Office of Alien Property Custodian

The seal of the United States Office of Alien Property Custodian

The Office of Alien Property Custodian was an office within the government of the United States during World War I and again during World War II, serving as a custodian to property that belonged to US enemies. The office was created in 1917 by Executive Order 2729-A under the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 (TWEA) in order to "assume control and dispose of enemy-owned property in the United States and its possessions."[1][2]

  1. ^ Executive Order No. 2729–A, October 12, 1917, Vesting Power and Authority in Designated Officers and Making Rules and Regulations under Trading with the Enemy Act and Title VII of the Act Approved June 15, 1917,
  2. ^ TWEA 40 Stat. 415, 50 U.S.C.App.