The Austrian Government was reported today to have indicated some revision of its former position which led to a breakdown of talks between the Austrian Government and Jewish organizations on Jewish restitution claims. This revision, it was reported, may lead to resumption of negotiations on an altered basis.
Dr. Emil Maurer, president of the board of the Union of Austrian Jewish Communities, and Wilhelm Krell, its general secretary, were to leave for Zurich to meet Dr. Nahum Goldmann, head of the Jewish claims agency, for a conference there this week.
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