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June 23, 1998
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Jewish and Swiss representatives are scheduled to meet at the State Department to discuss the status of the negotiations on a settlement to Holocaust-era claims. Both sides have accused each other of jeopardizing the negotiating process by violating confidentiality agreements. The banks last week said their best offer for settling claims was $600 million, an amount rejected by Jewish negotiators. The talks are running up against a June 30 deadline — a date set by U.S. public finance officers to review the negotiations and possibly impose sanctions on the Swiss.

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