Imperfect Justice: Looted Assets, Slave Labor, And The UNfinished Busines Of World War IIHolding the post of US Ambassador to the EU, among others, during the Clinton Administration, Stuart Eizenstat was responsible for negotiating with the Swiss, German, French, and Austrian governments to gain reparations for the victims of WWII, while maintaining positive diplomatic relations. This volume comprises his personal account of his work, which ultimately secured settlements totaling $8 billion for the victims of the Nazis. |
Contents
A FiftyYear Wait for Justice I | 3 |
Through the Valley of the Dry Bones | 23 |
Greta Beer and the Swiss Bank Affair | 46 |
Copyright | |
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