ims ▁Commission ▁declared ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁that ▁Imperial ▁Germany ▁had ▁been ▁responsible ▁and ▁awarded ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁( the ▁largest ▁claim ) ▁in ▁dam ages ▁which ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁refused ▁to ▁pay . ▁The ▁issue ▁was ▁finally ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁on ▁$ 9 5 ▁million ▁( inter est ▁included ) ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany . ▁The ▁final ▁payment ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ' s ▁tor ch ▁has ▁been ▁closed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁since ▁the ▁explos ion ▁due ▁to ▁struct ural ▁dam ages . ▁Access ▁was ▁not ▁opened ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 8 6 ▁rest oration ▁which ▁included ▁rep airs ▁to ▁the ▁arm ▁and ▁installation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁gold - pl ated ▁co pper ▁tor ch . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁Tom ▁explos ion ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁domestic ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁then ▁Police ▁Commission er ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁Arthur ▁Wood s , ▁argued , ▁" The ▁less ons ▁to ▁America ▁are ▁clear ▁as ▁day . ▁We ▁must ▁not ▁again ▁be ▁caught ▁n apping ▁with ▁no ▁ade qu ate ▁national ▁intelligence ▁organization . ▁The ▁several ▁federal ▁b ure aus ▁should ▁be ▁w eld ed ▁into ▁one ▁and ▁that ▁one ▁should ▁be ▁et ern ally ▁and ▁compreh ens ively ▁vig il ant ." ▁ ▁The ▁explos ion ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁how ▁future ▁pres idents ▁respond