iJ

illiar Conditlorw Gennan;ra

Gel'!U.Il1'' s drive for mineral self-suf ficiency {article in lllnlng ond Metallurgy, Yay 1939)

230: 272

'liar CoDditions Gei'IIW17'

Trade negotiatlone with Roumania, Holland, Latvia, Swaden, Denmark, Estonia, aid Hungary reviewed by Amn. Elllbassy , Berlin 12/26/39 232: 12.4

Wor Condition s Ge~y:

Reoreanio:.t~.tion of iia.r Eeonocy AC.Cini str ntion r eported by Ann . &:bas::y , Berlin l /5/40

Reichsbs.uk report for lost wk. of Dec. l /5/40

233 : 275

Viar Condit i ons Germ.tlllyt

Trade situation with Rol..l.Ollnia : Ju:m . fmbassy , Bucharest, report l /9/40 234: 99

i'Jnr ConJlt! ons Genr ·• ·

Shil's*i of goods t o Gcrorny vlt. ot her countries: Oelsnt. 1-d,iard Carl i7r.~..) srt•c.neing 2/1/40 ?J9 :

W&r Cond1t1ontl

~~· J'RB of liT ae1r:ed. by Re1ch ebank: t o Aend oatl in fu ture to !Nteo Of"rm~nico de 1.1'1 Amer ica de l Sud, V.ex\co City, Wu1co "/7/40 ~bo : 9

Reiehab.mk: 1meetmenta report ed on by' Am. J:111bo.O"'f, l!,rlin ?/7/iJ() 108

""-rben / (I.G.) etoeka Cop:v at !I"Oepeetue -ell'f' !llldled to Geman-.t.!ll!ri eana tt'iDoU("hout lh• U. s. tronodt tod tc SEC 2/7/!Jo llo-A

Wnr Con .lit ions Gcri!Viny:

Har.1bu r g-A-erlce.n ~tcsmshlp Line t raffic ~ nd food orders nnd possibilit;; of accu.':lul~tion of dollor excht~te by Ccrcu_ n Covt ~ discussed by Berle und Hi.i.Tr 2/ 'n/£0 :1~3 : 1 , 1,

\',~r ConJition:; G··r.J..u.n,y:

:Uz·:. (A .. :.n. L b&sb:• , De•.tin) 1·uport .. on Uelh•erif'o f r oo U. S. S. R. as l•t;recd upon in Febru•1ry 11 ':. r nde n1~ree.:~cnt 3/2/~~o ':!41. : 199

7lar ConcH tiona Cer=ny:

Tax increase reported upon by Amn. Eobassy, Berlin 3/ 7/40 246: 48

Pule ston me.::lo on unwitting aid to GciT.lBJ:ly thru timln£! of '7lcl~es 1 vis it , Taylor' s mission t o Vo.tlcan , 50- 50 chJ.~nces in newspaper columns, etc . J/12/40 364

nar Conjf tiona Ger:noey:

FinMcia~ and monetary pl a!lS ond problBl:ls reported on by Amn. Emba ssy, Berlin, after c onf. with Puhl, Vice Pres . and bctlve !lead of Reichsbo.nk 3/ll./40 247 > 128

Yisr Conditione Germany:

Exte!!.sion of St.andstill A.$r'ee;;~ent : by Cochrn!l . o H:LJr . ./4/1.0

Plans reported 250: 246

W11r Cnnd i tiona O.ra..ey:

Tax i ncree.aea dhcua aed by Puhl 1\t Arm . ! m'M-afiY" , JH!rl in, 1d.lt.¥ follo,.. l np J\lnk 'e reetnrl\ tt on

tn he• 'th 4{15{40 254 : 2~3

l'&r Condltlon1 Gormal'l3':

Trans-51 bert an a&ilway traffic: Info. concern1Jl« presented by Purvis 4/18/4

')1;" ~'-T '\-. V.""\1 • Wa\~ ~"~"~.-~ m·u,,"

