FAX MEMORANDUM

Date: September 15, 2003

To: Fred Romanski / U.S. Office of Alien Property Custodian
c/o The National Archives, College Park, MD

From: John Buchanan

Re: Documents To Review

No. of Pages: 1

Fred, per our conversations, these are the major documents and records I need to begin with. I will also supply a short supplemental list when I get there tomorrow morning.

I want to begin with Vesting Order # 248 – located in Box 341 at Location B190/80/7/7. I am specifically looking for the information and documentation regarding Union Banking Corp., Bank voor Handel en Scheepvart N.V., August Thyssen Bank.

I also need Vesting Order #126 – located at Box 338 at the same location. I need the information on Hamburg-American Lines and its US subsidiary/operating company, plus any particulars.

I also need the list of “certain blocked nationals” as put in a Presidential proclamation by FDR, and any additional documents that relate to the above, from Location T65.2F76943.

I also need to review the annual reports of USOAPC for the period March 11, 1942 to June 30, 1943 – located at Pr32.5701. I need property descriptions, financial info, and lists of names (owners, partners, etc.)

I also need to review the book listed on your Web site – “The Control of Alien Property,” by Martin Domke (Central Books, a947).

Any additional documentation or cross-referencing to records at the Library of Congress will be helpful. I’ll see you tomorrow morning. Thanks very much.