Statement on the additional contribution (at Seyss-Inquart's instigation) from the Netherlands to Germany "for the war against Bolshevism"

Reichskreditkasse Amsterdam, 21, April 1942
Subject: Dutch East Help
Central Administration of the Reichskreditkasse
23 April 1942, l.Mail File No. 7778/42
At the instigation of Reichskommissar Dr. Seyss-Inquart, the Netherlands will make a voluntary contribution to the war against Bolshevism, of a monthly amount of 50 Mill guilders of which 10 Mill Guilders will always be paid in gold. These payments will be retroactive to 1st July 1941. 400 Mill of the 500 Mill guilders already due for the past 10 months have been paid through debiting the RM account of the Dutch Bank with the Reichsbank in
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Berlin, while transfer of 100 Mill gold in bars and coins from Rotterdam to Berlin is being prepared at present.
This deals with an additional payment which does not disturb the current occupation costs.
Reichsbankdirektor Treue is in charge of the matter in Berlin.
On this occasion we report furthermore that the Dutch Banking Law has been changed in so far as gold coverage at 40% has been discontinued. Assets at foreign banks, particularly the very high RM assets, checks, bills of exchange, and treasury bills payable in foreign countries now serve as coverage thus the note circulation can be increased further.
Reichskreditkasse /s/ Koze /s/ [illegible]
To the Central Administration of the Reichskreditkasse, in Berlin C III.