Show nrii JL'T jr S 50n pi iairiStH The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday October 25 1996 I TSWHEH — Page 7 Archive: Swiss used Holocaust victims’ money GENEVA (AP) — Hundreds of documents in archives here detail the Swiss government's use of unclaimed assets from Holocaust victims as leverage to settle unrelated postwar claims against other European nations a Swiss historian said Thursday The comments by Peter Hug who searched 6500 boxes of letters diplomatic notes and other documents at the Swiss government’s request shed light on the fate of money deposited by Euro- pean Jews in Swiss accounts Many Jews attracted by Switzerland’s banking secrecy laws and its neutrality kept their money in Swiss accounts during World War II Many perished in Nazi camps Over the years many Holocaust sur- vivors and heirs of those who died have pressed the Swiss government to return the deposits but have lacked bank account numbers and other evidence and have largely been ignored “For me what is morally very very questionable is that for 50 years Switzerland did nothing to try to Find the people this money actually belonged to” the University of Bern historian said After World War II Hug said Swiss businesses and individuals were seeking compensation from eastern European countries whose new communist governments had nationalized economics and confiscated what had been Swiss-owne- d property The Swiss government used the dormant deposits to entice Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia to pay the compensation I lug said After searching through unclaimed Swiss bank accounts and insurance policies Swiss authorities promised Poland some $16 million of unclaimed Polish money Of that $400000 it paid less than During one payment in 1975 Switzerland refused despite numerous Polish requests to include the names of the original owners of the deposits “Even if Poland had wanted to it was Pope says evolution theories OK if God added rest-- ' b Opinion — Page 16 tion" llS Last week Sen Alfonsc D'Aniato alleged during a hearing in New York that Switzerland made a deal with Poland in 1949 under which Swiss citizens und corporations whose property was nationalized by the Polish communists could he paid buck with deposits of heirless Polish Jews Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti Y V:”' vs 20-5- off 0 Men's suits Save on 100 suits in your choice of d or styles solids stripes checks or subtle plaids from names like Cricketeer and more Men's Clothing Suits $395 $237 Reg Suits $450 $315 Reg $420 Reg $525 Suits worsted-wo- single- - 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