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Thousands of Intelligence Documents Opened under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act
U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
May 13, 2004
Chase National Bank, Jewish Accounts, and Nazi Germany
"Over half a million alone went to Chase National Bank and its subagents. The financial houses understood that the German government paid the commissions through the sale of discounted, blocked Marks that came mainly from Jews who had fled Germany. In fact these financial houses, especially Chase, were most eager to increase the scope of their business after the Nazi anti-Jewish pogrom known as Kristallnacht in November 1938, when Jewish emigration from Germany reached its height."
Company names appearing in this article are:
- J.P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
The Association of Jewish Refugees
Barclays and J P Morgan set up a fund to pay compensation for their role in operating with the Vichy and occupational authorities to plunder systematically the bank accounts, safe deposit boxes and other valuables of their Jewish clients...
Company names appearing in this article are:
- Barclays PLC (UK)
- Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen (AG Austria)
- J.P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
- Lloyds TSB Group PLC (UK)
- J.P. Morgan et Cie (France)
- Rothschild Frères (France)
February 12, 1999
by LEE YANOWITCH - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
Company names appearing in this article are:
- American Express (USA)
- Bank of the City of New York (Bank of New York) (USA)
- Chase Manhattan (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
- Guaranty Trust Co. of New York (acquired by J.P. Morgan & Co.) (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
- J.P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
A French government commission, investigating the seizure of Jewish bank accounts during the Second World War, says five American banks, Chase Manhattan, J.P. Morgan, Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, Bank of the City of New York and American Express, took part.
A commission member Claire Andrieu said that at the time, the United States was not at war with Germany, and the American banks could have behaved differently.
Wednesday, 3 February, 1999
Company names appearing in this article are:
- American Express Company (USA)
- Bank of New York Company, Inc. (USA)
- Chase Manhattan (now J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
- Guaranty Trust Co. of New York (acquired by J.P. Morgan & Co.) (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
- J.P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
Two American banks, Chase Manhattan and J.P. Morgan, are accused of seizing accounts held by Jewish clients during the Nazi occupation of France. The families filed a class-action lawsuit against two leading banks, Chase Manhattan and JP Morgan, alleging that they were complicit in the seizure of wealth stolen from Jews as they were transported to death camps.
JP Morgan said they would examine the allegations carefully. But lawyers claim that Chase Manhattan's Paris operation was closely allied with the Nazi regime and thrived on its patronage. They also allege that JP Morgan openly boasted of its anti-Jewish record and policies.
Thursday, 24 December, 1998
Company names appearing in this article are:
- J.P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
Lawyers acting on behalf of Jewish victims of the Second World War Holocaust and their families have filed a class-action lawsuit against two United States banks, Chase Manhattan and J.P. Morgan.
Thursday, 24 December, 1998
Company names appearing in this article are:
- J.P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
Barclays Bank has agreed to pay $3.6m to Jews whose assets were seized from French branches of the British-based bank during World War II. Barclays, along with seven French banks, was named in a lawsuit filed in New York on behalf of Jews who were unable to reclaim money they deposited during the Nazi era.
Recently unclassified reports from the US Treasury about the activities of Chase Manhattan Bank in Paris in the 1940s indicate that the local branch worked "in close collaboration with the German authorities" in freezing Jewish assets.
Thursday, December 17, 1998
Company names appearing in this article are:
- Barclays PLC (UK)
- Chase Manhattan Bank (now J.P. Morgan Chase & Company) (USA)
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