The Allied Control Council, composed of representatives of the United States, Britain, France and Russia, today rejected the law passed by the Austrian Parliament recently providing for the return of assets forfeited by former Nazis to the Austrian state under de-Nazification proceedings.
The law, now vetoed by the Allied Council, also provided for the restoration of pensions and other civil service benefits to former officials who were members of the Nazi party. Jewish leaders especially objected to the law because it involved the return of “Aryanized” Jewish property back to former Nazis.
(In Washington, the White House has announced officially that Austria’s Chancellor Raab is expected for an official visit to this country on November 22.)
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