Paul Philippson, president of the Service Social Juif here, today notified Jewish organizations throughout the world about the deadline for filing of applications for indemnification by Belgian victims of Nazi persecution. Under a decree issued by the Government here, the deadline will be November 24, 1962.
The former Belgian victims of Nazism will be indemnified under an agreement reached in September 1960, between Belgium and West Germany, calling for German contributions for this purpose totaling 80, 000,000 Deutschemarks ($20,000,000). “Claimants have several months to file,” said M. Philippson, “the deadline for applications under the agreement is November 24, 1962. We feel claimants should take action immediately in order to avoid possible errors or delays.”
The Jewish leader said that applications should be sent by registered mail to the Ministere de la Sante Public et de la Famille, Brussels, giving full particulars of the claimant’s identify and address, and providing facts to support the claim.
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