Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 11, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free december 1978 seized assets seek heirs Ottawa up on 31 some unlucky euro peans will lose their Chance to claim a slice of that has been in Federal coffers since it was confiscated during the second world Federal officials say that unless the unknown Origi Nal owners or their heirs come Forward by the end of this year it will be turned Over to the Federal trea they say the Money is All that remains of billion the government confiscated from citizens of enemy occupied countries during the War and entrusted to the office of the Custo on legs the created in 1916 under the trading with the enemy is on its last legs and will close at the end of the unlike the first world War when All enemy owned assets in Canada were Sim ply kept As spoils of the second world War government under Mackenzie King decided the office should eventually return the Canadian properties confiscated from residents of countries occupied by Japan and German and japanese citizens were not allowed to claim compensation for their confiscated italians were allowed compensation because their country signed a 1951 agreement to pay Canadian War the officials at its height during the the office was responsible for Gold Bullion Unco Vered in safety Deposit personal farm company Bank real estate and even a German owned staff dwindles its coffers hold Only the in assets and the second world War staff of 248 has dwindled to a Lone Supply and services department who said Dur ing a recent interview that he int sure what these assets i Only came into Contact with this office in says Colin and Ive Only worked in it on a Par time basis Ive had no need to go Back into the history of the office As it Hast been a Factor in settling the few claims that we now and again he says that since the end of the second world War the office has been passed like a hot potato from one Federal minister to another before it ended up with Supply and services in but while the Cabinet was playing musical the office the Money was flowing Back into the hands of its original by 1955 Only million remained in the offices care and by 1965 that had been witted Down to less than he he Doest know who owns the because the owners never applied for compensation but he does not believe it belongs to any of the Canadian Citi Zens whose property or Cash were confiscated be cause of their ideological or racial Henderson says that Al though most properties be longing to German Canad ans or the West coasts japanese canadians were sold for a most of the original owners were compensated at the end of the Ivan chief of information for Supply and says most of the claims filtered into the of fice through Canadian embassies in Bel g i u m Lith the Netherlands and 61 Eaton is santas store super pre Christmas clearance at Eaton warehouse shop Eaton warehouse this week for great pre Christmas savings on sporting goods and Home and use your Eaton account 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