•a.r Condt t1 ona Oer1111n,y: •

Sulzberger's "Correspondent• report on pr!~~ outcomo of war 4/20/4o 256: 2

ax •eissulogg. connected with Deutsche Bank. aeke A.ran. Embaaa:y. Berlin, for l etter of tntroductton to lm.n. Coc:aoerctal.Attaehtl/, Bucharest; to arrange for transfer ring Swedish blocked fundt i.o. Rouoania 4/20/4o 49

lleichebank Preaident and. .lconor:~ic W:lnieter 7unlc 0o speech at annual JDCOtiJ>« 4/20/4o 61

o.') s"'"""(l\""il "'*"''' (

far Cond! tl one GerJianTI

D•DD f ll~'~*'l¥'' '"DD'!Xftl'JUJ: hterDe.l debt of Austria., CzechoalovaJda,

end Poland after these countriee "ere taken oTer by GerZI\EUl)"' d1ecuaeed at 9:30 mooting 4/24/40 257: 40

a) llomo (p reliminary) In r e atatuo of AuetrtAn, Ct:ech, and Polish dollar bondo ·(Cot ton) 4/24/40 76

'fir OoDdltlona O.rm.,.yl

Relchebank otate ... nt for .lprll 30, 19401 Col!u:nent from .lmn. Ellbassy, Berlin 5/8/40 260: 300

r;Ar Conditione Ger:u:ey:

U::.e of carks by s oldiers of occupt,tion in Ilor wo,y und Denmark (althou5il nesinst or ders ) one of main causes ,.or king agn~nst Re : ch ' s -.·ise m~netcry m.: nogeMent : Amn . Embassy , Berlin 5/12/ ~0 262: 1

Funds in U. S. : Investigation of by FBI 5/11./~0 194

"e.r Cond1Uono Ger1olt\D.)':

:rtnanclal Con:i1 tlonl Bcr lin 5/16/40

Report fro:~~ Amn. EmbaaJJy , 263 : ll7,Jl4

War Sondl tlolll Geru~y:

Rewme' ot newa broadeaate followlnt; lo.vas l o n ~m~ 2~~

k onoclie pl&l tor Europe : Kirk r opcrt 5/23/~ 283

•~ Cond1t1ona Ciermanyt

1"151 in! orcs HMJr German Consul ln R. Y. ia expecting cableera.m r eal ttance fro=: Itnly in amount of $9 m1111oc to eo tl) lt&rlne Widlnnd Benk and to be checked out lmoediatel,y

5/25/40 266: 113

Tio.r Condit i ons Gei"O.'lny:

Lcono.""li c conrU tions reviE""ed by /J.tU1, [t:bt• ssy, Berlin 6/5/~0 269: 134

Funds for Geronn Consulate Gener al 1n N.y.: FBI r eport

... acknowled&ed 6/6/40 358

War Cond1 tiona Go many:

J\mds 1n U.s. 271: 93

Wnr ConcH ti ons Gert:U"'."ly:

Freoz11"Jb of Assets i n u. s. : Leroy- Beaulieu ~es inquir l os co :1cern lng poasi ble pl:uta 6/13/40 272 1 221

FBI r eport on s i tu.._'\tlon 394

a r Conditi one O

Wnr Co!1! 1 tiona Cercany:

Ac.=.. Embany. Berlin, reports on €Cner"'l coo ent on 11new econoni c order t o be den•l oped under c~ntrol of Ger.:tanyll 6/26/uo

War Cond itione GorM.ny:

F1Mnc i a l cond tti nr r oportod. on by Ann. Zr:~bnasy, D rltn G/28/40

Fi ll.'lnc1.'l.l rep::~rt as trA.."lllm1 tted by FBI to FDR 6/ 26/ 4o

277: 115 , 121

141 Food policy co::.·.tcnted on by A.!:1n. Z..1ba.ss,J ,

&>rl!o 6/ 29/40 220, 2~2

War CoD41t1ou Ge,._DT,

Financial reauae' troa J.an. X.baaa7, :Berlin ?/2/40 2?9: 31

PrO«reu repcrt on operation• on Vttttern J'ront ?/5/40 365

\',"ar Conditions Certu·ny :

FBI report contoininr. instruct.L,ns to propocnnda a;;cnts 7/1~/~0 28~: 138

FoC'd Sitt:t.tion : Report >re~otJreri in Div. of t..o1 •t..ry Resc•rch 7/12/1,0 148

Trade agreement between Finland onJ Cerrrny -rcstu:1~ of - 7 / 1'3/ 1.0 765

Supple!llcntttry t r ode llLTec:Iocnt beheen Sroeden en " C,. "'nli.lly 7/15/40 ~85

t ell, lturt (Aon. rep. , DUB, r:u~i new.:; ct:;cncy) : Document for Cerril:ln l>hite Paper rio . 6 (alihi f or entry into l OTI t'OWltrit>s { nrl Franco) left throui..h error in Co} lcct.or C'lf Inter nul Rf"vem iE" 1 n office, \1nch. , when makin1 a rrange .:en te for 1eovin,; for lliD Havnnn - 7/1~/~0 397 ~35

~ n) Diutr ibut ion of co 1 ~,-,

.:.)

