Overview
- Description
- Requests of Poles for reparation for forced labor, submitted to the Association of Poles in Lübeck, press releases concerning war damages, materials related the criminal activity of the Haupttreuhandstelle Ost (Central Trust Office "East") and German companies (Georg Bunder) in the General Governorship (GG) in 1939-1945; organizational sketch of the Haupttreuhandstelle Ost, revindication reports, certificates, correspondence (1947).
- Alternate Title
- Selected records of the Office of Revendication in Warsaw
- Date
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inclusive:
1939-1951
- Credit Line
- Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Collection Creator
- Biuro Rewindykacji i Odszkodowa? Wojennych
- Biography
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Biuro Rewindykacji i Odszkodowań Wojennych (Office of Revindication and Compensation) was established on May 28, 1945 at the request of the Minister of Industry, as the internal organizational unit of the Ministry of Industry. Initially, the task of this Office was to recover the Polish property, exported by the Germans, and to implement of compensation for the losses of war, incurred by individual industrial plants. Pursuant to the resolution of the Council of Ministers of January 10, 1946. The office was transferred to the Central Planning Office, and by order of the Minister of Industry and Trade of November 8, 1948 it was transferred to the Ministry of Industry and Trade - as the Revindication Office. At the beginning of 1949 the Office's tasks were broadened, which was reflected in its name: UNRRA Office for Recovery Affairs. Pursuant to the provisions of the resolution of the Council of Ministers of March 8, 1949, the office became part of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, under the name Office of Revindication and UNRRA Affairs, Recovery and Relief. In 1945-1949, there were foreign offices of the Office (in Berlin, Vienna, Prague), later incorporated into the branches of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The decision to liquidate the Office was made on October 24, 1950.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Certificates. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence. Questionnaires. Reports.
- Extent
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4,143 digital images : PDF ; 1.84 GB .
- System of Arrangement
- Selected records arranged in three series: 1. Questionnaires related to request for reparation, 1945 (Organized in alphabetical order by last names); 2. Clippings related to war damages; 3. Reports, correspondence and other materials related to the criminal activities of the Haupttreuhandstelle OST (Central Trust Office "East") and German companies, 1939-1947.
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- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Reproduction of more than 100 pages of copies of documents for researchers or other institutions requires a written permission of the General Director of the State Archives of the Republic of Poland. Publication of more than 10 complete documents in an individual work requires the written authorization of the General Director. The Museum may not publish any archival material obtained from the General Director, including specific archives under his control, on the Internet, the World Wide Web, or any other publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the General Director. Citation of the materials in any publication must refer to the Museum and the Polish State Archives and must include the name of the archival group and catalogue number of the originals.
- Copyright Holder
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Poland. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland. Forced labor--Germany--History--20th century. Polish people--Crimes against--Poland--History--20th century. Executive departments. Nationalist -- Associations, institutions, etc.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archiwum Akt Nowych
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych, Poland, Sygn. 287. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in December 2017.
Note: This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
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- 2023-08-25 08:14:17
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