The U.S. and Swiss governments issued a joint statement saying that American sanctions against Swiss banks would be counterproductive. The statement was issued hours before a committee of U.S. public finance officials was slated to meet to discuss the extent to which Swiss banks have cooperated in dealing with Holocaust-era issues.
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