1)~:\.~ 4\(. ~"1'\ {\,,,,_.,L\

liar OoadH1oal IH...a~~TI

B.nkin& !ranaaettone : J'BJ ot 1fT aekK tor report 1181lar \o \bat pro•14e4 tor ltuula.n and Italian tranoactionl 7/'i!IJ/40 2M1 31V

••"lr Conll!.ions Lor.nt.ny :

Br.n!dnL Tr an.,,.ctl "\, : fR9 of :rt re;>ort. on 7/~~/~0 "'·'' : 65

Secret r:ec~.i:'IJ\ of ;litlcr 1 ~t: l in in L VI0\1 1 Polen.) : rDI report. 1:'8

Pc,;rt~ents b~· or.ler of Bo:::c!t - Stul.tt;t.rt 1 L-c:-r..Dl\}• : FlH repor t. 128

Debt situ tion RS report.eres::: " ·~~/~0 1"

Tnx revenues 7/"5/~J '10

:.or Conditions Gcr:Ul)'!

etc . , 65 /.on . I.ob:: s sy ,

Plan:; for trnde, currcilcy union , exr>lalned bJ Funk report.ed by Berlin 7/26/40 0 37: 47 , 18?,

191 a ) Sout..h Ar.m . i nvol venent i ntended

Counter- Fifth Colwm acti vities : FBI r eoort (r(>rnn.n Air Attoc k on Gt . Br itnin: 1\.epori. froo

"'ilitRr;; Attnc~d, Lon loo 7/J1/40 Ecbassy {.nl ConsU:G.tC p:.,yment.r : H,..Jr e~~;: for

705 JJ6

JJ9

r eport on 7/29/40 e) Payment s made

f..ctivities in U. !.i. \. ith r ecpcc t t o L:Jbor: rur report

267 268, 0 69

~>flr Cond1t1on!J (i("r:ltlly:

F1nr·1ci·, '""f'r>!Ul"C'S t~··C':-:. in i.t.t!.n A.,Pric"l i h Tf>l/ r-d f.,_. te~rj • rit-S OCCU}21Cd by

Gerut-ny : ..:topford r .. E>.:ao 1 r•·, ·red for Ch• orhin 8/~/1.0 ns: 117

Ve; r :u..n- ... \'lit;S !.rode nc~oti.t' ns .iccu:o.·ed in .~ .. o fr..:..·.a A~ . F":~ht :::: , Br.rlin 8/'/40 :61.

War Condltiono GerJI&.D7 1 29()

Trade acreement betwem TU&Qala.,.1a and Gerlll&ll1 8/?/40 290: 5

Jtar Conditione Germany: 29.1

"The Germ.an r.hite Pa per" publ15hed by !lowell , Soskin, nnd Co., I nc., li.Y.: Flll report 293 : 208

New clearing a greement with Switzerland 8/14/40 )1,233 ,

:>31.

i;or Condi tiono 2 ~~ 4 Gon:.nny:

FBI report concerning dcposi t. i n Anglo Calif. Na tl. Bank of San Francisco from Swedi:;h bon..lt peynble to Cerman Consulate Genert~l, San Fr oncisco 8/16/ lO 29~ : 230

17cstrick , Cer'lardt Alois (Dr . ) : rnr r eport ?63 , 265 , 281

Var Coad l Hone Gerun.7:

"Bov Germe11.7 Yinaneee t.he Var •- Article b7 lein.Mrdt, Mtniatry of ~1nance: .bn. lmbauy coi!Jilent 8/23/40

