The West German delegation to the 31st International P.E.N. Congress of poets, essayists and novelists denied today that it had voted against a resolution protesting the suppression of Yiddish and Hebrew culture and language in the Soviet resolution.
The delegation said that, on the contrary, it had voted for the resolution on Tuesday.
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