On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters（Studies in Intelligence）

Claims Supported by This Source

1. By 1939, a plan was devised to destabilize the currency and undermine the economies of the British Empire and the United States.
2. The operation began in earnest in 1942. At the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, SS Major Bernhard Krüger supervised the work of 140 Jewish prisoners trained in forgery.
3. In less than two years, they reportedly printed about £134 million, but the administrative head, Oskar Stein, estimated that only 10% was usable.
4. The replication of dollars was not as successful as that of pounds.
5. The article reflects the author's views and not the official position of the CIA (article's note).

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