Chapter 47

(1) Action was taken in 1921 to nullify the provisions of the Versailles Treaty which prohibited Germany from large scale manufacturing of military equipment. (2) The parties caused Zeiss patents in this country to be taken out in the name of Bausch and Lomb, thus giving an appearance of American ownership and consequent protection against seizure by an Alien Property Custodian. (3) Secret United States military information was given by Bausch and Lomb to Germans not only before but after Hitler came into power. (4…