red (Smith 163). There were a few earlier commissions as well. One of most well-known ones was the Tripartite Commission (“Text Summary” par. 12). In September 1946, the United States, United Kingdom, and France created the Tripartite Gold Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold was launched after the establishment of the Paris Agreement in January of that year (“Text Summary” par. 12). The Paris Agreement, created at the November-December 1945 Paris Reparations Conference, simply stated that the Allied countries each received an equal share of Germany’s reparations, while the US, UK, and France received the largest portions (“Text Summary” par. 18). The Tripartite Commission, which used the same principle, took all of Germany’s war loot and Nazi gold and pooled it (“Text Summary” par. 12). From this pool, each country involved took what they had lost during the war. The Commission helped recover much of what was lost (“Text Summary” par. 12). There are still numerous banks throughout the world that are still hiding Nazi gold within their secret vaults. Why would anyone want to keep Hitler’s “blood money” any longer? World War II occurred over fifty years ago. Not only is the Nazi gold worth a lot more today, it can be melted down and sold on the black market. That is why some countries do not wish to return the gold. Some still fear of an oncoming war…with Hitler’s loot, they will be able to protect themselves from their enemies…or so they think. Millions upon millions of people died protecting their valuables and treasures, but all to no avail. Thankfully, many more reports and commissions are being created to help solve the mysteries that shroud the war loot. In time, all of the treasures will be found, and the legacy of Nazi crimes will finally end. ...
