At the time of her death, Iris Chang was researching a book chronicling the experiences of survivors of the Bataan Death March.
Norbert Schlei, former assistant attorney general under JFK, attempted to redeem Japanese government bonds issued against the M-Fund, a slush fund from Japanese loot from WWII.
Recorded March 21, 2004
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Pursuing the subject of the fabulous amount of wealth stolen by the Japanese during World War II under Golden Lily (the formal name of the Japanese looting program), this broadcast supplements discussion presented in other ‘For The Record’ programs. Having secreted over $100-billion (in 1940’s dollars) worth [...]
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