Case No. 180. Both were denounced in the same anonymous letter. ... The

Commission checked the shop itself and concluded that the complaint is entirely

spurious and unfounded.

CASE NO. 180. This individual was brought to the attention of the Commission

by an anonymous letter. The only allegation initially made was that the

subject was the owner of a shop who behaved curiously regarding the sources of

the store's goods. ... The Commission also checked the shop itself and

concluded that the complaint is entirely spurious and unfounded.

CASE NO. 190. This family's surname was brought to the attention of the

Commission by Mr. David Matas [chairman of the Jewish National Legal

Committee], whose source of information was an anonymous letter claiming the

family came from a foreign country and deserved investigation because they were

"recluses." There was no specific allegation of involvement in war crimes made

against this family.

CASE NO. 202. This individual was brought to the attention of the Commission

by the Canadian Jewish Congress, whose source of information was a private

citizen. There was no specific allegation of involvement in war crimes made

against this individual, and the information received was irrational. ... The

Commission contacted the wife of the subject, who stated that she did not know

the citizen (who made the allegation) and that her husband never had any

business dealings with a person by that name. The Commission also tried to

locate the complainant but to no avail.

CASE NO. 247. This individual was brought to the attention of the Commission

by the Canadian Jewish Congress, whose source of information was a private

citizen. There was no specific allegation of involvement in war crimes made

against the individual. ... The Commission was advised by the German Military

Service Office ... that it had a record of a person with the same name as the

subject, which indicated that he was a pilot in the Allied Air Force and had

been taken prisoner by the Germans.

CASE NO. 269. This individual was brought to the attention of the Commission

by the Canadian Jewish Congress, whose source of information was a private

citizen. It was alleged that this individual is a physician whose physical

description resembles that of the notorious war criminal Dr. Mengele. ...

Personal data of the subject taken from various documentation reveal the

following in comparison with the information contained in the Commission file

with respect to Dr. Mengele:

Year of Birth

Height

Weight

Eyes

Face

Chin

Subject

1913

6'3"+

195-215 lbs

Blue

Oval (from Photo)

Dr. Mengele

1911

5'8"+

Medium build

Brown

Round

Round

In addition, the picture of the subject appearing in the various documents

received, does not suggest that he resembles Dr. Mengele. All other search

responses were negative.

CASE NO. 431. This individual was brought to the attention of the Commission

by the RCMP, whose source of information was Mr. Sol Littman. Mr. Littman had

forwarded a letter to the RCMP from a private individual. It was alleged in

the letter that the subject under investigation had been in charge of an

unnamed camp and was believed to have shot civilians. ... The Commission

interviewed the individual who submitted the subject's name to Mr. Littman and

was advised that this individual had subsequently determined that the subject

under investigation had been a prisoner of war and further that the complaint

was unfounded.

CASE NO. 433. This individual was brought to the attention of the Commission

by the RCMP, whose source of information was an anonymous informant. The only

allegation made was that the subject was "a possible German involved in war

crimes". No specific allegation or evidence against the subject was provided.