The final deadline for the filing of claims under the German Indemnification Law by Jewish victims of Nazi persecution expires on September 30, 1957, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany made known today An extension of the deadline is not expected.
The German Indemnification Law was enacted by the Bonn Parliament in June 1956, in an amended version. It provides for the payment of compensation on account of the loss of life, injuries to health, deprivation of liberty and damage to property and to economic prospects. About 1,000,000 claims of Nazi victims are currently pending at German indemnification offices.
To facilitate the filing of claims, an information sheet containing data on persons eligible for compensation and the indemnification office in Germany to which claims are to be submitted, may be obtained by writing to “Information Sheet, ” Box 1719, New York, N. Y.
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