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-_ 2 os . . . . . 3720.. * . - Ewe Persons who bought Rueckwandcrer !arls purchased credit at a ' designated German bank at the preferential rate of 4.10 reichmarks per dollar, he explained, as compared with the then prevailing rate of . . exchange of 2,42 reichmarks per dollar, In order to do so, however, purchasers had to present certificates from German consular sources. In most instances, also, the purchaser had to return to Germany to obtain full value of the credit. _ | | tir. Hoover cited the following cases as typical of those brought to the attention of the FBI through purchases of Rueckwanderer Marks * A German who had worked as a waiter in various cities from € San Francisco to New York came to the United States in 1926 with plans to return to Germany, He bought $610 in Rueckvanderer Narks but no defense bonds. This alien also expressed the belief that "night makes right" and. announced he would not fight for the United States against any Axis power, He is now interned for the duration of the war, In New York, an alien couple boucht $5,000 forth of the Germn bank credit. The FBI investigation developed that both were violently pro~iiazi, although they had been in the United States approximately 20 years. The husband admitted Bund membership but refused to nama other the United otates so as to help Germany win. In this instance the husband admitted that ifa Gerran espionage agent asked him for assistance ‘he would comply. Asked if he had purchased war bonds, the alien. replied: “After the war you can paper your room with war bonds." Both husband and wife were interned. L&