2~'i

296; 1?0

Long-term loan - firat publicl7 announced ln aar1y 1939 8/23/40 175

Total debt •• of June 30, 1940; -... lmbaeo;r report 8/23/40 177

fiar Conditions Gen:ulJ'13: 3J4

Geman Avi .. tion Fuels: Outcome or t ests 9/9/40 301.: 169

?!o.r Condit i ons 305-Gerr.>OllY:

Steinbeck (John), with others , discusses with FDR plnn to counterfeit German currency ond di stribute i t i n largo qW'lnti ties in Ge'""""'Y 9/12/40 305 : 116

a ) FOR tells H.MJr, who determines to ~c.. : A-l ose no tiJle i n di scus:Jing this fonto.stic idctl wlt h its sponsors

b) LothiM-HMJr corrupondence concerninc 9/ lE/40: See Book >lQ§_, ,_ge 1 ??

War CondlHona

Ger=ia l'lnd Moravia: Dh cuuion ot lavs e.nd 306 decren ooncern1nc 1ncorpon.tlon lnto eustoos urr1 to ry of t he luiU Relcb 9/l?/40 306: 199

War Cond1 tione Germany: 3J7

ll!con,mic resUIIe- at •nd or flrat wa.r yeP...r: .l.lnn. lilllbusy , Berli~. roport 9/19/40 307: 10

German)'-Greece trade agreement reported 9/'

Var Conditione Guzany: a09

i:conoalc and tlnanclal arrane;ementa of occupy1nc forcee wl th lnet1 tt.t.ione 1n occuple• countrleu Report trom Amn. lWobaosy, BorUn 9/27/~0 309: 210

Wor Conditions ,-,~~O Cermanya >--

ftiedeoann, Fritz - Geronn Consul Gen., San Fr ancisco: FBI r~ports on hi s l ack of sympathy wit'l pre~ent regioe in conversation with British official to ascerta in British tenns nt end of war 10/9/40 3201 269

Peiping , China , staff at German F.cba ssy increased by about 60 - oany air o!'!'iccrs 10/9/40 290

U. S. stocks in invaded coWltrles sol d by Germa ns: D N. Y. Post o.rtlcle -10/lO/ 40 386

(See o1so Book ill, P• 10)

War Conditions ;s;.,.1 Gel'IIIB.ey:

Rawk, \\'alter (Ger=n refugee) : In U.S. to organize f ifth Column activities against Germans; Young gives resumt4 of career at 9: ;o meeting - suggests Coston see him 10/ll/40 321: 12

Economic reorganization in D.lrope following potential German victory: Amn . Fmbeasy , Berlin, report 10/ll/40 53

Lothian and I!UJr discuss : Lothian predicts future action 10/11./40 ):>4

War Coadi Hono Geru.D7 : a25

Reaa4 of econo•tc 11tUAtlon lroa hn. loobaoa)', Berlin 10/

War Conditione llenoan7:

Dollar bond pureha1e1 ln II'. T. llltt. dheuu ed. by A... ?eba117, ~.run, and Puhl, Vtce-Pree., Roiehobank ll/4/4P 3Z8: 88,90

War Con.d.l Hone CleraJITI 0.11

Baaburg Jr.an. Line: Yorkinc acr••ment vitb I1X Line to collect all pueage far•• in .lim. dollarl reported to Treae. by State Dejt. 11/18/.C 331: 82

ric.r Conditions Gcr~ny :

Dies 1 nGci"'JWn \,·'lite i nper·": Wile:-· 1:1t:>mo 11/cS/40 JJ~ : ~se

liar Cond 1 t i on• Germany:

AIM. creiUor elaim1 L~d auet• in Ger~ d!acuuod In Y!ner c eoo 12/3/40 335: 140

Vor Cond I tiona Oeru.n71

Gerw.n pl...n "to ot!aet Youn&: and Davee bond• &«&intt eon t.inentsl .i:uropean tnveatment• in u. s.&. " indicated in 'Iiley 41811i0 12/6/40 336: 188

Econoalc condit lone coYered in me100 from AIID. :i:mbaosy, Berlin 12/6/40 189

1I&J' o.":!!oao a:m ror prtp&&allda 1A lAtta Aaer1ca •••• Latin Merica IDI.Jr \haake Ieath tor tatoraal olttenattonl

oa ol\uUoa 12/1;!/40 3391 369

War_ 1101l4Ul0111 Ge-· lve4teh-Cie ..... \re4• acr•••••l rill \re4e nonoauoq durtoc lMl

a4o lecrMie 12/17/40

3401 1M

War Co .. iUoao ~~· :~· ••YT or4er for b1aoC1llar llpU"e par\1 re err.t.

