A survey of public opinion in Germany has revealed that most Germans would like to pay off Jewish claims against Germany but few of them think the West German Government can afford it, it was reported here today from Bonn by the New York Times.
The report said that while the announcement by the Federal Government that it wished to negotiate a settlement of the Jewish restitution problem has been approved, West German Government leaders insist the treasury has not the money to make good.
It added that “German editorial comment on this subject has been marked by a tendency to place restitutions below western defense, care for German refugees, equalization of war burdens and care for relatives of those who were involved in the July 20, 1944, plot against Hitler.”
The report also stated that Dr. Nahum Goldmann is expected to arrive there shortly at the head of a delegation representing Jewish organizations abroad and the State of Israel in response to an invitation by the Federal Government. “A Bonn spokesman denied a report the conference would take place in Brussels in March, ” the report said, adding that “Dr. Goldmann is expected in Bonn in the next few weeks.”
(The government, politicians and people of Austria show a “conspicuous lack of concern” over the losses suffered by Jews in Austria during the Nazi eza, Dr. F.L. Brassloff, assistant legal advisor of the World Jewish Congress, said in London today. His statement was made in the course of a discussion on the reparations question at the Austrian Labor Club.)
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