 The background of the pogrom was signified by a sharp cleavage of interests between the different agencies of party and state.While the Nazi party was interested in improving its financial strength on the regional and local level by taking over Jewish property, Hermann Göring, in charge of the Four-Year Plan, hoped to acquire access to foreign currency in order to pay for the import of needed raw material.Heydrich and Himmler were interested in fostering Jewish emigration.