On 5 May 1941, she wrote to the government administrator charged with ruling on the disposition of Jewish financial assets.

Ironically, the very same regulations were tightened in 1934, ostensibly to attract and protect fugitive Jewish assets.

One fund of roughly $184.5 million for looted Jewish assets funneled through Swiss banks has proved particularly contentious.

Stolen or confiscated Jewish assets have been tracked down, and a renewed effort of restitution has been set in motion.

- report from the governmental commission on the confiscation and disposition of Jewish assets.

The bank said the documents were irrelevant; the guard said they appeared to include information on "forced sales" of Jewish assets in the 1930's.

Taking advantage of their unique status as his direct subjects, the King could appropriate Jewish assets in the form of taxation.