.......- to TrMI .. tor optatoa 12/18/40 3411 115

hrclaa•• b7 o.,..... of Ger.aa propert111 of ~. eo.rpe . t Dtecu.alioa b7 Cb•teal •au. II

l·l•r C0111 · tionc :~4 :l Ger.-ntny :

Rucc!o.underer ( " rc- .::Jiurt:nt") Jl·tr:-: {' CCt . in U. !:. discussed in •. 11 ·y ... c .. 1o 1.-/;'1/l:..J 1 ~J : 1~

?.1,.1. : 31-t'

1> .. ~ •• '-16.-

oof r Con li t.ion~ co,..,ny : :UG

Tr -=1~--lberir n ~ hipm-nts to· 1d "'I·om Ger -·cLn.;, rcj)Or~ed b:. f,·:.n. Con~u.... , - a nchuria, h., bcin "unu~utlly heL·~·" l/l•J//,1 OJ.{ : ,0~

r:or Con

\~or Conditions () Gercony: ' ~

Dcnubian at;ri culture.l assi st ance to Cenn6..ey discuss ed 1n For/ i V Agri cult ure (Dept . of Ac. publication) 1 22 1.1 350: 124

War Conditions Germocy: :~3

Gen . Motors, Gen . Electric, e tc., to be asked ebott. status or plant s 1/30/1.1 353: 11

War Conditions Ger=ny:

Econo:nic s i tuation reported on by Hea th l /27/41 351: 56, 60

l'l'ar Conditions Ccrtn.::~ n;y :

t,nr Expenses: frrLJr ( i.n Arizona) cr oup to check ~/7/41

£lsks Trcas. 370: '10

\iar Conditions 7 ,•> Germany: > Food si t ut.i.t i on r evie wed by l.:nn . Et:ba s sy ,

Ber l in 7/17/ 41 373 : 62

r.'or Comti t.ions c ..... nny: ·~?4

Food Problem in German Tonr Econot!lY by Frederick Strauss: COP'J sent to lll.!Jr by ~lcl".ard 2/').()/Ll 37L: 75

I ndebt edness reported on by Amn . ErobnsEy, Berlin 2/~1/i,l 256

Yiar Condit.ions GerlllCl\Y: ~;>

Forcien exchttnce position i m1woveoent noted i n \mite meoo

War Condit l ono Ger 1an.y :

Cooper~tlves ' proper ty Ger.nnn Labor Fr ont

t r nnsferr ed to 3/1/t.l 378: 22

tior Conditions Cer::u ny:

