SWISS AID TO NAZIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25735, 5 January 1945, Page 3

SWISS AID TO NAZIS

THE ALLIES TAKE ACTION FLOW OF SUPPLIES STOPPED (Rec. 9 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The Secretary of State, Mr E. R. Stettinius. referring to the fact that Allied supplies to Switzerland had been cut off, said the United States whole economic relationship with Switzerland was under consideration. The Associated Press learns that officials are perturbed about the delays in negotiations aimed at halting Swiss aid to the Nazis. , , , , The Dartial economic blockade of Switzerland may be converted into virtually total blockade if the Allied demands are not met, says the New York Herald-Tribune’s Washington correspondent. Washington critics of the Swiss policy believe that the Swiss should, and may, do three things if they expect any more imports through the Allied blockade: First, halt virtually all shipments of goods, particularly machinery and armament components. to Germany; secondly, halt the traffic in goods and persons through Switzerland between the Italian and German borders; thirdly, take militant and satisfactory steps to halt the use of Switzerland as a base for German financial . transactions with the outside world and for the concealment of Nazi assets.