The drawer also holds Band-Aids and Tylenol for the occasional scrape or headache, an ice pack for tension and a manicure case with products for hangnails and splinters.
Adherence to an unsustainable currency union - the Gold Standard - then forced governments to continue deflation-worsening policies, provoking social unrest and inter-country tension over unpaid debts (in this case war reparations, but still debts).
There is, of course, a natural tension between the head of an organization, in this case the TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program), and its Inspector General.