Dollar balal'lccs discussed 3t 7/£l

in Ftm of :rt memo '79: 3~1

~~~~. >At Germany: ' >

Govt. pol icy in rec~ to private business and limit,ltion of dividends as elucidated by Funk to the Reichsbnnk J/13/1,1 J81 : 1)1

Exploitation of Denmar!< by Germany: 1·'hite memo J/1 '/1.1 JJ5

Gerrnuzy : Price Control : New ret:Uiatton~

3/18/£1 :?83 : 1.40

War Conditl::ms O.riOISny:

Aviation Gasoline1 Brltisla report on 4/3/41

tH5

385: 363

!'fa r Conditions Germany:

Exploitation of Netherlftllds : ub l te mee~o 4/7/l.l

Econo:l.ic si tunU on r eviewed by Heo th (Amn. Embassy, Benin) ~/7/U

Vt't,r Finance : Lo•tcde.y (Lengue o!' Na t..!on s) r epor t 4/7/~l

149 , 151

r/ar Conditioos Germany:

Geroan diet , eff ect of air raids , e tc. , di s cussed by Dr. Rerbert Spencer, of Public goal th Service 4/1

liar Conditions Gel'll4ll,Y:

Trend of Genen Ecoooeic Policy s transmitted by State Dept.

Heath memo 4/18/41 Jill: 467

War Condi tiona Germ&.LJ¥t ) '~:!,

Economic situation reported in Atm. r...bassy , Berlin, memo 4/29/41 392: 254

a) Shortages 1n petrolcllll, non-ferrous metals, ores, end rul:ber

War ~=~ons a~'ol Recent economic developments - Heath :temo

5/1/41 394: 61 Lorwin (Lewis L.) pamphlets prepnred for

Natl . Resources Planni ng Bd. returned to White Houne 5/1/41 70

a) White •e me;!IO of evaluntlon 76

'ft'ar Conditions Conue.ny:

Rueckwanderor marks - Wiley O!eco 5/6/41 Food package situntion - WUey meoo

5/6/41

.. ,,, 395: ~01

~~

ilar Conditi ene Cor""' ny t 'l~ )?

Spy-~n& en ' .'eat Coast a s tirrt"r:"'d by Fr i t z .. ~idcrann diecusted a t 9a ~O ,.,.,ot. ' r1e : t l .t!; ... l !.97 • 17

Tax revenues discussed in report from Amn. 1'4bnsay, Berlin 5/14/41 377

lilar Conditions Get'1111lllY:

German-Russian economic relatioos -report !rca Amn. !abassy, Berlin 5/ 26/41

.. ( ... , 'v'

402: 79

War Conitiona :0~ Corew1yt

:\eichebfmk t r anao.ctiona with Zur ich bnnk r eported on to St· t e Dill t . by Ar •• n . Consul Go" ·• Zur ich 6/2/41 403• 100

llor Coaditiona 40G GerlunJ'•

Frauco - Vich71 Setting up o! ) German CGC~Dissionera for f oreign trade, Bk. of France, and foreign exchange discussed in me;no froa Alan. Dab., Vichy 6/7/41 406: 6)

GrBefe: Gennan-occupy1ng authorities to 1'87 20% premiUIII on all purcha ses 1.D Greece for Gel'QaD armed forces 6/7/41 68

V1prr ConrlH:Iot1s 407 Gen:any t

Relationship or :tanc' arrl Oil Co. of J:.J. with r.c. Fe r ben Co. lioCU!'8"!rf in Coc~~''lt•· .. ~~P ... _ .. ~61l.J /~--. 'hl\6-\ ._"\a4p7r 66 ,125

F.xten~lotr or bnnk~ nc co'rifrt,'C"'ver F.urope ~ Ar.n. Ernb . , Ber lin, me~ 6/11/41 68

;ar Conditions 41 t Germany&

Staodstill Debts1 Simon, of Deutsche Bank, reports on recent develop:nents and slto"s reduction of indebtedoess to "oreign banks since July 1931 ~J:z{J;j' •tAAtially l es s thun a tenth" 4).1: 305

War Conditions Germany• -1' '.!

German declarat.loo of war on Russ ia: Cox reello to Hopkins sut;t;eot ing certnin specific u.s. action 6/23/ 1.1 1.12: 193

i e.r' Cond i tione Oernany a

'over.ent to j a tir1 Arr.erj ca o!" ).,mee1 old caseu , J-a ckares , etc •, to be lc•oked nt o by Cue t ol'l8 unless S't!lte D"'i·t • dof ,, , ttJly oh~ · ,., 15 6/27/41 415• 16

.;...) Cu:Jto'lle ' fl't

Germ~ny: 41S Viar Condi tiona

Cerut.n-S-.tiss econo.;..ic Ut,.ret>::~.ent and Ccroan obstruction of SNiss v.·&tc:t je'lloel eyports to U. S . roported on in Aon . F..':lbt.ssj , Bern, coco ? /?I 41 ;.1s: 40?

r:ar Conllttions 11erman:,•t

Soo .ie. r Co11dit one : ll. l ~S .q . 421

War Conditions Ger:18J13:

French-Ger~ negott~~tions f or repaying occupation expenses in gold i nstead of French francs ter;uinated: Cochran oemo 7/17/41

~:ar G;~=~ons 'l 1:, Soong (T . V. ) tells }CUr sec rot tl~.ocnt ha3 told hi!!l

Cer-....-n Ar':.l' WWlt~ to tet rid of ~!itler C/11..'1.1 1.33: 29

War Gen.l8.llyt ,

Concular Establish:llents: Procedure if r£"Citlfdc!'o1 t r eat cnt ia arr•nced 8/'ll/Zl 0~: 181

i.or Conditions Cer::u;.ny:

Prope.gand6 films discussed by fCJJr and Breckenrid,;e LonG 9/3/41