Portugal tried to hide its dealings in Nazi gold from a post-World War II commission, according to the World Jewish Congress. Lisbon refused to admit to the Tripartite Commission how much Nazi gold it had received during the war and prevented the Swiss National Bank from releasing information about transactions involving Portugal.
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