A Parliamentary committee is currently studying means of invalidating all anti-Nazi legislation passed in Austria since the liberation, it was learned here today on good authority.
The committee is working on a bill which would, among other matters restore former Nazi public officials to their old jobs or make them eligible to receive government pensions. It is believed that these changes will add 50,000,000 shillings annually to the national budget.
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